Senate Bill sb2386

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    Florida Senate - 2002                                  SB 2386

    By Senator Sullivan





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to education funding; amending

  3         s. 236.081, F.S., relating to the Florida

  4         Education Finance Program; revising the method

  5         for determining the full-time-equivalent

  6         membership for a school district; revising the

  7         method of calculating the full-time-equivalent

  8         membership for students enrolled in the

  9         Advanced International Certificate of Education

10         Program; providing for future revision of such

11         provisions; amending s. 240.116, F.S.;

12         eliminating provisions restricting the Advanced

13         International Certificate of Education Program

14         to a pilot program; providing for future

15         reinstatement of such provisions; providing

16         effective dates.

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

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20         Section 1.  Paragraphs (a) and (k) of subsection (1)

21  and subsection (8) of section 236.081, Florida Statutes, as

22  amended by section 1 of chapter 2001-47, Laws of Florida, are

23  amended to read:

24         236.081  Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual

25  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each

26  district for operation of schools is not determined in the

27  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing

28  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as

29  follows:

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

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

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  1  determining the annual allocation to each district for

  2  operation:

  3         (a)  Determination of full-time equivalent

  4  membership.--During each of several school weeks, including

  5  scheduled intersessions of a year-round school program during

  6  the fiscal year, a program membership survey of each school

  7  shall be made by each district by aggregating the full-time

  8  equivalent student membership of each program by school and by

  9  district. The department shall establish the number and

10  interval of membership calculations, except that for basic and

11  special programs such calculations shall not exceed nine for

12  any fiscal year. The district's full-time equivalent

13  membership shall be computed and currently maintained in

14  accordance with regulations of the commissioner. Beginning

15  with the 1999-2000 school year, each school district shall

16  also document the daily attendance of each student in

17  membership by school and by district. An average daily

18  attendance factor shall be computed by dividing the total

19  daily attendance of all students by the total number of

20  students in membership and then by the number of days in the

21  regular school year. Beginning with the 2002-2003 school year,

22  the district's full-time equivalent membership shall be

23  adjusted by multiplying by the average daily attendance

24  factor.

25         (k)  Calculation of additional full-time equivalent

26  membership based on international baccalaureate examination

27  scores of students.--A value of 0.24 full-time equivalent

28  student membership shall be calculated for each student

29  enrolled in an international baccalaureate course who receives

30  a score of 4 or higher on a subject examination.  A value of

31  0.3 full-time equivalent student membership shall be

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  1  calculated for each student who receives an international

  2  baccalaureate diploma.  Such value shall be added to the total

  3  full-time equivalent student membership in basic programs for

  4  grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. During the

  5  1997-1998, 1998-1999, and 1999-2000 school years of the pilot

  6  program authorized in s. 240.116, Students enrolled in the

  7  Advanced International Certificate of Education Program shall

  8  generate full-time equivalent student membership in a manner

  9  that is equitable to the manner in which students enrolled in

10  the International Baccalaureate Program generate full-time

11  equivalent student membership.  During 1997-1998, a maximum of

12  40 students in each participating school district is

13  authorized to generate full-time equivalent student membership

14  in the pilot program, and in 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 a maximum

15  of 80 students per year in each participating school district

16  is authorized to generate full-time equivalent student

17  membership in the pilot program. The school district shall

18  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided

19  international baccalaureate instruction:

20         1.  A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student

21  taught by the International Baccalaureate teacher in each

22  international baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4

23  or higher on the international baccalaureate examination.

24         2.  An additional bonus of $500 to each International

25  Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated performance grade

26  category "D" or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or

27  higher on the international baccalaureate examination,

28  regardless of the number of classes taught or of the number of

29  students scoring a 4 or higher on the international

30  baccalaureate examination.

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  1  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall

  2  not exceed $2,000 in any given school year and shall be in

  3  addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher

  4  received or is scheduled to receive.

  5         (8)  QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.--The Legislature may

  6  annually in the General Appropriations Act determine a

  7  percentage increase in funds per K-12 unweighted weighted FTE

  8  as a minimum guarantee to each school district. The guarantee

  9  shall be calculated from prior year base funding per

10  unweighted weighted FTE student which shall include the

11  adjusted FTE dollars as provided in subsection (9), quality

12  guarantee funds, and actual nonvoted discretionary local

13  effort from taxes. From the base funding per unweighted

14  weighted FTE, the increase shall be calculated for the current

15  year. The current year funds from which the guarantee shall be

16  determined shall include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided

17  in subsection (9) and potential nonvoted discretionary local

18  effort from taxes. A comparison of current year funds per

19  unweighted weighted FTE to prior year funds per unweighted

20  weighted FTE shall be computed. For those school districts

21  which have less than the legislatively assigned percentage

22  increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the assigned

23  percentage increase in funds per unweighted weighted FTE

24  student. Should appropriated funds be less than the sum of

25  this calculated amount for all districts, the commissioner

26  shall prorate each district's allocation. This provision shall

27  be implemented to the extent specifically funded.

28         Section 2.  Effective July 1, 2003, paragraphs (a) and

29  (k) of subsection (1) and subsection (8) of section 236.081,

30  Florida Statutes, as amended by section 1 of chapter 2001-47,

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  1  Laws of Florida, and as amended by this act, are amended to

  2  read:

  3         236.081  Funds for operation of schools.--If the annual

  4  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each

  5  district for operation of schools is not determined in the

  6  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing

  7  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as

  8  follows:

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

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

11  determining the annual allocation to each district for

12  operation:

13         (a)  Determination of full-time equivalent

14  membership.--During each of several school weeks, including

15  scheduled intersessions of a year-round school program during

16  the fiscal year, a program membership survey of each school

17  shall be made by each district by aggregating the full-time

18  equivalent student membership of each program by school and by

19  district. The department shall establish the number and

20  interval of membership calculations, except that for basic and

21  special programs such calculations shall not exceed nine for

22  any fiscal year. The district's full-time equivalent

23  membership shall be computed and currently maintained in

24  accordance with regulations of the commissioner. Beginning

25  with the 1999-2000 school year, each school district shall

26  also document the daily attendance of each student in

27  membership by school and by district. An average daily

28  attendance factor shall be computed by dividing the total

29  daily attendance of all students by the total number of

30  students in membership and then by the number of days in the

31  regular school year. Beginning with the 2003-2004 school year,

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  1  the district's full-time equivalent membership shall be

  2  adjusted by multiplying by the average daily attendance

  3  factor.

  4         (k)  Calculation of additional full-time equivalent

  5  membership based on international baccalaureate examination

  6  scores of students.--A value of 0.24 full-time equivalent

  7  student membership shall be calculated for each student

  8  enrolled in an international baccalaureate course who receives

  9  a score of 4 or higher on a subject examination.  A value of

10  0.3 full-time equivalent student membership shall be

11  calculated for each student who receives an international

12  baccalaureate diploma.  Such value shall be added to the total

13  full-time equivalent student membership in basic programs for

14  grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. During the

15  1997-1998, 1998-1999, and 1999-2000 school years of the pilot

16  program authorized in s. 240.116, students enrolled in the

17  Advanced International Certificate of Education Program shall

18  generate full-time equivalent student membership in a manner

19  that is equitable to the manner in which students enrolled in

20  the International Baccalaureate Program generate full-time

21  equivalent student membership.  During 1997-1998, a maximum of

22  40 students in each participating school district is

23  authorized to generate full-time equivalent student membership

24  in the pilot program, and in 1998-1999 and 1999-2000 a maximum

25  of 80 students per year in each participating school district

26  is authorized to generate full-time equivalent student

27  membership in the pilot program. The school district shall

28  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided

29  international baccalaureate instruction:

30         1.  A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student

31  taught by the International Baccalaureate teacher in each

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  1  international baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4

  2  or higher on the international baccalaureate examination.

  3         2.  An additional bonus of $500 to each International

  4  Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated performance grade

  5  category "D" or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or

  6  higher on the international baccalaureate examination,

  7  regardless of the number of classes taught or of the number of

  8  students scoring a 4 or higher on the international

  9  baccalaureate examination.

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11  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall

12  not exceed $2,000 in any given school year and shall be in

13  addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher

14  received or is scheduled to receive.

15         (8)  QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.--The Legislature may

16  annually in the General Appropriations Act determine a

17  percentage increase in funds per K-12 weighted unweighted FTE

18  as a minimum guarantee to each school district. The guarantee

19  shall be calculated from prior year base funding per weighted

20  unweighted FTE student which shall include the adjusted FTE

21  dollars as provided in subsection (9), quality guarantee

22  funds, and actual nonvoted discretionary local effort from

23  taxes. From the base funding per weighted unweighted FTE, the

24  increase shall be calculated for the current year. The current

25  year funds from which the guarantee shall be determined shall

26  include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided in subsection (9)

27  and potential nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes.

28  A comparison of current year funds per weighted unweighted FTE

29  to prior year funds per weighted unweighted FTE shall be

30  computed. For those school districts which have less than the

31  legislatively assigned percentage increase, funds shall be

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  1  provided to guarantee the assigned percentage increase in

  2  funds per weighted unweighted FTE student. Should appropriated

  3  funds be less than the sum of this calculated amount for all

  4  districts, the commissioner shall prorate each district's

  5  allocation. This provision shall be implemented to the extent

  6  specifically funded.

  7         Section 3.  Subsection (6) of section 240.116, Florida

  8  Statutes, as amended by section 6 of chapter 2001-254, Laws of

  9  Florida, is amended to read:

10         240.116  Articulated acceleration.--

11         (6)  The International Baccalaureate Program shall be

12  the curriculum in which eligible secondary students are

13  enrolled in a program of studies offered through the

14  International Baccalaureate Program administered by the

15  International Baccalaureate Office.  The State Board of

16  Education shall establish rules which specify the cutoff

17  scores and International Baccalaureate Examinations which will

18  be used to grant postsecondary credit at community colleges

19  and universities. Any such rules, which have the effect of

20  raising the required cutoff score or of changing the

21  International Baccalaureate Examinations which will be used to

22  grant postsecondary credit, shall only apply to students

23  taking International Baccalaureate Examinations after such

24  rules are adopted by the State Board of Education.  Students

25  shall be awarded a maximum of 30 semester credit hours

26  pursuant to this subsection. The specific course for which a

27  student receives such credit shall be determined by the

28  community college or university that accepts the student for

29  admission.  Students enrolled pursuant to this subsection

30  shall be exempt from the payment of any fees for

31  administration of the examinations. During the 1997-1998,

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  1  1998-1999, and 1999-2000 school years, the Department of

  2  Education shall assist up to three school districts in

  3  conducting a pilot of the Advanced International Certificate

  4  of Education Program administered by the University of

  5  Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. The department shall

  6  produce an evaluation report and recommendations regarding the

  7  comparability of the Advanced International Certificate of

  8  Education Program to the International Baccalaureate Program

  9  and submit the report to the President of the Senate and the

10  Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before October

11  1, 2000.

12         Section 4.  Effective July 1, 2003, subsection (6) of

13  section 240.116, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 6 of

14  chapter 2001-254, Laws of Florida, and as amended by this act,

15  is amended to read:

16         240.116  Articulated acceleration.--

17         (6)  The International Baccalaureate Program shall be

18  the curriculum in which eligible secondary students are

19  enrolled in a program of studies offered through the

20  International Baccalaureate Program administered by the

21  International Baccalaureate Office.  The State Board of

22  Education shall establish rules which specify the cutoff

23  scores and International Baccalaureate Examinations which will

24  be used to grant postsecondary credit at community colleges

25  and universities. Any such rules, which have the effect of

26  raising the required cutoff score or of changing the

27  International Baccalaureate Examinations which will be used to

28  grant postsecondary credit, shall only apply to students

29  taking International Baccalaureate Examinations after such

30  rules are adopted by the State Board of Education.  Students

31  shall be awarded a maximum of 30 semester credit hours

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  1  pursuant to this subsection. The specific course for which a

  2  student receives such credit shall be determined by the

  3  community college or university that accepts the student for

  4  admission.  Students enrolled pursuant to this subsection

  5  shall be exempt from the payment of any fees for

  6  administration of the examinations. During the 1997-1998,

  7  1998-1999, and 1999-2000 school years, the Department of

  8  Education shall assist up to three school districts in

  9  conducting a pilot of the Advanced International Certificate

10  of Education Program administered by the University of

11  Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. The department shall

12  produce an evaluation report and recommendations regarding the

13  comparability of the Advanced International Certificate of

14  Education Program to the International Baccalaureate Program

15  and submit the report to the President of the Senate and the

16  Speaker of the House of Representatives on or before October

17  1, 2000.

18         Section 5.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in

19  this act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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22                          SENATE SUMMARY

23    Revises, for the 2002-2003 school year only, the method
      for determining full-time equivalent membership for a
24    school district under the Florida Education Finance
      Program. Revises, for the 2002-2003 school year only, the
25    method for calculating full-time equivalent membership
      for students enrolled in the Advanced International
26    Certificate of Education Program. Provides for an
      International Baccalaureate Program for the 2002-2003
27    school year.

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