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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to school personnel; requiring the | ||
| 3 | Department of Education to limit the number of | ||
| 4 | noninstructional personnel that may be employed by school | ||
| 5 | districts; defining the term "noninstructional personnel"; | ||
| 6 | requiring that the department classify school districts | ||
| 7 | based on the number of full-time-equivalent students | ||
| 8 | enrolled in the district; requiring that the department | ||
| 9 | establish ratios within each district classification for | ||
| 10 | the maximum percentage of noninstructional personnel to | ||
| 11 | full-time-equivalent students; limiting the maximum ratios | ||
| 12 | that the department may establish; requiring a reduction | ||
| 13 | in state funds for any school district that exceeds the | ||
| 14 | maximum percentage of noninstructional personnel; | ||
| 15 | providing an effective date. | ||
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| 17 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 19 | Section 1.Limitation on employment of noninstructional | ||
| 20 | personnel by school districts.-- | ||
| 21 | (1)(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of | ||
| 22 | Education shall establish limitations on the number of | ||
| 23 | noninstructional personnel that may be employed by school | ||
| 24 | districts, based on the total number of full-time-equivalent | ||
| 25 | students enrolled in the district. | ||
| 26 | (b) As used in this section, the term "noninstructional | ||
| 27 | personnel" means school district personnel who: | ||
| 28 | 1. Are classified as administrative personnel or managers | ||
| 29 | under section 1012.01, Florida Statutes; and | ||
| 30 | 2. Do not perform any instructional duties. | ||
| 31 | (2)(a) Based on the prior year's enrollment, the | ||
| 32 | department shall classify the school districts as follows: the | ||
| 33 | 20 districts with the fewest number of full-time-equivalent | ||
| 34 | students shall be classified as small-sized districts; the 10 | ||
| 35 | districts with the largest number of full-time-equivalent | ||
| 36 | students shall be classified as large-sized districts; and the | ||
| 37 | remaining districts shall be classified as medium-sized | ||
| 38 | districts. | ||
| 39 | (b) By July 1 of each year, the department shall establish | ||
| 40 | a ratio for the school districts in each of the three size | ||
| 41 | classifications. The ratio must specify the maximum percentage | ||
| 42 | of noninstructional personnel to full-time-equivalent students | ||
| 43 | which a school district may employ. However, the department | ||
| 44 | shall provide for an adjustment in the ratio for a district that | ||
| 45 | contains a larger percentage of small schools than districts of | ||
| 46 | equivalent size. The department may not establish a ratio that | ||
| 47 | exceeds the average ratio of noninstructional personnel to full- | ||
| 48 | time-equivalent students which existed within a particular | ||
| 49 | district size classification during the 2001-2002 school year. | ||
| 50 | (c) In addition, the department shall determine the | ||
| 51 | average annual salary, including the cost of benefits, for | ||
| 52 | noninstructional personnel employed by school districts in each | ||
| 53 | of the three size classifications. | ||
| 54 | (3) The department shall determine each school year if any | ||
| 55 | school district exceeds the maximum number of positions allowed | ||
| 56 | for noninstructional personnel. For each position that exceeds | ||
| 57 | the maximum allowable number within a district, the department | ||
| 58 | shall deduct an amount equal to 50 percent of the average cost | ||
| 59 | of that position from the state funds allocated to the district. | ||
| 60 | Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. | ||
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