Senate Bill sb0518c1
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2006 CS for SB 518
By the Committee on Education; and Senator Constantine
581-2400-06
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to education; transferring and
3 amending s. 1013.721, F.S.; renaming the
4 Florida Business and Education in School
5 Together Program as "A Business-Community (ABC)
6 School Program"; defining the term "A
7 Business-Community School"; requiring each
8 school board to submit certain documentation to
9 the Department of Education; requiring each
10 school board to designate a school program
11 liaison; requiring each school district to
12 establish an evaluation committee; requiring
13 each school board to provide to the department
14 information about each member of the committee;
15 requiring the committee to submit an annual
16 report to the school board and the
17 superintendent; providing for the committee's
18 responsibilities; providing for admissions of
19 students to the school program; authorizing a
20 school district and a business to enter into a
21 contract for operation of the school program;
22 amending s. 1013.502, F.S.; providing for
23 facilities for the school program; providing an
24 effective date.
25
26 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
27
28 Section 1. Section 1013.501, Florida Statutes, is
29 transferred, renumbered, as section 1013.721, Florida
30 Statutes, and amended to read:
31
1
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2006 CS for SB 518
581-2400-06
1 1013.721 1013.501 A Business-Community (ABC) School
2 Florida Business and Education in School Together (Florida
3 BEST) Program.--
4 (1) In order to increase business partnerships in
5 education, to reduce school and classroom overcrowding
6 throughout the state, and to offset the high costs of
7 educational facilities construction, and to use due diligence
8 and sound business practices in using available educational
9 space, the Legislature intends to encourage the formation of
10 partnerships between business and education by creating A
11 Business-Community (ABC) School the Florida Business and
12 Education in School Together (Florida BEST) Program.
13 (2) "A Business-Community (ABC) School" means a public
14 school that offers instruction to students from kindergarten
15 through third grade. The school may offer instruction in any
16 single grade level or for multiple grade levels. ABC schools
17 shall comply with the constitutional class size requirements.
18 (3)(2) Each school board shall, through advertisements
19 in local media and other means, request proposals from area
20 businesses to allow the operation of a business and education
21 partnership school in facilities owned or operated by the
22 business. The Department of Education shall require each
23 school board to submit documentation to the department which
24 demonstrates the board's compliance with this advertisement
25 requirement. Each school board shall designate a school
26 district employee as the district's ABC program liaison and
27 shall provide the name and contact information of the liaison
28 to the department by September 1 of each year.
29 (4)(3) Each school district shall establish an ABC a
30 Florida BEST school evaluation committee.
31
2
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2006 CS for SB 518
581-2400-06
1 (a) The committee shall be appointed by the school
2 board and be composed of one school district administrator, at
3 least one member of the business community, and at least one
4 member of a local chamber of commerce. The school board shall
5 provide the department with the names and contact information
6 for each member of the committee and notify the department
7 upon any change in membership or contact information.
8 (b) The committee shall meet at least quarterly and
9 shall provide an annual report to the school board and the
10 superintendent regarding its activities during the preceding
11 school year.
12 (c) The committee's responsibilities shall include,
13 but need not be limited to:
14 1. Creating and implementing a strategic marketing
15 plan to inform businesses about the benefits of the ABC school
16 program.
17 2. Providing technical assistance to businesses
18 seeking to implement an ABC school.
19 3. Informing the public of the benefits of business
20 and education partnerships.
21 4. Obtaining feedback from potential business partners
22 on how the ABC program could be improved.
23 5. Identifying local barriers that preclude this
24 program from operating.
25 6. Developing proposal evaluation criteria and
26 processes.
27 7. Sharing information on effective ABC school
28 programs with the department and local communities.
29 (d)(b) The committee shall evaluate the feasibility of
30 each proposal, including the operating cost, number of
31 students to be served, proposed student-to-teacher ratio,
3
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2006 CS for SB 518
581-2400-06
1 proposed number of years the satellite school would operate,
2 and any other operational or facilities considerations the
3 school board or committee deems appropriate.
4 (e)(c) The committee shall recommend to the school
5 board those proposals for satellite schools which the
6 committee deems viable and worthy of being established. The
7 school board must take official action on the recommendation
8 of the committee within 60 days after receipt of the
9 recommendation.
10 (4) A "Florida Business and Education in School
11 Together (Florida BEST) school" is defined as a public school
12 offering instruction to students from kindergarten through
13 third grade. The school may offer instruction in any single
14 grade level or for multiple grade levels. Florida BEST schools
15 shall comply with the constitutional class size requirements.
16 (5)(a) First priority for admission of students to an
17 ABC the Florida BEST school shall be given to the children of
18 owners and employees of the host business. If additional
19 student capacity remains after those children are admitted,
20 the host business may designate choose which other neighboring
21 businesses whose owners or employees may also participate to
22 generate a viable number of students for the school. The
23 school board shall make the necessary arrangements to
24 accommodate students from other school districts whose parents
25 are associated with the host business or business partners.
26 (b) Parents shall be responsible for providing
27 transportation to and from school for the students.
28 (6)(5) A school district and a host business may enter
29 into a multiyear contract for operation of an ABC the Florida
30 BEST school may be entered into between the school district
31 and the host business. The contract must at least include
4
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2006 CS for SB 518
581-2400-06
1 provisions relating to any cost of facilities modifications,
2 provide for the assignment or waiver of appropriate insurance
3 costs, specify the number of students expected to be served,
4 provide grounds for canceling the lease, and specify the
5 advance notice required before the school may be closed.
6 (a) The school board shall be responsible for
7 providing the appropriate instructional, support, and
8 administrative staff and textbooks, materials, and supplies.
9 The school district may also agree to operate or contract for
10 the operation of a before-school and after-school program
11 using the donated facilities.
12 (b) The host business shall provide the appropriate
13 types of space for operating the school. If special
14 facilities, such as restrooms or dining, recreational, or
15 other areas are required, the district may contribute a part
16 of the cost of the construction, remodeling, or renovation for
17 such facilities from capital outlay funds of the district. A
18 multiyear lease for operation of the facility must be agreed
19 to if the school district contributes to the cost of such
20 construction.
21 Section 2. Section 1013.502, Florida Statutes, is
22 amended to read:
23 1013.502 A Business-Community (ABC) Florida BEST
24 school facilities; standards.--Notwithstanding any local
25 government ordinance or regulation, any business or
26 corporation may expand the square footage or floor area of its
27 current or proposed facility to accommodate an ABC a Florida
28 Business and Education in School Together (Florida BEST)
29 School, as described under s. 1013.721. Facilities constructed
30 to house an ABC a Florida BEST school must comply with the
31 State Uniform Building Code for Public Educational Facilities
5
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
Florida Senate - 2006 CS for SB 518
581-2400-06
1 Construction adopted pursuant to s. 1013.37 and must meet
2 state and local health, environmental, and safety laws and
3 codes.
4 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
5 law.
6
7 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
8 Senate Bill 518
9
10 The committee substitute makes the following changes:
11 -Provides that the Department of Education must require school
districts to submit evidence of compliance with public notice
12 requirements;
13 -Requires the school districts to provide contact information
to the Department of Education about the "A Business-Community
14 (ABC) School" Program evaluation committee members;
15 -Requires school districts to designate a liaison for the
program;
16
-Provides additional responsibilities for ABC evaluation
17 committees; and
18 -Clarifies how student capacity may be met by an ABC school.
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
6
CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.