HB 1341

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to the John M. McKay Scholarships for
3	Students with Disabilities Program; amending s. 1002.39,
4	F.S.; authorizing John M. McKay Scholarships for students
5	to attend home education programs and alternative schools;
6	revising student eligibility requirements for scholarships
7	and eligibility requirements for school or program
8	participants; providing that scholarship program
9	requirements, authority, and funding apply to home
10	education program and alternative school participants in
11	the program; authorizing a John M. McKay Scholarship to
12	fund a home-based early intervention program for a child
13	with an Autism Spectrum Disorder; providing program
14	requirements; specifying uses for scholarship funds;
15	authorizing a John M. McKay Scholarship to fund certain
16	community-based services for a public school student with
17	an Autism Spectrum Disorder; providing an exemption from
18	an attendance requirement; providing an effective date.
19
20	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
21
22	Section 1.  Section 1002.39, Florida Statutes, is amended
23	to read:
24	1002.39  The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with
25	Disabilities Program.--There is established a program that is
26	separate and distinct from the Opportunity Scholarship Program
27	and is named the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with
28	Disabilities Program.
29	(1)  THE JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WITH
30	DISABILITIES PROGRAM.--The John M. McKay Scholarships for
31	Students with Disabilities Program is established to provide the
32	option to attend a public school other than the one to which
33	assigned, or to provide a scholarship to a private school, home
34	education program, or alternative school of choice, for students
35	with disabilities for whom an individual education plan has been
36	written in accordance with rules of the State Board of
37	Education. Students with disabilities include K-12 students who
38	are documented as having a mental handicap, including trainable,
39	profound, or educable; a speech or language impairment; a
40	hearing impairment, including deafness; a visual impairment,
41	including blindness; a dual sensory impairment; a physical
42	impairment; a serious emotional disturbance, including an
43	emotional handicap; a specific learning disability, including,
44	but not limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or developmental
45	aphasia; a traumatic brain injury; or autism.
46	(2)  JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.--The parent of
47	any a public school student with a diagnosed disability who is
48	dissatisfied with the student's progress may request and receive
49	from the state a John M. McKay Scholarship. for the child to
50	enroll in and attend a private school in accordance with this
51	section if:
52	(a)  The student has spent the prior school year in
53	attendance at a Florida public school or the Florida School for
54	the Deaf and the Blind. Prior school year in attendance means
55	that the student was:
56	1.  Enrolled and reported by a school district for funding
57	during the preceding October and February Florida Education
58	Finance Program surveys in kindergarten through grade 12, which
59	shall include time spent in a Department of Juvenile Justice
60	commitment program if funded under the Florida Education Finance
61	Program;
62	2.  Enrolled and reported by the Florida School for the
63	Deaf and the Blind during the preceding October and February
64	student membership surveys in kindergarten through grade 12; or
65	3.  Enrolled and reported by a school district for funding
66	during the preceding October and February Florida Education
67	Finance Program surveys, was at least 4 years old when so
68	enrolled and reported, and was eligible for services under s.
69	1003.21(1)(e).
70
71	However, a dependent child of a member of the United States
72	Armed Forces who transfers to a school in this state from out of
73	state or from a foreign country pursuant to a parent's permanent
74	change of station orders is exempt from this paragraph but must
75	meet all other eligibility requirements to participate in the
76	program.
77	(b)  The parent must have has obtained acceptance for
78	admission of the student to a private school or program that is
79	eligible for the program under subsection (8) and must have has
80	requested from the department a scholarship at least 60 days
81	prior to the date of the first scholarship payment. The request
82	must be through a communication directly to the department in a
83	manner that creates a written or electronic record of the
84	request and the date of receipt of the request. The Department
85	of Education must notify the district of the parent's intent
86	upon receipt of the parent's request.
87	(3)  JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP PROHIBITIONS.--A student is
88	not eligible for a John M. McKay Scholarship while he or she is:
89	(a)  Enrolled in a school operating for the purpose of
90	providing educational services to youth in Department of
91	Juvenile Justice commitment programs;
92	(b)  Receiving a corporate income tax credit scholarship
93	under s. 220.187;
94	(c)  Receiving an educational scholarship pursuant to this
95	chapter;
96	(d)  Participating in a home education program as defined
97	in s. 1002.01(1);
98	(d)(e)  Participating in a private tutoring program
99	pursuant to s. 1002.43;
100	(e)(f)  Participating in a virtual school, correspondence
101	school, or distance learning program that receives state funding
102	pursuant to the student's participation unless the participation
103	is limited to no more than two courses per school year;
104	(f)(g)  Enrolled in the Florida School for the Deaf and the
105	Blind; or
106	(g)(h)  Not having regular and direct contact with his or
107	her private school teachers at the school's physical location.
108	(4)  TERM OF JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP.--
109	(a)  For purposes of continuity of educational choice, a
110	John M. McKay Scholarship shall remain in force until the
111	student returns to a public school, graduates from high school,
112	or reaches the age of 22, whichever occurs first.
113	(b)  Upon reasonable notice to the department and the
114	school district, the student's parent may remove the student
115	from the private school, home education program, or alternative
116	school and place the student in a public school in accordance
117	with this section.
118	(c)  Upon reasonable notice to the department, the
119	student's parent may move the student from one participating
120	private school, home education program, or alternative school to
121	another participating private school or program.
122	(5)  SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS; PARENTAL OPTIONS.--
123	(a)1.  By April 1 of each year and within 10 days after an
124	individual education plan meeting, a school district shall
125	notify the parent of the student of all options available
126	pursuant to this section, inform the parent of the availability
127	of the department's telephone hotline and Internet website for
128	additional information on John M. McKay Scholarships, and offer
129	that student's parent an opportunity to enroll the student in
130	another public school within the district.
131	2.  The parent is not required to accept the offer of
132	enrolling in another public school in lieu of requesting a John
133	M. McKay Scholarship to a private school, home education
134	program, or alternative school. However, if the parent chooses
135	the public school option, the student may continue attending a
136	public school chosen by the parent until the student graduates
137	from high school.
138	3.  If the parent chooses a public school consistent with
139	the district school board's choice plan under s. 1002.31, the
140	school district shall provide transportation to the public
141	school selected by the parent. The parent is responsible to
142	provide transportation to a public school chosen that is not
143	consistent with the district school board's choice plan under s.
144	1002.31.
145	(b)1.  For a student with disabilities who does not have a
146	matrix of services under s. 1011.62(1)(e), the school district
147	must complete a matrix that assigns the student to one of the
148	levels of service as they existed prior to the 2000-2001 school
149	year.
150	2.a.  Within 10 school days after it receives notification
151	of a parent's request for a John M. McKay Scholarship, a school
152	district must notify the student's parent if the matrix of
153	services has not been completed and inform the parent that the
154	district is required to complete the matrix within 30 days after
155	receiving notice of the parent's request for a John M. McKay
156	Scholarship. This notice should include the required completion
157	date for the matrix.
158	b.  The school district must complete the matrix of
159	services for any student who is participating in the John M.
160	McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program and
161	must notify the department of the student's matrix level within
162	30 days after receiving notification of a request to participate
163	in the scholarship program. The school district must provide the
164	student's parent with the student's matrix level within 10
165	school days after its completion.
166	c.  The department shall notify the private school, home
167	education program, or alternative school of the amount of the
168	scholarship within 10 days after receiving the school district's
169	notification of the student's matrix level.
170	d.  A school district may change a matrix of services only
171	if the change is to correct a technical, typographical, or
172	calculation error.
173	(c)  A school district shall provide notification to
174	parents of the availability of a reevaluation at least every 3
175	years of each student who receives a John M. McKay Scholarship.
176	(d)  If the parent chooses the private school, home
177	education program, or alternative school option and the student
178	is accepted by the private school or program pending the
179	availability of a space for the student, the parent of the
180	student must notify the department 60 days prior to the first
181	scholarship payment and before entering the private school or
182	program in order to be eligible for the scholarship when a space
183	becomes available for the student in the private school or
184	program.
185	(e)  The parent of a student may choose, as an alternative,
186	to enroll the student in and transport the student to a public
187	school in an adjacent school district which has available space
188	and has a program with the services agreed to in the student's
189	individual education plan already in place, and that school
190	district shall accept the student and report the student for
191	purposes of the district's funding pursuant to the Florida
192	Education Finance Program.
193	(f)  For a student who participates in the John M. McKay
194	Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program whose parent
195	requests that the student take the statewide assessments under
196	s. 1008.22, the district in which the student attends a private
197	school, a home education program, or an alternative school shall
198	provide locations and times to take all statewide assessments.
199	(6)  DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OBLIGATIONS.--The department
200	shall:
201	(a)  Establish a toll-free hotline that provides parents
202	and private schools, home education programs, and alternative
203	schools with information on participation in the John M. McKay
204	Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program.
205	(b)  Annually verify the eligibility of private schools or
206	programs that meet the requirements of subsection (8).
207	(c)  Establish a process by which individuals may notify
208	the department of any violation by a parent, private school,
209	home education program, alternative school, or school district
210	of state laws relating to program participation. The department
211	shall conduct an inquiry of any written complaint of a violation
212	of this section, or make a referral to the appropriate agency
213	for an investigation, if the complaint is signed by the
214	complainant and is legally sufficient. A complaint is legally
215	sufficient if it contains ultimate facts that show that a
216	violation of this section or any rule adopted by the State Board
217	of Education has occurred. In order to determine legal
218	sufficiency, the department may require supporting information
219	or documentation from the complainant. A department inquiry is
220	not subject to the requirements of chapter 120.
221	(d)  Require an annual, notarized, sworn compliance
222	statement by participating private schools, home education
223	programs, and alternative schools certifying compliance with
224	state laws and shall retain such records.
225	(e)  Cross-check the list of participating scholarship
226	students with the public school enrollment lists prior to each
227	scholarship payment to avoid duplication.
228	(f)1.  Conduct random site visits to private schools, home
229	education programs with 7 days' scheduled notice, and
230	alternative schools participating in the John M. McKay
231	Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. The purpose
232	of the site visits is solely to verify the information reported
233	by the schools or programs concerning the enrollment and
234	attendance of students, the credentials of teachers, background
235	screening of teachers, and teachers' fingerprinting results,
236	which information is required by rules of the State Board of
237	Education, subsection (8), and s. 1002.421. The Department of
238	Education may not make more than three random site visits each
239	year and may not make more than one random site visit each year
240	to the same private school or program.
241	2.  Annually, by December 15, report to the Governor, the
242	President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
243	Representatives the Department of Education's actions with
244	respect to implementing accountability in the scholarship
245	program under this section and s. 1002.421, any substantiated
246	allegations or violations of law or rule by an eligible private
247	school, home education program, or alternative school under this
248	program concerning the enrollment and attendance of students,
249	the credentials of teachers, background screening of teachers,
250	and teachers' fingerprinting results and the corrective action
251	taken by the Department of Education.
252	(7)  COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATIONS.--
253	(a)  The Commissioner of Education shall deny, suspend, or
254	revoke the a private school's participation of a private school,
255	home education program, or alternative school in the scholarship
256	program if it is determined that the private school or program
257	has failed to comply with the provisions of this section.
258	However, in instances in which the noncompliance is correctable
259	within a reasonable amount of time and in which the health,
260	safety, or welfare of the students is not threatened, the
261	commissioner may issue a notice of noncompliance which shall
262	provide the private school, home education program, or
263	alternative school with a timeframe within which to provide
264	evidence of compliance prior to taking action to suspend or
265	revoke its the private school's participation in the scholarship
266	program.
267	(b)  The commissioner's determination is subject to the
268	following:
269	1.  If the commissioner intends to deny, suspend, or revoke
270	a private school's participation in the scholarship program, the
271	department shall notify the private school, home education
272	program, or alternative school of such proposed action in
273	writing by certified mail and regular mail to the private
274	school's address of record with the department. The notification
275	shall include the reasons for the proposed action and notice of
276	the timelines and procedures set forth in this paragraph.
277	2.  The private school, home education program, or
278	alternative school that is adversely affected by the proposed
279	action shall have 15 days from receipt of the notice of proposed
280	action to file with the department's agency clerk a request for
281	a proceeding pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57. If the private
282	school, home education program, or alternative school is
283	entitled to a hearing under s. 120.57(1), the department shall
284	forward the request to the Division of Administrative Hearings.
285	3.  Upon receipt of a request referred pursuant to this
286	paragraph, the director of the Division of Administrative
287	Hearings shall expedite the hearing and assign an administrative
288	law judge who shall commence a hearing within 30 days after the
289	receipt of the formal written request by the division and enter
290	a recommended order within 30 days after the hearing or within
291	30 days after receipt of the hearing transcript, whichever is
292	later. Each party shall be allowed 10 days in which to submit
293	written exceptions to the recommended order. A final order shall
294	be entered by the agency within 30 days after the entry of a
295	recommended order. The provisions of this subparagraph may be
296	waived upon stipulation by all parties.
297	(c)  The commissioner may immediately suspend payment of
298	scholarship funds if it is determined that there is probable
299	cause to believe that there is:
300	1.  An imminent threat to the health, safety, or welfare of
301	the students; or
302	2.  Fraudulent activity on the part of the private school,
303	home education program, or alternative school. Notwithstanding
304	s. 1002.22(3), in incidents of alleged fraudulent activity
305	pursuant to this section, the Department of Education's Office
306	of Inspector General is authorized to release personally
307	identifiable records or reports of students to the following
308	persons or organizations:
309	a.  A court of competent jurisdiction in compliance with an
310	order of that court or the attorney of record in accordance with
311	a lawfully issued subpoena, consistent with the Family
312	Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g.
313	b.  A person or entity authorized by a court of competent
314	jurisdiction in compliance with an order of that court or the
315	attorney of record pursuant to a lawfully issued subpoena,
316	consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act,
317	20 U.S.C. s. 1232g.
318	c.  Any person, entity, or authority issuing a subpoena for
319	law enforcement purposes when the court or other issuing agency
320	has ordered that the existence or the contents of the subpoena
321	or the information furnished in response to the subpoena not be
322	disclosed, consistent with the Family Educational Rights and
323	Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, and 34 C.F.R. s. 99.31.
324
325	The commissioner's order suspending payment pursuant to this
326	paragraph may be appealed pursuant to the same procedures and
327	timelines as the notice of proposed action set forth in
328	paragraph (b).
329	(8)  PRIVATE SCHOOL, HOME EDUCATION PROGRAM, AND
330	ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.--To be eligible
331	to participate in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students
332	with Disabilities Program, a private school, home education
333	program, or alternative school may be sectarian or nonsectarian
334	and must:
335	(a)  Comply with all requirements for private schools
336	participating in state school choice scholarship programs
337	pursuant to s. 1002.421.
338	(b)  Provide to the department all documentation required
339	for a student's participation, including the private school's
340	and student's fee schedules of the school or program and the
341	student, at least 30 days before the first quarterly scholarship
342	payment is made for the student.
343	(c)  Be academically accountable to the parent for meeting
344	the educational needs of the student by:
345	1.  At a minimum, annually providing to the parent a
346	written explanation of the student's progress.
347	2.  Cooperating with the scholarship student whose parent
348	chooses to participate in the statewide assessments pursuant to
349	s. 1008.22.
350	(d)  Maintain in this state a physical location where a
351	scholarship student regularly attends classes.
352
353	The inability of a private school, home education program, or
354	alternative school to meet the requirements of this subsection
355	shall constitute a basis for the ineligibility of the private
356	school, home education program, or alternative school to
357	participate in the scholarship program as determined by the
358	department.
359	(9)  PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROGRAM
360	PARTICIPATION.--A parent who applies for a John M. McKay
361	Scholarship is exercising his or her parental option to place
362	his or her child in a private school, a home education program,
363	or an alternative school.
364	(a)  The parent must select the private school, home
365	education program, or alternative school and apply for the
366	admission of his or her child.
367	(b)  The parent must have requested the scholarship at
368	least 60 days prior to the date of the first scholarship
369	payment.
370	(c)  Any student participating in the John M. McKay
371	Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program must remain
372	in attendance throughout the school year unless excused by the
373	school or program for illness or other good cause.
374	(d)  Each parent and each student has an obligation to the
375	private school, home education program, or alternative school to
376	comply with its the private school's published policies.
377	(e)  If the parent requests that the student participating
378	in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
379	Program take all statewide assessments required pursuant to s.
380	1008.22, the parent is responsible for transporting the student
381	to the assessment site designated by the school district.
382	(f)  Upon receipt of a scholarship warrant, the parent to
383	whom the warrant is made must restrictively endorse the warrant
384	to the private school, home education program, or alternative
385	school for deposit into the account of the private school, home
386	education program, or alternative school. The parent may not
387	designate any entity or individual associated with the
388	participating private school, home education program, or
389	alternative school as the parent's attorney in fact to endorse a
390	scholarship warrant. A participant who fails to comply with this
391	paragraph forfeits the scholarship.
392	(10)  JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT.--
393	(a)1.  The maximum scholarship granted for an eligible
394	student with disabilities shall be a calculated amount
395	equivalent to the base student allocation in the Florida
396	Education Finance Program multiplied by the appropriate cost
397	factor for the educational program that would have been provided
398	for the student in the district school to which he or she was
399	assigned, multiplied by the district cost differential.
400	2.  In addition, a share of the guaranteed allocation for
401	exceptional students shall be determined and added to the
402	calculated amount. The calculation shall be based on the
403	methodology and the data used to calculate the guaranteed
404	allocation for exceptional students for each district in chapter
405	2000-166, Laws of Florida. Except as provided in subparagraphs
406	3. and 4., the calculation shall be based on the student's
407	grade, matrix level of services, and the difference between the
408	2000-2001 basic program and the appropriate level of services
409	cost factor, multiplied by the 2000-2001 base student allocation
410	and the 2000-2001 district cost differential for the sending
411	district. Also, the calculated amount shall include the per-
412	student share of supplemental academic instruction funds,
413	instructional materials funds, technology funds, and other
414	categorical funds as provided for such purposes in the General
415	Appropriations Act.
416	3.  The calculated scholarship amount for a student who was
417	enrolled in the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind the
418	prior school year is eligible under subparagraph (2)(a)2. shall
419	be calculated as provided in subparagraphs 1. and 2. However,
420	the calculation shall be based on the school district in which
421	the parent resides at the time of the scholarship request.
422	4.  Until the school district completes the matrix required
423	by paragraph (5)(b), the calculation shall be based on the
424	matrix that assigns the student to support level I of service as
425	it existed prior to the 2000-2001 school year. When the school
426	district completes the matrix, the amount of the payment shall
427	be adjusted as needed.
428	(b)  The amount of the John M. McKay Scholarship shall be
429	the calculated amount or the amount of the private school's
430	tuition and fees of the school or program, whichever is less.
431	The amount of any assessment fee required by the participating
432	private school, home education program, or alternative school
433	may be paid from the total amount of the scholarship.
434	(c)1.  The school district shall report all students who
435	are attending a private school, home education program, or
436	alternative school under this program. The students with
437	disabilities attending private schools, home education programs,
438	or alternative schools on John M. McKay Scholarships shall be
439	reported separately from other students reported for purposes of
440	the Florida Education Finance Program.
441	2.  For program participants who were enrolled in the
442	Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind the prior school year
443	are eligible under subparagraph (2)(a)2., the school district
444	that is used as the basis for the calculation of the scholarship
445	amount as provided in subparagraph (a)3. shall:
446	a.  Report to the department all such students who are
447	attending a private school, home education program, or
448	alternative school under this program.
449	b.  Be held harmless for such students from the weighted
450	enrollment ceiling for group 2 programs in s. 1011.62(1)(d)3.a.
451	during the first school year in which the students are reported.
452	(d)  Following notification on July 1, September 1,
453	December 1, or February 1 of the number of program participants,
454	the department shall transfer, from General Revenue funds only,
455	the amount calculated under paragraph (b) from the school
456	district's total funding entitlement under the Florida Education
457	Finance Program and from authorized categorical accounts to a
458	separate account for the scholarship program for quarterly
459	disbursement to the parents of participating students. Funds may
460	not be transferred from any funding provided to the Florida
461	School for the Deaf and the Blind for program participants who
462	are eligible under subparagraph (2)(a)2. For a student exiting a
463	Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program who chooses to
464	participate in the scholarship program, the amount of the John
465	M. McKay Scholarship calculated pursuant to paragraph (b) shall
466	be transferred from the school district in which the student
467	last attended a public school prior to commitment to the
468	Department of Juvenile Justice. When a student enters the
469	scholarship program, the department must receive all
470	documentation required for the student's participation,
471	including the private school's and student's fee schedules of
472	the school or program and the student, at least 30 days before
473	the first quarterly scholarship payment is made for the student.
474	(e)  Upon notification by the department that it has
475	received the documentation required under paragraph (d), the
476	Chief Financial Officer shall make scholarship payments in four
477	equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1, February 1,
478	and April 1 of each academic year in which the scholarship is in
479	force. The initial payment shall be made after department
480	verification of admission acceptance, and subsequent payments
481	shall be made upon verification of continued enrollment and
482	attendance at the private school, home education program, or
483	alternative school. Payment must be by individual warrant made
484	payable to the student's parent and mailed by the department to
485	the private school, home education program, or alternative
486	school of the parent's choice, and the parent shall
487	restrictively endorse the warrant to the private school, home
488	education program, or alternative school for deposit into its
489	the account of the private school.
490	(f)  Subsequent to each scholarship payment, the department
491	shall request from the Department of Financial Services a sample
492	of endorsed warrants to review and confirm compliance with
493	endorsement requirements.
494	(11)  LIABILITY.--No liability shall arise on the part of
495	the state based on the award or use of a John M. McKay
496	Scholarship.
497	(12)  SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.--The inclusion of eligible
498	private schools, home education programs, and alternative
499	schools within options available to Florida public school
500	students does not expand the regulatory authority of the state,
501	its officers, or any school district to impose any additional
502	regulation of private schools, home education programs, or
503	alternative schools beyond those reasonably necessary to enforce
504	requirements expressly set forth in this section.
505	(13)  EARLY INTENSIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION.--
506	(a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the
507	parent of a child with an Autism Spectrum Disorder may receive a
508	John M. McKay Scholarship to fund a home-based Early Intensive
509	Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) Program for the child.
510	(b)  The EIBI Program must be:
511	1.  Recommended by a physician or the Early Steps Family
512	Support Team for EIBI as the most effective treatment option for
513	the child.
514	2.  Planned and regularly supervised by a person who is, at
515	minimum, a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
516	3.  Provided in the family home with a weekly schedule of
517	educational activities.
518	(c)  A John M. McKay Scholarship may be used to pay for or
519	reimburse the following:
520	1.  Assessment, program planning, staff and parent
521	training, and supervision by the BCBA.
522	2.  Direct intervention with the child by the BCBA.
523	3.  Services of a person who possesses an associate degree
524	or higher and who has completed 15 hours of training in the EIBI
525	Program.
526	4.  Training manuals and books and teaching and learning
527	materials essential for establishing and maintaining the EIBI
528	Program.
529	(d)  A student with an Autism Spectrum Disorder who is at
530	least 14 but not more than 22 years of age and in the public
531	school system is eligible for a John M. McKay Scholarship to pay
532	for services provided by a community-based organization for or
533	related to career or life skills preparation. Such student may
534	not be required to have spent the prior school year in
535	attendance at a Florida public school for receipt of a
536	scholarship.
537	(e)  The term "Autism Spectrum Disorder" means one of the
538	five specific diagnoses enumerated in the DSM-IV for Pervasive
539	Developmental Disorders which are: Autistic Disorder; Asperger's
540	Disorder; Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise
541	Specified (PDDNOS); Childhood Disintegrative Disorder; and
542	Rett's Disorder.
543	(14)(13)  RULES.--The State Board of Education shall adopt
544	rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this
545	section, including rules that school districts must use to
546	expedite the development of a matrix of services based on an
547	active individual education plan from another state or a foreign
548	country for a transferring student with a disability who is a
549	dependent child of a member of the United States Armed Forces.
550	The rules must identify the appropriate school district
551	personnel who must complete the matrix of services. For purposes
552	of these rules, a transferring student with a disability is one
553	who was previously enrolled as a student with a disability in an
554	out-of-state or an out-of-country public or private school or
555	agency program and who is transferring from out of state or from
556	a foreign country pursuant to a parent's permanent change of
557	station orders.
558	Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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