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11 Senator Gaetz moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 12. Section 1002.39, Florida Statutes, is
19 amended to read:
20 1002.39 The John M. McKay Scholarships for Students
21 with Disabilities Program.--There is established a program
22 that is separate and distinct from the Opportunity Scholarship
23 Program and is named the John M. McKay Scholarships for
24 Students with Disabilities Program.
25 (1) THE JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS WITH
26 DISABILITIES PROGRAM.--The John M. McKay Scholarships for
27 Students with Disabilities Program is established to provide
28 the option to attend a public school other than the one to
29 which assigned, or to provide a scholarship to a private
30 school of choice, for students with disabilities for whom an
31 individual education plan has been written in accordance with
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1 rules of the State Board of Education. Students with
2 disabilities include K-12 students who are documented as
3 having a mental handicap, including trainable, profound, or
4 educable; a speech or language impairment; a hearing
5 impairment, including deafness; a visual impairment, including
6 blindness; a dual sensory impairment; a physical impairment; a
7 serious emotional disturbance, including an emotional
8 handicap; a specific learning disability, including, but not
9 limited to, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or developmental aphasia; a
10 traumatic brain injury; or autism.
11 (2) JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.--The parent
12 of a public school student with a disability who is
13 dissatisfied with the student's progress may request and
14 receive from the state a John M. McKay Scholarship for the
15 child to enroll in and attend a private school in accordance
16 with this section if:
17 (a) The student has spent the prior school year in
18 attendance at a Florida public school or the Florida School
19 for the Deaf and the Blind. Prior school year in attendance
20 means that the student was:
21 1. Enrolled and reported by a school district for
22 funding during the preceding October and February Florida
23 Education Finance Program surveys in kindergarten through
24 grade 12, which shall include time spent in a Department of
25 Juvenile Justice commitment program if funded under the
26 Florida Education Finance Program;
27 2. Enrolled and reported by the Florida School for the
28 Deaf and the Blind during the preceding October and February
29 student membership surveys in kindergarten through grade 12;
30 or
31 3. Enrolled and reported by a school district for
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1 funding during the preceding October and February Florida
2 Education Finance Program surveys, was at least 4 years old
3 when so enrolled and reported, and was eligible for services
4 under s. 1003.21(1)(e).
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6 However, a dependent child of a member of the United States
7 Armed Forces who transfers to a school in this state from out
8 of state or from a foreign country pursuant to a parent's
9 permanent change of station orders is exempt from this
10 paragraph but must meet all other eligibility requirements to
11 participate in the program.
12 (b) The parent has obtained acceptance for admission
13 of the student to a private school that is eligible for the
14 program under subsection (8) and has requested from the
15 department a scholarship at least 60 days prior to the date of
16 the first scholarship payment. The request must be through a
17 communication directly to the department in a manner that
18 creates a written or electronic record of the request and the
19 date of receipt of the request. The Department of Education
20 must notify the district of the parent's intent upon receipt
21 of the parent's request.
22 (3) JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP PROHIBITIONS.--A student
23 is not eligible for a John M. McKay Scholarship while he or
24 she is:
25 (a) Enrolled in a school operating for the purpose of
26 providing educational services to youth in Department of
27 Juvenile Justice commitment programs;
28 (b) Receiving a corporate income tax credit
29 scholarship under s. 220.187;
30 (c) Receiving an educational scholarship pursuant to
31 this chapter;
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1 (d) Participating in a home education program as
2 defined in s. 1002.01(1);
3 (e) Participating in a private tutoring program
4 pursuant to s. 1002.43;
5 (f) Participating in a virtual school, correspondence
6 school, or distance learning program that receives state
7 funding pursuant to the student's participation unless the
8 participation is limited to no more than two courses per
9 school year;
10 (g) Enrolled in the Florida School for the Deaf and
11 the Blind; or
12 (h) Not having regular and direct contact with his or
13 her private school teachers at the school's physical location
14 unless the following criteria are met:
15 1. The student's primary care physician, a medical
16 doctor treating the student's disability, or a clinical
17 psychologist treating the student's disability provides a
18 notarized, sworn statement to the department certifying that
19 the student's welfare or the welfare of other students in the
20 classroom will be jeopardized if the student is required to
21 regularly attend class at the school's physical location.
22 2. The student's primary care physician, a medical
23 doctor treating the student's disability, or a clinical
24 psychologist treating the student's disability annually
25 reviews the student's case and recertifies to the department
26 by May 1 that the student's welfare or the welfare of the
27 other students in the classroom will be jeopardized if the
28 student is required to regularly attend class at the school's
29 physical location.
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31 A student who received a scholarship in the 2005-2006 or
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1 2006-2007 school year and who demonstrates that he or she met
2 the criteria of subparagraph 1. shall be eligible to receive a
3 scholarship beginning in the 2007-2008 school year.
4 (4) TERM OF JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP.--
5 (a) For purposes of continuity of educational choice,
6 a John M. McKay Scholarship shall remain in force until the
7 student returns to a public school, graduates from high
8 school, or reaches the age of 22, whichever occurs first.
9 (b) Upon reasonable notice to the department and the
10 school district, the student's parent may remove the student
11 from the private school and place the student in a public
12 school in accordance with this section.
13 (c) Upon reasonable notice to the department, the
14 student's parent may move the student from one participating
15 private school to another participating private school.
16 (5) SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS; PARENTAL OPTIONS.--
17 (a)1. By April 1 of each year and within 10 days after
18 an individual education plan meeting, a school district shall
19 notify the parent of the student of all options available
20 pursuant to this section, inform the parent of the
21 availability of the department's telephone hotline and
22 Internet website for additional information on John M. McKay
23 Scholarships, and offer that student's parent an opportunity
24 to enroll the student in another public school within the
25 district.
26 2. The parent is not required to accept the offer of
27 enrolling in another public school in lieu of requesting a
28 John M. McKay Scholarship to a private school. However, if the
29 parent chooses the public school option, the student may
30 continue attending a public school chosen by the parent until
31 the student graduates from high school.
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1 3. If the parent chooses a public school consistent
2 with the district school board's choice plan under s. 1002.31,
3 the school district shall provide transportation to the public
4 school selected by the parent. The parent is responsible to
5 provide transportation to a public school chosen that is not
6 consistent with the district school board's choice plan under
7 s. 1002.31.
8 (b)1. For a student with disabilities who does not
9 have a matrix of services under s. 1011.62(1)(e), the school
10 district must complete a matrix that assigns the student to
11 one of the levels of service as they existed prior to the
12 2000-2001 school year.
13 2.a. Within 10 school days after it receives
14 notification of a parent's request for a John M. McKay
15 Scholarship, a school district must notify the student's
16 parent if the matrix of services has not been completed and
17 inform the parent that the district is required to complete
18 the matrix within 30 days after receiving notice of the
19 parent's request for a John M. McKay Scholarship. This notice
20 should include the required completion date for the matrix.
21 b. The school district must complete the matrix of
22 services for any student who is participating in the John M.
23 McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program and
24 must notify the department of the student's matrix level
25 within 30 days after receiving notification of a request to
26 participate in the scholarship program. The school district
27 must provide the student's parent with the student's matrix
28 level within 10 school days after its completion.
29 c. The department shall notify the private school of
30 the amount of the scholarship within 10 days after receiving
31 the school district's notification of the student's matrix
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1 level.
2 d. A school district may change a matrix of services
3 only if the change is to correct a technical, typographical,
4 or calculation error.
5 (c) A school district shall provide notification to
6 parents of the availability of a reevaluation at least every 3
7 years of each student who receives a John M. McKay
8 Scholarship.
9 (d) If the parent chooses the private school option
10 and the student is accepted by the private school pending the
11 availability of a space for the student, the parent of the
12 student must notify the department 60 days prior to the first
13 scholarship payment and before entering the private school in
14 order to be eligible for the scholarship when a space becomes
15 available for the student in the private school.
16 (e) The parent of a student may choose, as an
17 alternative, to enroll the student in and transport the
18 student to a public school in an adjacent school district
19 which has available space and has a program with the services
20 agreed to in the student's individual education plan already
21 in place, and that school district shall accept the student
22 and report the student for purposes of the district's funding
23 pursuant to the Florida Education Finance Program.
24 (f) For a student who participates in the John M.
25 McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program
26 whose parent requests that the student take the statewide
27 assessments under s. 1008.22, the district in which the
28 student attends private school shall provide locations and
29 times to take all statewide assessments.
30 (6) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OBLIGATIONS.--The
31 department shall:
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1 (a) Establish a toll-free hotline that provides
2 parents and private schools with information on participation
3 in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with
4 Disabilities Program.
5 (b) Annually verify the eligibility of private schools
6 that meet the requirements of subsection (8).
7 (c) Establish a process by which individuals may
8 notify the department of any violation by a parent, private
9 school, or school district of state laws relating to program
10 participation. The department shall conduct an inquiry of any
11 written complaint of a violation of this section, or make a
12 referral to the appropriate agency for an investigation, if
13 the complaint is signed by the complainant and is legally
14 sufficient. A complaint is legally sufficient if it contains
15 ultimate facts that show that a violation of this section or
16 any rule adopted by the State Board of Education has occurred.
17 In order to determine legal sufficiency, the department may
18 require supporting information or documentation from the
19 complainant. A department inquiry is not subject to the
20 requirements of chapter 120.
21 (d) Require an annual, notarized, sworn compliance
22 statement by participating private schools certifying
23 compliance with state laws and shall retain such records.
24 (e) Cross-check the list of participating scholarship
25 students with the public school enrollment lists prior to each
26 scholarship payment to avoid duplication.
27 (f)1. Conduct random site visits to private schools
28 participating in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students
29 with Disabilities Program. The purpose of the site visits is
30 solely to verify the information reported by the schools
31 concerning the enrollment and attendance of students, the
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1 credentials of teachers, background screening of teachers, and
2 teachers' fingerprinting results, which information is
3 required by rules of the State Board of Education, subsection
4 (8), and s. 1002.421. The Department of Education may not make
5 more than three random site visits each year and may not make
6 more than one random site visit each year to the same private
7 school.
8 2. Annually, by December 15, report to the Governor,
9 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
10 Representatives the Department of Education's actions with
11 respect to implementing accountability in the scholarship
12 program under this section and s. 1002.421, any substantiated
13 allegations or violations of law or rule by an eligible
14 private school under this program concerning the enrollment
15 and attendance of students, the credentials of teachers,
16 background screening of teachers, and teachers' fingerprinting
17 results and the corrective action taken by the Department of
18 Education.
19 (7) COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION AUTHORITY AND
20 OBLIGATIONS.--
21 (a) The Commissioner of Education shall deny, suspend,
22 or revoke a private school's participation in the scholarship
23 program if it is determined that the private school has failed
24 to comply with the provisions of this section. However, in
25 instances in which the noncompliance is correctable within a
26 reasonable amount of time and in which the health, safety, or
27 welfare of the students is not threatened, the commissioner
28 may issue a notice of noncompliance which shall provide the
29 private school with a timeframe within which to provide
30 evidence of compliance prior to taking action to suspend or
31 revoke the private school's participation in the scholarship
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1 program.
2 (b) The commissioner's determination is subject to the
3 following:
4 1. If the commissioner intends to deny, suspend, or
5 revoke a private school's participation in the scholarship
6 program, the department shall notify the private school of
7 such proposed action in writing by certified mail and regular
8 mail to the private school's address of record with the
9 department. The notification shall include the reasons for the
10 proposed action and notice of the timelines and procedures set
11 forth in this paragraph.
12 2. The private school that is adversely affected by
13 the proposed action shall have 15 days from receipt of the
14 notice of proposed action to file with the department's agency
15 clerk a request for a proceeding pursuant to ss. 120.569 and
16 120.57. If the private school is entitled to a hearing under
17 s. 120.57(1), the department shall forward the request to the
18 Division of Administrative Hearings.
19 3. Upon receipt of a request referred pursuant to this
20 paragraph, the director of the Division of Administrative
21 Hearings shall expedite the hearing and assign an
22 administrative law judge who shall commence a hearing within
23 30 days after the receipt of the formal written request by the
24 division and enter a recommended order within 30 days after
25 the hearing or within 30 days after receipt of the hearing
26 transcript, whichever is later. Each party shall be allowed 10
27 days in which to submit written exceptions to the recommended
28 order. A final order shall be entered by the agency within 30
29 days after the entry of a recommended order. The provisions of
30 this subparagraph may be waived upon stipulation by all
31 parties.
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1 (c) The commissioner may immediately suspend payment
2 of scholarship funds if it is determined that there is
3 probable cause to believe that there is:
4 1. An imminent threat to the health, safety, or
5 welfare of the students; or
6 2. Fraudulent activity on the part of the private
7 school. Notwithstanding s. 1002.22(3), in incidents of alleged
8 fraudulent activity pursuant to this section, the Department
9 of Education's Office of Inspector General is authorized to
10 release personally identifiable records or reports of students
11 to the following persons or organizations:
12 a. A court of competent jurisdiction in compliance
13 with an order of that court or the attorney of record in
14 accordance with a lawfully issued subpoena, consistent with
15 the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. s.
16 1232g.
17 b. A person or entity authorized by a court of
18 competent jurisdiction in compliance with an order of that
19 court or the attorney of record pursuant to a lawfully issued
20 subpoena, consistent with the Family Educational Rights and
21 Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g.
22 c. Any person, entity, or authority issuing a subpoena
23 for law enforcement purposes when the court or other issuing
24 agency has ordered that the existence or the contents of the
25 subpoena or the information furnished in response to the
26 subpoena not be disclosed, consistent with the Family
27 Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, and 34
28 C.F.R. s. 99.31.
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30 The commissioner's order suspending payment pursuant to this
31 paragraph may be appealed pursuant to the same procedures and
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1 timelines as the notice of proposed action set forth in
2 paragraph (b).
3 (8) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.--To be
4 eligible to participate in the John M. McKay Scholarships for
5 Students with Disabilities Program:,
6 (a) A private school may be sectarian or nonsectarian
7 and must:
8 1.(a) Comply with all requirements for private schools
9 participating in state school choice scholarship programs
10 pursuant to s. 1002.421.
11 2.(b) Provide to the department all documentation
12 required for a student's participation, including the private
13 school's and student's fee schedules, at least 30 days before
14 the first quarterly scholarship payment is made for the
15 student.
16 3.(c) Be academically accountable to the parent for
17 meeting the educational needs of the student by:
18 a.1. Providing to the parent, at a minimum, an annual
19 annually providing to the parent a written report explanation
20 of the student's progress.
21 b.2. Cooperating with the scholarship student whose
22 parent chooses to participate in the statewide assessments
23 pursuant to s. 1008.22.
24 4. (d) Maintain in this state a physical location
25 where a scholarship student:
26 a. Regularly attends classes; or
27 b. Receives case management services if the student is
28 enrolled in the program under subparagraph (3)(h)1. or
29 subparagraph (3)(h)2.
30 (b) A private school that enrolls students under
31 subparagraph (3)(h)1. or subparagraph (3)(h)2. must:
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1 1. Employ or contract with a case manager who has
2 special skills, knowledge, or expertise that qualifies him or
3 her to provide assistance to the student with disabilities and
4 the student's parent.
5 2. Require each employee or contractor who provides
6 regular and direct instruction or services to a student at a
7 site other than the private school's physical location to
8 submit to the case manager documentation of the instruction,
9 services, and progress of the student.
10 3. Ensure that the case manager is responsible for
11 coordinating instruction and services, monitoring service
12 delivery, and reviewing and maintaining the documentation
13 provided by persons employed or under contract to provide
14 services to a student at a site other than the eligible
15 private school's physical location and for providing to the
16 parent and the school a quarterly report on the student's
17 progress.
18 4. Notify the department of the students who are
19 enrolled pursuant to subparagraph (3)(h)1. or subparagraph
20 (3)(h)2.
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22 The inability of a private school to meet the requirements of
23 this subsection shall constitute a basis for the ineligibility
24 of the private school to participate in the scholarship
25 program as determined by the department.
26 (9) PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROGRAM
27 PARTICIPATION.--A parent who applies for a John M. McKay
28 Scholarship is exercising his or her parental option to place
29 his or her child in a private school.
30 (a) The parent must select the private school and
31 apply for the admission of his or her child.
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1 (b) The parent must have requested the scholarship at
2 least 60 days prior to the date of the first scholarship
3 payment.
4 (c) Any student participating in the John M. McKay
5 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program must
6 remain in attendance throughout the school year unless excused
7 by the school for illness or other good cause.
8 (d) Each parent and each student has an obligation to
9 the private school to comply with the private school's
10 published policies.
11 (e) If the parent requests that the student
12 participating in the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students
13 with Disabilities Program take all statewide assessments
14 required pursuant to s. 1008.22, the parent is responsible for
15 transporting the student to the assessment site designated by
16 the school district.
17 (f) Upon receipt of a scholarship warrant, the parent
18 to whom the warrant is made must restrictively endorse the
19 warrant to the private school for deposit into the account of
20 the private school. The parent may not designate any entity or
21 individual associated with the participating private school as
22 the parent's attorney in fact to endorse a scholarship
23 warrant. A participant who fails to comply with this paragraph
24 forfeits the scholarship.
25 (g) The parent of a student with disabilities who
26 qualifies to receive case management services under
27 sub-subparagraph (8)(a)4.b. shall provide the documentation
28 required under subparagraph (3)(h)1. or subparagraph (3)(h)2.
29 to the department at least 60 days before the first
30 scholarship payment.
31 (10) JOHN M. MCKAY SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT.--
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1 (a)1. The maximum scholarship granted for an eligible
2 student with disabilities shall be a calculated amount
3 equivalent to the base student allocation in the Florida
4 Education Finance Program multiplied by the appropriate cost
5 factor for the educational program that would have been
6 provided for the student in the district school to which he or
7 she was assigned, multiplied by the district cost
8 differential.
9 2. In addition, a share of the guaranteed allocation
10 for exceptional students shall be determined and added to the
11 calculated amount. The calculation shall be based on the
12 methodology and the data used to calculate the guaranteed
13 allocation for exceptional students for each district in
14 chapter 2000-166, Laws of Florida. Except as provided in
15 subparagraphs 3. and 4., the calculation shall be based on the
16 student's grade, matrix level of services, and the difference
17 between the 2000-2001 basic program and the appropriate level
18 of services cost factor, multiplied by the 2000-2001 base
19 student allocation and the 2000-2001 district cost
20 differential for the sending district. Also, the calculated
21 amount shall include the per-student share of supplemental
22 academic instruction funds, instructional materials funds,
23 technology funds, and other categorical funds as provided for
24 such purposes in the General Appropriations Act.
25 3. The calculated scholarship amount for a student who
26 is eligible under subparagraph (2)(a)2. shall be calculated as
27 provided in subparagraphs 1. and 2. However, the calculation
28 shall be based on the school district in which the parent
29 resides at the time of the scholarship request.
30 4. Until the school district completes the matrix
31 required by paragraph (5)(b), the calculation shall be based
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1 on the matrix that assigns the student to support level I of
2 service as it existed prior to the 2000-2001 school year. When
3 the school district completes the matrix, the amount of the
4 payment shall be adjusted as needed.
5 (b) The amount of the John M. McKay Scholarship shall
6 be the calculated amount or the amount of the private school's
7 tuition and fees, whichever is less. The amount of any
8 assessment fee required by the participating private school
9 may be paid from the total amount of the scholarship.
10 (c)1. The school district shall report all students
11 who are attending a private school under this program. The
12 students with disabilities attending private schools on John
13 M. McKay Scholarships shall be reported separately from other
14 students reported for purposes of the Florida Education
15 Finance Program.
16 2. For program participants who are eligible under
17 subparagraph (2)(a)2., the school district that is used as the
18 basis for the calculation of the scholarship amount as
19 provided in subparagraph (a)3. shall:
20 a. Report to the department all such students who are
21 attending a private school under this program.
22 b. Be held harmless for such students from the
23 weighted enrollment ceiling for group 2 programs in s.
24 1011.62(1)(d)3.a. during the first school year in which the
25 students are reported.
26 (d) Following notification on July 1, September 1,
27 December 1, or February 1 of the number of program
28 participants, the department shall transfer, from General
29 Revenue funds only, the amount calculated under paragraph (b)
30 from the school district's total funding entitlement under the
31 Florida Education Finance Program and from authorized
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1 categorical accounts to a separate account for the scholarship
2 program for quarterly disbursement to the parents of
3 participating students. Funds may not be transferred from any
4 funding provided to the Florida School for the Deaf and the
5 Blind for program participants who are eligible under
6 subparagraph (2)(a)2. For a student exiting a Department of
7 Juvenile Justice commitment program who chooses to participate
8 in the scholarship program, the amount of the John M. McKay
9 Scholarship calculated pursuant to paragraph (b) shall be
10 transferred from the school district in which the student last
11 attended a public school prior to commitment to the Department
12 of Juvenile Justice. When a student enters the scholarship
13 program, the department must receive all documentation
14 required for the student's participation, including the
15 private school's and student's fee schedules, at least 30 days
16 before the first quarterly scholarship payment is made for the
17 student.
18 (e) Upon notification by the department that it has
19 received the documentation required under paragraph (d), the
20 Chief Financial Officer shall make scholarship payments in
21 four equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1,
22 February 1, and April 1 of each academic year in which the
23 scholarship is in force. The initial payment shall be made
24 after department verification of admission acceptance, and
25 subsequent payments shall be made upon verification of
26 continued enrollment and attendance at the private school.
27 Payment must be by individual warrant made payable to the
28 student's parent and mailed by the department to the private
29 school of the parent's choice, and the parent shall
30 restrictively endorse the warrant to the private school for
31 deposit into the account of the private school.
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1 (f) Subsequent to each scholarship payment, the
2 department shall request from the Department of Financial
3 Services a sample of endorsed warrants to review and confirm
4 compliance with endorsement requirements.
5 (11) LIABILITY.--No liability shall arise on the part
6 of the state based on the award or use of a John M. McKay
7 Scholarship.
8 (12) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.--The inclusion of eligible
9 private schools within options available to Florida public
10 school students does not expand the regulatory authority of
11 the state, its officers, or any school district to impose any
12 additional regulation of private schools beyond those
13 reasonably necessary to enforce requirements expressly set
14 forth in this section.
15 (13) RULES.--The State Board of Education shall adopt
16 rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this
17 section, including rules that school districts must use to
18 expedite the development of a matrix of services based on an
19 active individual education plan from another state or a
20 foreign country for a transferring student with a disability
21 who is a dependent child of a member of the United States
22 Armed Forces. The rules must identify the appropriate school
23 district personnel who must complete the matrix of services.
24 For purposes of these rules, a transferring student with a
25 disability is one who was previously enrolled as a student
26 with a disability in an out-of-state or an out-of-country
27 public or private school or agency program and who is
28 transferring from out of state or from a foreign country
29 pursuant to a parent's permanent change of station orders.
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Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2380
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 revising scholarship ineligibility and private
7 school eligibility provisions to exempt certain
8 students from regular class attendance
9 requirements under certain circumstances;
10 requiring a private school to maintain a
11 physical location in this state where case
12 management services are provided to students
13 subject to the regular class attendance
14 exemption; requiring a private school to employ
15 a case manager; specifying case manager
16 qualifications and responsibilities; specifying
17 the timeframe for parents to provide
18 documentation for the regular class attendance
19 exemption;
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