| 1 | Representative Bullard offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment |
| 4 | Remove lines 719-743 and insert: |
| 5 | (d) "Professional performance contract" means an |
| 6 | employment contract for instructional personnel for a period of |
| 7 | 3 school years, which shall be renewed for additional 1-year |
| 8 | periods as long as the individual has not received two |
| 9 | consecutive unsatisfactory evaluations under s. 1012.34, two |
| 10 | unsatisfactory evaluations within a 3-year period under s. |
| 11 | 1012.34, or three evaluations of needs improvement within any 5- |
| 12 | year period under s. 1012.34. |
| 13 | (2) EMPLOYMENT.- |
| 14 | (a) Beginning on July 1, 2011, each individual newly hired |
| 15 | as instructional personnel by a Florida school district shall |
| 16 | receive a probationary contract. |
| 17 | (b) The district school board may issue an annual contract |
| 18 | to instructional personnel who have successfully completed the |
| 19 | probationary contract if the individual: |
| 20 | 1. Holds a professional certificate or temporary |
| 21 | certificate issued pursuant to s. 1012.56 and rules of the State |
| 22 | Board of Education. |
| 23 | 2. Has been recommended by the district school |
| 24 | superintendent for the annual contract based upon the |
| 25 | individual's evaluation, as determined under s. 1012.34, and |
| 26 | approved by the district school board. |
| 27 | (c) Upon completion of no less than 3 years of employment |
| 28 | in the same school district within a 5-year period, except for |
| 29 | leave duly authorized and granted, instructional personnel |
| 30 | recommended for additional employment shall be awarded a |
| 31 | professional performance contract. Instructional personnel may |
| 32 | be required to serve a fourth year of employment before becoming |
| 33 | eligible to receive a professional performance contract when |
| 34 | prescribed by the district school board for good reason. |
| 35 | 1. A professional performance contract may be offered by a |
| 36 | district school board to instructional personnel only if the |
| 37 | individual: |
| 38 | a. Holds a professional certificate or temporary |
| 39 | certificate as prescribed by s. 1012.56 and rules of the State |
| 40 | Board of Education. |
| 41 | b. Has been recommended by the district school |
| 42 | superintendent for further employment and approved by the |
| 43 | district school board based on successful performance of duties |
| 44 | and demonstration of professional competence under s. 1012.34. |
| 45 | c. Has not received two consecutive unsatisfactory |
| 46 | evaluations under s. 1012.34, two unsatisfactory evaluations |
| 47 | within a 3-year period under s. 1012.34, or three evaluations of |
| 48 | needs improvement within any 5-year period under s. 1012.34. |
| 49 | 2. A district school board may issue a professional |
| 50 | performance contract after July 1, 2011, to any instructional |
| 51 | personnel staff member who has previously held a professional |
| 52 | performance contract, a professional service contract, or a |
| 53 | continuing contract in the same or another school district |
| 54 | within this state. Any instructional personnel staff member who |
| 55 | holds a professional service contract or a continuing contract |
| 56 | may, but is not required to, exchange such contract for a |
| 57 | professional performance contract in the same district. |
| 58 | 3. If a professional performance contract is not renewed |
| 59 | by the district school board based on performance of duties and |
| 60 | demonstration of professional competence of the individual under |
| 61 | s. 1012.34, upon the recommendation of the superintendent and |
| 62 | upon the approval of the district school board, the individual |
| 63 | may be appointed to up to three additional annual contracts or |
| 64 | not be offered an additional contract. At the time of making |
| 65 | such recommendation to the district school board, the |
| 66 | superintendent shall state the performance-based reason for his |
| 67 | or her recommendation and the district school board shall take |
| 68 | final action on such recommendation. |