Senate Bill sb0344

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    Florida Senate - 2007                                   SB 344

    By Senator Wilson





    33-37-07

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Voluntary

  3         Prekindergarten Education Program; amending s.

  4         1002.55, F.S.; revising the number of

  5         instructional hours that are required for a

  6         school-year prekindergarten program delivered

  7         by a private kindergarten provider; amending s.

  8         1002.63, F.S.; revising the number of

  9         instructional hours that are required for a

10         school-year prekindergarten program delivered

11         by a public school; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.;

12         revising the number of instructional hours that

13         are required in order for a student in a

14         school-year prekindergarten program delivered

15         by a public school or a private prekindergarten

16         provider to be considered a full-time

17         equivalent student in the Voluntary

18         Prekindergarten Education Program; providing an

19         effective date.

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21  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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23         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 1002.55, Florida

24  Statutes, is amended to read:

25         1002.55  School-year prekindergarten program delivered

26  by private prekindergarten providers.--

27         (2)  Each school-year prekindergarten program delivered

28  by a private prekindergarten provider must comprise up to 720

29  at least 540 instructional hours or the same number of

30  instructional hours as is provided to a student in

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 1  kindergarten and first grade, if the provider provides

 2  instruction in kindergarten and first grade.

 3         Section 2.  Subsection (2) of section 1002.63, Florida

 4  Statutes, is amended to read:

 5         1002.63  School-year prekindergarten program delivered

 6  by public schools.--

 7         (2)  Each school-year prekindergarten program delivered

 8  by a public school must comprise at least the same number of

 9  540 instructional hours as the school provides for a student

10  in kindergarten and first grade.

11         Section 3.  Subsection (2) of section 1002.71, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         1002.71  Funding; financial and attendance reporting.--

14         (2)  A full-time equivalent student in the Voluntary

15  Prekindergarten Education Program shall be calculated as

16  follows:

17         (a)  For a student in a school-year prekindergarten

18  program delivered by a private prekindergarten provider: up to

19  720 540 instructional hours or the same number of

20  instructional hours as is provided to a student in

21  kindergarten and first grade, if the provider provides

22  instruction in kindergarten and first grade.

23         (b)  For a student in a summer prekindergarten program

24  delivered by a public school or private prekindergarten

25  provider: 300 instructional hours.

26         (c)  For a student in a school-year prekindergarten

27  program delivered by a public school: the same number of 540

28  instructional hours as the school provides for a student in

29  kindergarten and first grade.

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 1  Except as provided in subsection (4), a student may not be

 2  reported for funding purposes as more than one full-time

 3  equivalent student.

 4         Section 4.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2007.

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 7                          SENATE SUMMARY

 8    Revises the number of instructional hours that are
      required for a school-year prekindergarten program
 9    delivered by a private kindergarten provider. Revises the
      number of instructional hours that are required for a
10    school-year prekindergarten program delivered by a public
      school. Revises the number of instructional hours that
11    are required for a student in a school-year
      prekindergarten program delivered by a public school or a
12    private prekindergarten provider to be considered a
      full-time equivalent student in the Voluntary
13    Prekindergarten Education Program.

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