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Florida Senate - 2006 SB 1266
By Senator Geller
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to school personnel; requiring
3 the Department of Education to limit the number
4 of noninstructional personnel that may be
5 employed by school districts; defining the term
6 "noninstructional personnel"; requiring that
7 the department classify school districts based
8 on the number of full-time equivalent students
9 enrolled in the district; requiring that the
10 department establish ratios within each
11 district classification for the maximum
12 percentage of noninstructional personnel to
13 full-time equivalent students; limiting the
14 maximum ratios that the department may
15 establish; requiring a reduction in state funds
16 for any school district that exceeds the
17 maximum percentage of noninstructional
18 personnel; providing an effective date.
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20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22 Section 1. Limitation on employment of
23 noninstructional personnel by school districts.--
24 (1)(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the Department
25 of Education shall establish limitations on the number of
26 noninstructional personnel that may be employed by school
27 districts, based on the total number of full-time equivalent
28 students enrolled in the district.
29 (b) As used in this section, the term
30 "noninstructional personnel" means school district personnel
31 who:
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1 1. Are classified as administrative personnel or
2 managers under s. 1012.01, Florida Statutes; and
3 2. Do not perform any instructional duties.
4 (2)(a) Based on the prior year's enrollment, the
5 department shall classify the school districts as follows:
6 the 20 districts with the fewest number of full-time
7 equivalent students shall be classified as small-sized
8 districts; the 10 districts with the largest number of
9 full-time equivalent students shall be classified as
10 large-sized districts; and the remaining districts shall be
11 classified as medium-sized districts.
12 (b) By July 1 of each year, the department shall
13 establish a ratio for the school districts in each of the
14 three size classifications. The ratio must specify the maximum
15 percentage of noninstructional personnel to full-time
16 equivalent students which a school district may employ.
17 However, the department shall provide for an adjustment in the
18 ratio for a district that contains a larger percentage of
19 small schools than districts of equivalent size. The
20 department may not establish a ratio that exceeds the average
21 ratio of noninstructional personnel to full-time equivalent
22 students which existed within a particular district size
23 classification during the 2005-2006 school year.
24 (c) In addition, the department shall determine the
25 average annual salary, including the cost of benefits, for
26 noninstructional personnel employed by school districts in
27 each of the three size classifications.
28 (3) The department shall determine each school year if
29 any school district exceeds the maximum number of positions
30 allowed for noninstructional personnel. For each position that
31 exceeds the maximum allowable number within a district, the
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1 department shall deduct an amount equal to 50 percent of the
2 average cost of that position from the state funds allocated
3 to the district.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
5 law.
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