| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to education; providing a short title; |
| 3 | amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; requiring that each school |
| 4 | district allocate 100 percent of the funds received for |
| 5 | instruction for the International Baccalaureate Program, |
| 6 | Advanced International Certificate of Education, and the |
| 7 | Advanced Placement Program; requiring that such funds be |
| 8 | expended solely for administrative costs associated with |
| 9 | such programs and teachers' bonuses; revising provisions |
| 10 | relating to the distribution of bonuses for teachers who |
| 11 | provide instruction to such programs; amending s. 1007.35, |
| 12 | F.S.; revising provisions relating to the duties of the |
| 13 | Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented |
| 14 | Student Achievement; requiring that the partnership, in |
| 15 | cooperation with the Department of Education, post an |
| 16 | annual report on the department's website regarding the |
| 17 | Advanced Placement Program; specifying the information |
| 18 | that such report must contain; providing an effective |
| 19 | date. |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. This act may be cited as the "High-Performing |
| 24 | Teacher Bonuses Act." |
| 25 | Section 2. Paragraphs (m), (n), and (o) of subsection (1) |
| 26 | of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 27 | 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.-If the annual |
| 28 | allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each |
| 29 | district for operation of schools is not determined in the |
| 30 | annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing |
| 31 | the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as |
| 32 | follows: |
| 33 | (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR |
| 34 | OPERATION.-The following procedure shall be followed in |
| 35 | determining the annual allocation to each district for |
| 36 | operation: |
| 37 | (m) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent |
| 38 | membership based on international baccalaureate examination |
| 39 | scores of students.-A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student |
| 40 | membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an |
| 41 | international baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or |
| 42 | higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time |
| 43 | equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each |
| 44 | student who receives an international baccalaureate diploma. |
| 45 | Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent |
| 46 | student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in |
| 47 | the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate |
| 48 | 100 percent of the funds received for international |
| 49 | baccalaureate instruction to the school whose students generate |
| 50 | such funds and within that school program that generates such |
| 51 | funds. Funds allocated in accordance with this paragraph shall |
| 52 | be expended solely for the payment of allowable costs associated |
| 53 | with the international baccalaureate program and bonuses for |
| 54 | teachers who provide international baccalaureate instruction. |
| 55 | Such allowable costs are only those associated with |
| 56 | international baccalaureate annual school fees, international |
| 57 | baccalaureate examination fees, and salaries and benefits for |
| 58 | school-based international baccalaureate coordinators; |
| 59 | supplemental books, instructional supplies, instructional |
| 60 | equipment, or instructional materials for international |
| 61 | baccalaureate courses; programs or activities that identify |
| 62 | prospective international baccalaureate students or prepare |
| 63 | prospective students to enroll in international baccalaureate |
| 64 | courses; and training or professional development for |
| 65 | international baccalaureate teachers. The bonus for |
| 66 | international baccalaureate teachers shall equal the |
| 67 | proportionate value of the 0.16 additional funding per eligible |
| 68 | student score minus allowable costs, or $50 per eligible student |
| 69 | score, whichever is greater. The teacher bonus in a school |
| 70 | designated with a grade of "D" or "F" shall be an additional |
| 71 | $500 if any one of the teacher's international baccalaureate |
| 72 | students scores 4 or higher on an international baccalaureate |
| 73 | examination. The school district shall distribute to each |
| 74 | classroom teacher who provided international baccalaureate |
| 75 | instruction: |
| 76 | 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by |
| 77 | the International Baccalaureate teacher in each international |
| 78 | baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the |
| 79 | international baccalaureate examination. |
| 80 | 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International |
| 81 | Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of "D" |
| 82 | or "F" who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the |
| 83 | international baccalaureate examination, regardless of the |
| 84 | number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a |
| 85 | 4 or higher on the international baccalaureate examination. |
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| 87 | Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall |
| 88 | not exceed $2,000, except that the bonuses awarded to a teacher |
| 89 | in a school designated with a grade of "D" or "F" shall not |
| 90 | exceed $5,000, in any given school year and shall be in addition |
| 91 | to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is |
| 92 | scheduled to receive. If funds received pursuant to this |
| 93 | paragraph are not sufficient to fully pay for teacher bonuses |
| 94 | after paying mandatory program and examination fees, a school |
| 95 | district may prorate all teacher bonuses proportionately to the |
| 96 | total funds available. |
| 97 | (n) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent |
| 98 | membership based on Advanced International Certificate of |
| 99 | Education examination scores of students.-A value of 0.16 full- |
| 100 | time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each |
| 101 | student enrolled in a full-credit Advanced International |
| 102 | Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or |
| 103 | higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.08 full-time |
| 104 | equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each |
| 105 | student enrolled in a half-credit Advanced International |
| 106 | Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or |
| 107 | higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time |
| 108 | equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each |
| 109 | student who receives an Advanced International Certificate of |
| 110 | Education diploma. Such value shall be added to the total full- |
| 111 | time equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades |
| 112 | 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district |
| 113 | shall allocate 100 percent of the funds received for Advanced |
| 114 | International Certificate of Education instruction to the school |
| 115 | whose students generate such funds and within that school |
| 116 | program that generates such funds. Funds allocated in accordance |
| 117 | with this paragraph shall be expended solely for the payment of |
| 118 | allowable costs associated with the Advanced International |
| 119 | Certificate of Education program and teacher bonuses. Such |
| 120 | allowable costs are only those associated with Advanced |
| 121 | International Certificate of Education annual school fees; |
| 122 | Advanced International Certificate of Education examination |
| 123 | fees; salaries and benefits for school-based Advanced |
| 124 | International Certificate of Education coordinators; |
| 125 | supplemental books, instructional supplies, instructional |
| 126 | equipment, or instructional materials for Advanced International |
| 127 | Certificate of Education courses; programs or activities that |
| 128 | identify prospective Advanced International Certificate of |
| 129 | Education students or prepare prospective students to enroll in |
| 130 | Advanced International Certificate of Education courses; and |
| 131 | training or professional development for Advanced International |
| 132 | Certificate of Education teachers. The teacher bonus shall equal |
| 133 | the proportionate value of the 0.16 or 0.08 additional funding |
| 134 | per eligible student score minus allowable costs, or $50 per |
| 135 | eligible student score, whichever is greater. The teacher bonus |
| 136 | in a school designated with a grade of "D" or "F" shall be an |
| 137 | additional $500 if any one of the teacher's Advanced |
| 138 | International Certificate of Education students scores E or |
| 139 | higher on an Advanced International Certificate of Education |
| 140 | examination. The school district shall distribute to each |
| 141 | classroom teacher who provided Advanced International |
| 142 | Certificate of Education instruction: |
| 143 | 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by |
| 144 | the Advanced International Certificate of Education teacher in |
| 145 | each full-credit Advanced International Certificate of Education |
| 146 | course who receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced |
| 147 | International Certificate of Education examination. A bonus in |
| 148 | the amount of $25 for each student taught by the Advanced |
| 149 | International Certificate of Education teacher in each half- |
| 150 | credit Advanced International Certificate of Education course |
| 151 | who receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced |
| 152 | International Certificate of Education examination. |
| 153 | 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced |
| 154 | International Certificate of Education teacher in a school |
| 155 | designated with a grade of "D" or "F" who has at least one |
| 156 | student scoring E or higher on the full-credit Advanced |
| 157 | International Certificate of Education examination, regardless |
| 158 | of the number of classes taught or of the number of students |
| 159 | scoring an E or higher on the full-credit Advanced International |
| 160 | Certificate of Education examination. |
| 161 | 3. Additional bonuses of $250 each to teachers of half- |
| 162 | credit Advanced International Certificate of Education classes |
| 163 | in a school designated with a grade of "D" or "F" which has at |
| 164 | least one student scoring an E or higher on the half-credit |
| 165 | Advanced International Certificate of Education examination in |
| 166 | that class. The maximum additional bonus for a teacher awarded |
| 167 | in accordance with this subparagraph shall not exceed $500 in |
| 168 | any given school year. Teachers receiving an award under |
| 169 | subparagraph 2. are not eligible for a bonus under this |
| 170 | subparagraph. |
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| 172 | Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall |
| 173 | not exceed $2,000, except that the bonuses awarded to a teacher |
| 174 | in a school designated with a grade of "D" or "F" shall not |
| 175 | exceed $5,000, in any given school year and shall be in addition |
| 176 | to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is |
| 177 | scheduled to receive. If funds received pursuant to this |
| 178 | paragraph are not sufficient to fully pay for teacher bonuses, a |
| 179 | school district may prorate all teacher bonuses proportionately |
| 180 | to the total funds available. |
| 181 | (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent |
| 182 | membership based on college board advanced placement scores of |
| 183 | students.-A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student |
| 184 | membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in each |
| 185 | advanced placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on |
| 186 | the College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior |
| 187 | year and added to the total full-time equivalent student |
| 188 | membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the |
| 189 | subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate 100 |
| 190 | percent of the funds received for Advanced Placement instruction |
| 191 | to the school that generates such funds. Funds allocated in |
| 192 | accordance with this paragraph shall be expended solely for the |
| 193 | payment of allowable costs associated with the Advanced |
| 194 | Placement Program and teacher bonuses. Such allowable costs are |
| 195 | only those associated with Advanced Placement examination fees; |
| 196 | salaries and benefits for school-based Advanced Placement |
| 197 | coordinators; supplemental books, instructional supplies, |
| 198 | instructional equipment, or instructional materials for Advanced |
| 199 | Placement courses; programs or activities that identify |
| 200 | prospective Advanced Placement students or prepare prospective |
| 201 | students to enroll in Advanced Placement courses; and training |
| 202 | or professional development for Advanced Placement teachers. The |
| 203 | teacher bonus shall equal the proportionate value of the 0.16 |
| 204 | additional funding per eligible student score minus allowable |
| 205 | costs, or $50 per eligible student score, whichever is greater. |
| 206 | The teacher bonus in a school designated with a grade of "D" or |
| 207 | "F" shall include an additional $500 per student for the |
| 208 | teacher's first four students who score 3 or higher on an |
| 209 | Advanced Placement examination. Each district must allocate at |
| 210 | least 80 percent of the funds provided to the district for |
| 211 | advanced placement instruction, in accordance with this |
| 212 | paragraph, to the high school that generates the funds. The |
| 213 | school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who |
| 214 | provided advanced placement instruction: |
| 215 | 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by |
| 216 | the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course |
| 217 | who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board |
| 218 | Advanced Placement Examination. |
| 219 | 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement |
| 220 | teacher in a school designated with a grade of "D" or "F" who |
| 221 | has at least one student scoring 3 or higher on the College |
| 222 | Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number |
| 223 | of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 3 or |
| 224 | higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination. |
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| 226 | Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall |
| 227 | not exceed $2,000, except that the bonuses awarded to a teacher |
| 228 | in a school designated with a grade of "D" or "F" shall not |
| 229 | exceed $5,000, in any given school year and shall be in addition |
| 230 | to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is |
| 231 | scheduled to receive. If funds received pursuant to this |
| 232 | paragraph are not sufficient to fully pay for teacher bonuses, a |
| 233 | school district may prorate all teacher bonuses proportionately |
| 234 | to the total funds available. |
| 235 | Section 3. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (6) of |
| 236 | section 1007.35, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 237 | 1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and |
| 238 | Underrepresented Student Achievement.- |
| 239 | (6) The partnership shall: |
| 240 | (l) In cooperation with the Department of Education, post |
| 241 | an annual report on the department's website on or before |
| 242 | January 15 of each year which delineates: |
| 243 | 1. The total number of teachers who participate in |
| 244 | professional development associated with Advanced Placement |
| 245 | courses, the registration fees associated with such professional |
| 246 | development, and the number and value of scholarships awarded by |
| 247 | the College Board for teacher participation in Advanced |
| 248 | Placement professional development. |
| 249 | 2. The number of students per school who enroll in |
| 250 | Advanced Placement courses, the number of Advanced Placement |
| 251 | courses in which such students enroll, the number and percentage |
| 252 | of students enrolled in such courses who take the Advanced |
| 253 | Placement examination that corresponds to each course, the |
| 254 | number and percentage of students enrolled in Advanced Placement |
| 255 | courses who take the Advanced Placement examination that |
| 256 | corresponds to each course and receive a score of 3 or higher, |
| 257 | and the number and percentage of students who take an Advanced |
| 258 | Placement examination without having enrolled in the |
| 259 | corresponding Advanced Placement course and earn a score of 3 or |
| 260 | higher. Such information shall be reported at the state level by |
| 261 | subject, race, and gender. |
| 262 | 3. The amount paid by the state for each examination and |
| 263 | the total rebates provided to each school for the administration |
| 264 | of the College Board Advanced Placement Examination. |
| 265 | Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |