| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Florida School Recognition Program; |
| 3 | amending s. 1008.36, F.S.; providing for assignment of |
| 4 | school performance grades to certain feeder pattern |
| 5 | schools that do not receive such a grade for purposes of |
| 6 | participation in the program; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Subsection (3) of section 1008.36, Florida |
| 11 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 12 | 1008.36 Florida School Recognition Program.-- |
| 13 | (3) All public schools, including charter schools, that |
| 14 | receive a school grade pursuant to s. 1008.34 are eligible to |
| 15 | participate in the program. For the purposes of this section, a |
| 16 | school serving any combination of prekindergarten through grade |
| 17 | 3 students that does not receive a school grade under s. 1008.34 |
| 18 | shall be assigned the school performance grade of the feeder |
| 19 | pattern school designated by the school district and shall be |
| 20 | eligible to participate in the program based on that grade. |
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| 22 | Notwithstanding statutory provisions to the contrary, incentive |
| 23 | awards are not subject to collective bargaining. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2005. |