Senate Bill sb1640c1

    Florida Senate - 2001                           CS for SB 1640

    By the Committee on Education and Senator Clary





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to education; amending s.

  3         231.6135, F.S.; exempting regional educational

  4         consortia from certain requirements to become

  5         eligible for grants to create professional

  6         development academies; providing an effective

  7         date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Subsections (5) and (6) of section

12  231.6135, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

13         231.6135  Statewide system for inservice professional

14  development.--The intent of this section is to establish a

15  statewide system of professional development that provides a

16  wide range of targeted inservice training to teachers,

17  managers, and administrative personnel designed to upgrade

18  skills and knowledge needed to reach world class standards in

19  education.  The system shall consist of a network of

20  professional development academies in each region of the state

21  that are operated in partnership with area business partners

22  to develop and deliver high-quality training programs

23  purchased by school districts.  The academies shall be

24  established to meet the human resource development needs of

25  professional educators, schools, and school districts. Funds

26  appropriated for the initiation of professional development

27  academies shall be allocated by the Commissioner of Education,

28  unless otherwise provided in an appropriations act. To be

29  eligible for startup funds, the academy must:

30         (5)  Be operated under contract with its public

31  partners and governed by an independent board of directors,

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    Florida Senate - 2001                           CS for SB 1640
    304-1730-01




  1  which should include at least one superintendent of schools

  2  and one district school board chair from the participating

  3  school districts, the president of the collective bargaining

  4  unit that represents the majority of the region's teachers,

  5  and at least three individuals who are not employees or

  6  elected or appointed officials of the participating school

  7  districts. Regional educational consortia as defined in s.

  8  228.0857 satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

  9         (6)  Be financed during the first year of operation by

10  an equal or greater match from private funding sources and

11  demonstrate the ability to be self-supporting within 1 year

12  after opening through fees for services, grants, or private

13  contributions. Regional educational consortia as defined in s.

14  228.0857 are exempt from the funding match required by this

15  subsection.

16         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.

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18          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
19                             SB 1640

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21  Instead of creating a new statute, the Committee Substitute
    amends s. 231.6135, F.S., to exempt regional education
22  consortia from the requirements to match state funds with
    private sources and establish a board of directors.
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