1 | Representative(s) Pickens offered the following: |
2 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
3 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
4 | Section 1. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 20.15, |
5 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
6 | 20.15 Department of Education.--There is created a |
7 | Department of Education. |
8 | (3) DIVISIONS.--The following divisions of the Department |
9 | of Education are established: |
10 | (a) Division of Community Colleges. |
11 | (b) Division of Public Schools. |
12 | (c) Division of Workforce Education Colleges and |
13 | Universities. |
14 | (d) Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. |
15 | (e) Division of Blind Services. |
16 | (f) Division of Accountability, Research, and Measurement. |
17 | (g) Division of Finance and Operations. |
18 | (4) DIRECTORS.--The directors of all divisions shall be |
19 | appointed by the commissioner subject to approval by the state |
20 | board. The director of each division may be designated as |
21 | "Deputy Commissioner" or "Chancellor." |
22 | Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 145.19, Florida |
23 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
24 | 145.19 Annual percentage increases based on increase for |
25 | state career service employees; limitation.-- |
26 | (2) Each fiscal year, the salaries of all officials listed |
27 | in this chapter, s. 1001.395, and s. 1001.47 shall be adjusted. |
28 | The adjusted salary rate shall be the product, rounded to the |
29 | nearest dollar, of the salary rate granted by the appropriate |
30 | section of this chapter, s. 1001.395, or s. 1001.47 multiplied |
31 | first by the initial factor, then by the cumulative annual |
32 | factor, and finally by the annual factor. The Department of |
33 | Management Services shall certify the annual factor and the |
34 | cumulative annual factors. Any special qualification salary |
35 | received under this chapter, s. 1001.47, or the annual |
36 | performance salary incentive available to elected |
37 | superintendents under s. 1001.47 shall be added to such adjusted |
38 | salary rate. The special qualification salary shall be $2,000, |
39 | but shall not exceed $2,000. |
40 | Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 1001.10, Florida |
41 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
42 | 1001.10 Commissioner of Education; general powers and |
43 | duties.--The Commissioner of Education is the chief educational |
44 | officer of the state and the sole custodian of the K-20 data |
45 | warehouse, and is responsible for giving full assistance to the |
46 | State Board of Education in enforcing compliance with the |
47 | mission and goals of the seamless K-20 education system. To |
48 | facilitate innovative practices and to allow local selection of |
49 | educational methods, the State Board of Education may authorize |
50 | the commissioner to waive, upon the request of a district school |
51 | board, State Board of Education rules that relate to district |
52 | school instruction and school operations, except those rules |
53 | pertaining to civil rights, and student health, safety, and |
54 | welfare. The Commissioner of Education is not authorized to |
55 | grant waivers for any provisions in rule pertaining to the |
56 | allocation and appropriation of state and local funds for public |
57 | education; the election, compensation, and organization of |
58 | school board members and superintendents; graduation and state |
59 | accountability standards; financial reporting requirements; |
60 | reporting of out-of-field teaching assignments under s. 1012.42; |
61 | public meetings; public records; or due process hearings |
62 | governed by chapter 120. No later than January 1 of each year, |
63 | the commissioner shall report to the Legislature and the State |
64 | Board of Education all approved waiver requests in the preceding |
65 | year. Additionally, the commissioner has the following general |
66 | powers and duties: |
67 | (1) To organize and name the structural units of the |
68 | Department of Education and appoint staff necessary to carry out |
69 | his or her powers and duties and functions of the department in |
70 | a manner that meets legislative intent and promotes both |
71 | efficiency and accountability. |
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73 | The commissioner's office shall operate all statewide functions |
74 | necessary to support the State Board of Education and the K-20 |
75 | education system, including strategic planning and budget |
76 | development, general administration, and assessment and |
77 | accountability. |
78 | Section 4. Section 1001.395, Florida Statutes, is amended |
79 | to read: |
80 | 1001.395 District school board members; |
81 | compensation.--Each member of the district school board shall |
82 | receive a base salary, the amounts indicated in this section, |
83 | based on the population of the county the district school board |
84 | member serves. In addition, compensation shall be made for |
85 | population increments over the minimum for each population |
86 | group, which shall be determined by multiplying the population |
87 | in excess of the minimum for the group times the group rate. The |
88 | product of such calculation shall be added to the base salary to |
89 | determine the adjusted base salary. The adjusted base salaries |
90 | of district school board members shall be increased annually as |
91 | provided for in s. 145.19. |
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| II | 10,000 | 49,000 | 5,833 | 0.020830 |
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| III | 50,000 | 99,999 | 6,666 | 0.016680 |
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| IV | 100,000 | 199,999 | 7,500 | 0.008330 |
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| V | 200,000 | 399,999 | 8,333 | 0.004165 |
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| VI | 400,000 | 999,999 | 9,166 | 0.001390 |
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102 | District school board member salaries negotiated on or after |
103 | November of 2006 shall remain in effect up to the date of the |
104 | 2007-2008 calculation provided pursuant to s. 145.19. |
105 | (1) Each district school board shall annually determine |
106 | the salary of its members at the first regular meeting following |
107 | the organizational meeting held pursuant to s. 1001.371. The |
108 | proposed salary to be adopted shall be noticed at the time of |
109 | the meeting notice and shall not be increased during the |
110 | meeting. The salary adopted by the district school board shall |
111 | be in effect during the succeeding 12 months. |
112 | (2) This section shall apply to any district school board |
113 | member elected or reelected at the November 2002 general |
114 | election or any subsequent general election and to any person |
115 | appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of any such member. |
116 | Section 5. Subsection (2) of section 1001.47, Florida |
117 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
118 | 1001.47 District school superintendent; salary.-- |
119 | (2) Each elected district school superintendent shall |
120 | receive a base salary, the amounts indicated in this subsection, |
121 | based on the population of the county the elected superintendent |
122 | serves. In addition, compensation shall be made for population |
123 | increments over the minimum for each population group, which |
124 | shall be determined by multiplying the population in excess of |
125 | the minimum for the group times the group rate. The product of |
126 | such calculation shall be added to the base salary to determine |
127 | the adjusted base salary. Laws that increase the base salary |
128 | provided in this subsection shall contain provisions on no other |
129 | subject. |
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| II | 50,000 | 99,999 | 26,500 24,400 | 0.06300 |
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| III | 100,000 | 199,999 | 29,650 27,550 | 0.02625 |
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| IV | 200,000 | 399,999 | 32,275 30,175 | 0.01575 |
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| V | 400,000 | 999,999 | 35,425 33,325 | 0.00525 |
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139 | Section 6. Paragraphs (b), (c), (e), and (f) of subsection |
140 | (6), paragraph (b) of subsection (7), paragraph (k) of |
141 | subsection (9), and paragraph (d) of subsection (18) of section |
142 | 1002.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
143 | 1002.33 Charter schools.-- |
144 | (6) APPLICATION PROCESS AND REVIEW.--Charter school |
145 | applications are subject to the following requirements: |
146 | (b) A sponsor district school board shall receive and |
147 | review all applications for a charter school. Beginning with the |
148 | 2007-2008 school year, a sponsor district school board shall |
149 | receive and consider charter school applications received on or |
150 | before August 1 of each calendar year for charter schools to be |
151 | opened at the beginning of the school district's next school |
152 | year, or to be opened at a time agreed to by the applicant and |
153 | the sponsor district school board. A sponsor district school |
154 | board may receive applications later than this date if it |
155 | chooses. A sponsor may not charge an applicant for a charter any |
156 | fee for the processing or consideration of an application, and a |
157 | sponsor may not base its consideration or approval of an |
158 | application upon the promise of future payment of any kind. |
159 | 1. In order to facilitate an accurate budget projection |
160 | process, a sponsor district school board shall be held harmless |
161 | for FTE students who are not included in the FTE projection due |
162 | to approval of charter school applications after the FTE |
163 | projection deadline. In a further effort to facilitate an |
164 | accurate budget projection, within 15 calendar days after |
165 | receipt of a charter school application, a district school board |
166 | or other sponsor shall report to the Department of Education the |
167 | name of the applicant entity, the proposed charter school |
168 | location, and its projected FTE. |
169 | 2. In order to ensure fiscal responsibility, an |
170 | application for a charter school shall include a full accounting |
171 | of expected assets, a projection of expected sources and amounts |
172 | of income, including income derived from projected student |
173 | enrollments and from community support, and an expense |
174 | projection that includes full accounting of the costs of |
175 | operation, including start-up costs. |
176 | 3. A sponsor district school board shall by a majority |
177 | vote approve or deny an application no later than 60 calendar |
178 | days after the application is received, unless the sponsor |
179 | district school board and the applicant mutually agree in |
180 | writing to temporarily postpone the vote to a specific date, at |
181 | which time the sponsor district school board shall by a majority |
182 | vote approve or deny the application. If the sponsor district |
183 | school board fails to act on the application, an applicant may |
184 | appeal to the State Board of Education as provided in paragraph |
185 | (c). If an application is denied, the sponsor district school |
186 | board shall, within 10 calendar days, articulate in writing the |
187 | specific reasons, based upon good cause, supporting for its |
188 | denial of the charter application and shall provide the letter |
189 | of denial and supporting documentation to the applicant and to |
190 | the Department of Education supporting those reasons. |
191 | 4. For budget projection purposes, the district school |
192 | board or other sponsor shall report to the Department of |
193 | Education the approval or denial of a charter application within |
194 | 10 calendar days after such approval or denial. In the event of |
195 | approval, the report to the Department of Education shall |
196 | include the final projected FTE for the approved charter school. |
197 | 5. Upon approval of a charter application, the initial |
198 | startup shall commence with the beginning of the public school |
199 | calendar for the district in which the charter is granted unless |
200 | the sponsor allows a waiver of this provision for good cause. |
201 | (c) An applicant may appeal any denial of that applicant's |
202 | application or failure to act on an application to the State |
203 | Board of Education no later than 30 calendar days after receipt |
204 | of the sponsor's district school board's decision or failure to |
205 | act and shall notify the sponsor district school board of its |
206 | appeal. Any response of the sponsor district school board shall |
207 | be submitted to the State Board of Education within 30 calendar |
208 | days after notification of the appeal. Upon receipt of |
209 | notification from the State Board of Education that a charter |
210 | school applicant is filing an appeal, the Commissioner of |
211 | Education shall convene a meeting of the Charter School Appeal |
212 | Commission to study and make recommendations to the State Board |
213 | of Education regarding its pending decision about the appeal. |
214 | The commission shall forward its recommendation to the state |
215 | board no later than 7 calendar days prior to the date on which |
216 | the appeal is to be heard. The State Board of Education shall by |
217 | majority vote accept or reject the decision of the sponsor |
218 | district school board no later than 90 calendar days after an |
219 | appeal is filed in accordance with State Board of Education |
220 | rule. The Charter School Appeal Commission may reject an appeal |
221 | submission for failure to comply with procedural rules governing |
222 | the appeals process. The rejection shall describe the submission |
223 | errors. The appellant may have up to 15 calendar days from |
224 | notice of rejection to resubmit an appeal that meets |
225 | requirements of State Board of Education rule. An application |
226 | for appeal submitted subsequent to such rejection shall be |
227 | considered timely if the original appeal was filed within 30 |
228 | calendar days after receipt of notice of the specific reasons |
229 | for the sponsor's district school board's denial of the charter |
230 | application. The State Board of Education shall remand the |
231 | application to the sponsor district school board with its |
232 | written decision that the sponsor district school board approve |
233 | or deny the application. The sponsor district school board shall |
234 | implement the decision of the State Board of Education. The |
235 | decision of the State Board of Education is not subject to the |
236 | provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120. |
237 | (e) The sponsor district school board shall act upon the |
238 | decision of the State Board of Education within 30 calendar days |
239 | after it is received. The State Board of Education's decision is |
240 | a final action subject to judicial review in the district court |
241 | of appeal. |
242 | (f)1. A Charter School Appeal Commission is established to |
243 | assist the commissioner and the State Board of Education with a |
244 | fair and impartial review of appeals by applicants whose charter |
245 | applications have been denied, whose charter contracts have not |
246 | been renewed, or whose charter contracts have been terminated by |
247 | their sponsors. |
248 | 2. The Charter School Appeal Commission may receive copies |
249 | of the appeal documents forwarded to the State Board of |
250 | Education, review the documents, gather other applicable |
251 | information regarding the appeal, and make a written |
252 | recommendation to the commissioner. The recommendation must |
253 | state whether the appeal should be upheld or denied and include |
254 | the reasons for the recommendation being offered. The |
255 | commissioner shall forward the recommendation to the State Board |
256 | of Education no later than 7 calendar days prior to the date on |
257 | which the appeal is to be heard. The state board must consider |
258 | the commission's recommendation in making its decision, but is |
259 | not bound by the recommendation. The decision of the Charter |
260 | School Appeal Commission is not subject to the provisions of the |
261 | Administrative Procedure Act, chapter 120. |
262 | 3. The commissioner shall appoint the members of the |
263 | Charter School Appeal Commission. Members shall serve without |
264 | compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and per diem |
265 | expenses in conjunction with their service. One-half of the |
266 | members must represent currently operating charter schools, and |
267 | one-half of the members must represent sponsors school |
268 | districts. The commissioner or a named designee shall chair the |
269 | Charter School Appeal Commission. |
270 | 4. The chair shall convene meetings of the commission and |
271 | shall ensure that the written recommendations are completed and |
272 | forwarded in a timely manner. In cases where the commission |
273 | cannot reach a decision, the chair shall make the written |
274 | recommendation with justification, noting that the decision was |
275 | rendered by the chair. |
276 | 5. Commission members shall thoroughly review the |
277 | materials presented to them from the appellant and the sponsor. |
278 | The commission may request information to clarify the |
279 | documentation presented to it. In the course of its review, the |
280 | commission may facilitate the postponement of an appeal in those |
281 | cases where additional time and communication may negate the |
282 | need for a formal appeal and both parties agree, in writing, to |
283 | postpone the appeal to the State Board of Education. A new date |
284 | certain for the appeal shall then be set based upon the rules |
285 | and procedures of the State Board of Education. Commission |
286 | members shall provide a written recommendation to the state |
287 | board as to whether the appeal should be upheld or denied. A |
288 | fact-based justification for the recommendation must be |
289 | included. The chair must ensure that the written recommendation |
290 | is submitted to the State Board of Education members no later |
291 | than 7 calendar days prior to the date on which the appeal is to |
292 | be heard. Both parties in the case shall also be provided a copy |
293 | of the recommendation. |
294 | (7) CHARTER.--The major issues involving the operation of |
295 | a charter school shall be considered in advance and written into |
296 | the charter. The charter shall be signed by the governing body |
297 | of the charter school and the sponsor, following a public |
298 | hearing to ensure community input. |
299 | (b)1. A charter may be renewed provided that a program |
300 | review demonstrates that the criteria in paragraph (a) have been |
301 | successfully accomplished and that none of the grounds for |
302 | nonrenewal established by paragraph (8)(a) has been documented. |
303 | In order to facilitate long-term financing for charter school |
304 | construction, charter schools operating for a minimum of 3 2 |
305 | years and demonstrating exemplary academic programming and |
306 | fiscal management are eligible for a 15-year charter renewal. |
307 | Such long-term charter is subject to annual review and may be |
308 | terminated during the term of the charter. |
309 | 2. The 15-year charter renewal that may be granted |
310 | pursuant to subparagraph 1. shall be granted to a charter school |
311 | that has received a school grade of "A" or "B" pursuant to s. |
312 | 1008.34 in 3 of the past 4 years and is not in a state of |
313 | financial emergency or deficit position as defined by this |
314 | section. Such long-term charter is subject to annual review and |
315 | may be terminated during the term of the charter pursuant to |
316 | subsection (8). |
317 | (9) CHARTER SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS.-- |
318 | (k) The governing body of the charter school shall be |
319 | responsible for: |
320 | 1. Ensuring that the charter school has retained the |
321 | services of a certified public accountant or auditor for the |
322 | annual financial audit, pursuant to paragraph (g), who shall |
323 | submit the report to the governing body. |
324 | 2. Reviewing and approving the audit report, including |
325 | audit findings and recommendations for the financial recovery |
326 | plan. |
327 | 3. Monitoring a financial recovery plan in order to ensure |
328 | compliance. |
329 | 4. Participating in governance training approved by the |
330 | department that must include government in the sunshine, |
331 | conflicts of interest, ethics, and financial responsibility. |
332 | (18) FACILITIES.-- |
333 | (d) Charter school facilities are exempt from assessments |
334 | of fees for building permits, except as provided in s. 553.80, |
335 | fees for building and occupational licenses, and impact fees, or |
336 | service availability fees, and assessments for special benefits. |
337 | Section 7. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 1003.428, |
338 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
339 | 1003.428 General Requirements for high school graduation; |
340 | revised.-- |
341 | (2) The 24 credits may be earned through applied, |
342 | integrated, and combined courses approved by the Department of |
343 | Education and shall be distributed as follows: |
344 | (a) Sixteen core curriculum credits: |
345 | 1. Four credits in English, with major concentration in |
346 | composition, reading for information, and literature. |
347 | 2. Four credits in mathematics, one of which must be |
348 | Algebra I, a series of courses equivalent to Algebra I, or a |
349 | higher-level mathematics course. School districts are encouraged |
350 | to set specific goals to increase enrollments in, and successful |
351 | completion of, geometry and Algebra II. |
352 | 3. Three credits in science, two of which must have a |
353 | laboratory component. |
354 | 4. Three credits in social studies as follows: one credit |
355 | in American history; one credit in world history; one-half |
356 | credit in economics; and one-half credit in American government. |
357 | 5. One credit in fine or performing arts, which may |
358 | include speech and debate. |
359 | 6. One credit in physical education to include integration |
360 | of health. Participation in an interscholastic sport at the |
361 | junior varsity or varsity level for two full seasons shall |
362 | satisfy the one-credit requirement in physical education if the |
363 | student passes a competency test on personal fitness with a |
364 | score of "C" or better. The competency test on personal fitness |
365 | must be developed by the Department of Education. A district |
366 | school board may not require that the one credit in physical |
367 | education be taken during the 9th grade year. Completion of one |
368 | semester with a grade of "C" or better in a marching band class, |
369 | in a physical activity class that requires participation in |
370 | marching band activities as an extracurricular activity, or in a |
371 | dance class shall satisfy one-half credit in physical education |
372 | or one-half credit in performing arts. This credit may not be |
373 | used to satisfy the personal fitness requirement or the |
374 | requirement for adaptive physical education under an individual |
375 | education plan (IEP) or 504 plan. Completion of 2 years in a |
376 | Reserve Officer Training Corps (R.O.T.C.) class, a significant |
377 | component of which is drills, shall satisfy the one-credit |
378 | requirement in physical education and the one-credit requirement |
379 | in performing arts. This credit may not be used to satisfy the |
380 | personal fitness requirement or the requirement for adaptive |
381 | physical education under an individual education plan (IEP) or |
382 | 504 plan. |
383 | (b) Eight credits in majors, minors, or electives: |
384 | 1. Four credits in a major area of interest, such as |
385 | sequential courses in a career and technical program, fine and |
386 | performing arts, or academic content area, selected by the |
387 | student as part of the education plan required by s. 1003.4156. |
388 | Students may revise major areas of interest each year as part of |
389 | annual course registration processes and should update their |
390 | education plan to reflect such revisions. Annually by October 1, |
391 | the district school board shall approve major areas of interest |
392 | and submit the list of majors to the Commissioner of Education |
393 | for approval. Each major area of interest shall be deemed |
394 | approved unless specifically rejected by the commissioner within |
395 | 60 days. Upon approval, each district's major areas of interest |
396 | shall be available for use by all school districts and shall be |
397 | posted on the department's website. |
398 | 2. Four credits in elective courses selected by the |
399 | student as part of the education plan required by s. 1003.4156. |
400 | These credits may be combined to allow for a second major area |
401 | of interest pursuant to subparagraph 1., a minor area of |
402 | interest, elective courses, or intensive reading or mathematics |
403 | intervention courses, or credit recovery courses as described in |
404 | this subparagraph. |
405 | a. Minor areas of interest are composed of three credits |
406 | selected by the student as part of the education plan required |
407 | by s. 1003.4156 and approved by the district school board. |
408 | b. Elective courses are selected by the student in order |
409 | to pursue a complete education program as described in s. |
410 | 1001.41(3) and to meet eligibility requirements for |
411 | scholarships. |
412 | c. For each year in which a student scores at Level l on |
413 | FCAT Reading, the student must be enrolled in and complete an |
414 | intensive reading course the following year. Placement of Level |
415 | 2 readers in either an intensive reading course or a content |
416 | area course in which reading strategies are delivered shall be |
417 | determined by diagnosis of reading needs. The department shall |
418 | provide guidance on appropriate strategies for diagnosing and |
419 | meeting the varying instructional needs of students reading |
420 | below grade level. Reading courses shall be designed and offered |
421 | pursuant to the comprehensive reading plan required by s. |
422 | 1011.62(8). |
423 | d. For each year in which a student scores at Level 1 or |
424 | Level 2 on FCAT Mathematics, the student must receive |
425 | remediation the following year. These courses may be taught |
426 | through applied, integrated, or combined courses and are subject |
427 | to approval by the department for inclusion in the Course Code |
428 | Directory. |
429 | e. Credit recovery courses shall be offered so that |
430 | students can simultaneously earn an elective credit and the |
431 | recovered credit. |
432 | (4) Each district school board shall establish standards |
433 | for graduation from its schools, which must include: |
434 | (a) Successful completion of the academic credit or |
435 | curriculum requirements of subsections (1) and (2). |
436 | (b) Earning passing scores on the FCAT, as defined in s. |
437 | 1008.22(3)(c), or scores on a standardized test that are |
438 | concordant with passing scores on the FCAT as defined in s. |
439 | 1008.22(9). |
440 | (c) Completion of all other applicable requirements |
441 | prescribed by the district school board pursuant to s. 1008.25. |
442 | (d) Achievement of a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 |
443 | on a 4.0 scale, or its equivalent, in the courses required by |
444 | this section. |
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446 | Each district school board shall adopt policies designed to |
447 | assist students in meeting the requirements of this subsection. |
448 | These policies may include, but are not limited to: forgiveness |
449 | policies, summer school or before or after school attendance, |
450 | special counseling, volunteers or peer tutors, school-sponsored |
451 | help sessions, homework hotlines, and study skills classes. |
452 | Forgiveness policies for required courses shall be limited to |
453 | replacing a grade of "D" or "F," or the equivalent of a grade of |
454 | "D" or "F," with a grade of "C" or higher, or the equivalent of |
455 | a grade of "C" or higher, earned subsequently in the same or |
456 | comparable course. Forgiveness policies for elective courses |
457 | shall be limited to replacing a grade of "D" or "F," or the |
458 | equivalent of a grade of "D" or "F," with a grade of "C" or |
459 | higher, or the equivalent of a grade of "C" or higher, earned |
460 | subsequently in another course. The only exception to these |
461 | forgiveness policies shall be made for a student in the middle |
462 | grades who takes any high school course for high school credit |
463 | and earns a grade of "C," "D," or "F" or the equivalent of a |
464 | grade of "C," "D," or "F." In such case, the district |
465 | forgiveness policy must allow the replacement of the grade with |
466 | a grade of "C" or higher, or the equivalent of a grade of "C" or |
467 | higher, earned subsequently in the same or comparable course. In |
468 | all cases of grade forgiveness, only the new grade shall be used |
469 | in the calculation of the student's grade point average. Any |
470 | course grade not replaced according to a district school board |
471 | forgiveness policy shall be included in the calculation of the |
472 | cumulative grade point average required for graduation. |
473 | Section 8. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section |
474 | 1003.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
475 | 1003.51 Other public educational services.-- |
476 | (2) The State Board of Education shall adopt and maintain |
477 | an administrative rule articulating expectations for effective |
478 | education programs for youth in Department of Juvenile Justice |
479 | programs, including, but not limited to, education programs in |
480 | juvenile justice commitment and detention facilities. The rule |
481 | shall articulate policies and standards for education programs |
482 | for youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs and shall |
483 | include the following: |
484 | (e) Assessment procedures, which: |
485 | 1. Include appropriate academic and career assessments |
486 | administered at program entry and exit that are selected by the |
487 | Department of Education in partnership with representatives from |
488 | the Department of Juvenile Justice, district school boards, and |
489 | providers. |
490 | 2. Require district school boards to be responsible for |
491 | ensuring the completion of the assessment process. |
492 | 3. Require assessments for students in detention who will |
493 | move on to commitment facilities, to be designed to create the |
494 | foundation for developing the student's education program in the |
495 | assigned commitment facility. |
496 | 4. Require assessments of students sent directly to |
497 | commitment facilities to be completed within the first 10 school |
498 | days week of the student's commitment. |
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500 | The results of these assessments, together with a portfolio |
501 | depicting the student's academic and career accomplishments, |
502 | shall be included in the discharge package assembled for each |
503 | youth. |
504 | Section 9. Subsection (7) of section 1003.62, Florida |
505 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
506 | 1003.62 Academic performance-based charter school |
507 | districts.--The State Board of Education may enter into a |
508 | performance contract with district school boards as authorized |
509 | in this section for the purpose of establishing them as academic |
510 | performance-based charter school districts. The purpose of this |
511 | section is to examine a new relationship between the State Board |
512 | of Education and district school boards that will produce |
513 | significant improvements in student achievement, while complying |
514 | with constitutional and statutory requirements assigned to each |
515 | entity. |
516 | (7) PILOT PROGRAM CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS; GRANDFATHER |
517 | PROVISION.--The State Board of Education shall use the criteria |
518 | approved in the initial charter applications issued to the |
519 | school districts of Volusia, Hillsborough, Orange, and Palm |
520 | Beach Counties to renew those pilot program charter school |
521 | districts in accordance with this subsection. No additional |
522 | pilot program charter school districts shall be approved, and |
523 | the pilot program consists solely of school districts in |
524 | Volusia, Hillsborough, Orange, and Palm Beach Counties. The |
525 | termination of the charter school districts pilot program is |
526 | effective July 1, 2010. July 1, 2007, or upon the end of a 5- |
527 | year renewal contract issued by the State Board of Education to |
528 | the Volusia County, Hillsborough County, Orange County, or Palm |
529 | Beach County school district prior to July 1, 2003, whichever is |
530 | later. |
531 | Section 10. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law |
532 | except that the amendment to s. 1002.33(18)(d), Florida |
533 | Statutes, by this act, shall apply retroactively to July 1, |
534 | 1996. |
535 |
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537 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
538 | A bill to be entitled |
539 | An act relating to education; amending s. 20.15, F.S.; |
540 | revising the divisions of the Department of Education to |
541 | replace the Division of Colleges and Universities with the |
542 | Division of Workforce Education and to include the |
543 | Division of Finance and Operations; providing name |
544 | designations for the director of each division; amending |
545 | s. 145.19, F.S., relating to salary increases based on |
546 | increase for state career service employees, to include |
547 | district school board member salaries; amending s. |
548 | 1001.10, F.S., relating to the Commissioner of Education's |
549 | powers and duties, to include organizing and naming the |
550 | structural units of the Department of Education and |
551 | appointing staff to carry out department functions; |
552 | amending s. 1001.395, F.S.; revising the manner in which |
553 | compensation of district school board members is |
554 | determined; specifying base salary amounts; amending s. |
555 | 1001.47, F.S.; revising provisions relating to base |
556 | salaries of district school superintendents; amending s. |
557 | 1002.33, F.S., relating to charter schools; updating |
558 | terminology; clarifying the standard for review of charter |
559 | school applications; clarifying charter renewal |
560 | provisions; requiring the governing body to participate in |
561 | certain governance training; clarifying charter school |
562 | facility fee exemptions; amending s. 1003.428, F.S.; |
563 | revising provisions governing credit requirements for high |
564 | school graduation; removing language relating to credit |
565 | recovery courses; requiring policies to assist students in |
566 | meeting high school graduation requirements; providing |
567 | guidelines for district school board grade forgiveness |
568 | policies; amending s. 1003.51, F.S.; providing additional |
569 | time for initial educational assessments of youths |
570 | assigned to Department of Juvenile Justice education |
571 | programs; amending s. 1003.62, F.S.; postponing |
572 | termination of a charter school district pilot program in |
573 | certain counties; providing for retroactive application; |
574 | providing an effective date. |