Florida Senate - 2012                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 1610
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  02/15/2012           .                                
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       The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Wise) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Present subsections (30) through (57) of section
    6  985.03, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (31)
    7  through (58), respectively, and a new subsection (30) is added
    8  to that section, to read:
    9         985.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
   10         (30) “Juvenile justice education programs” has the same
   11  meaning as provided in s. 1003.01(11)(a).
   12         Section 2. Subsection (6) is added to section 985.46,
   13  Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         985.46 Conditional release.—
   15         (6) Each juvenile committed to a commitment program shall
   16  have a transition plan upon release. Transition planning shall
   17  begin for each juvenile upon placement in a commitment program
   18  and shall result in an individual transition plan for each youth
   19  before he or she is released. The transition plan shall be
   20  developed with the participation of the youth, representatives
   21  of the commitment program, school district personnel, and
   22  representatives of conditional release or postcommitment
   23  probation programs, if appropriate. The transition plan shall
   24  include an education transition plan component as provided in s.
   25  1003.515(10), as well as information regarding pertinent
   26  delinquency treatment and intervention services that are
   27  accessible upon exiting the program.
   28         (a)For a juvenile who is released on conditional release
   29  or postcommitment probation status, the transition plan shall be
   30  incorporated into the conditions of release.
   31         (b)For a juvenile who is not released on conditional
   32  release or postcommitment probation status, the transition plan
   33  shall be explained to the youth and provided upon release, with
   34  all necessary referrals having been made at least 30 days before
   35  the youth exits the program.
   36         (c)For a juvenile who participates in a nonresidential
   37  program, the transition plan shall be explained to the youth and
   38  provided upon release. For a juvenile who participates in a
   39  nonresidential program and who is released on conditional
   40  release or postcommitment probation status, the transition plan
   41  shall be incorporated into the conditions of release.
   42         Section 3. Section 985.618, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   43  read:
   44         (Substantial rewording of section. See
   45         s. 985.618, F.S., for present text.)
   46         985.618 Education and workforce-related programs.—
   47         (1)The Legislature intends for youth in juvenile justice
   48  programs to be provided a quality education that includes
   49  workforce-related skills that lead to continuing education or
   50  meaningful employment, or both, and that results in reduced
   51  rates of recidivism.
   52         (2) The department, in collaboration with the Department of
   53  Education, shall annually verify that each juvenile justice
   54  education program, at a minimum:
   55         (a)Provides access to virtual course offerings that
   56  maximize learning opportunities for youth.
   57         (b) Encourages access to virtual counseling to address the
   58  educational and workforce needs of adjudicated youth.
   59         (c)Provides instruction from individuals who hold industry
   60  credentials in the occupational areas in which they teach.
   61         (d)Ensures students in juvenile justice residential
   62  education programs have access to virtual instruction or
   63  instruction offered by volunteers during evenings and weekends.
   64         (e)Considers, before placement, the age, interests, prior
   65  education, training, work experience, emotional and mental
   66  abilities, treatment needs, and physical capabilities of the
   67  youth and the duration of the term of placement imposed.
   68         (f) Provides specialized instruction, related services,
   69  accommodations, and modifications as are necessary to ensure the
   70  provision of a free, appropriate public education for students
   71  with disabilities.
   72         (g) Expends funds in a manner that directly supports the
   73  attainment of successful student outcomes as specified in s.
   74  1003.515(7) and that allows youth to engage in real work
   75  situations whenever possible.
   76         (3)The department shall collaborate with the Department of
   77  Education, the Department of Economic Opportunity, school
   78  districts, and private providers to adopt rules to administer
   79  this section.
   80         Section 4. Section 985.632, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   81  read:
   82         985.632 Quality assurance and cost-effectiveness.—
   83         (1) It is the intent of the Legislature that the
   84  department:
   85         (a) Ensure that information be provided to decisionmakers
   86  in a timely manner so that resources are allocated to programs
   87  of the department which achieve desired performance levels.
   88         (b) Provide information about the cost of such programs and
   89  their differential effectiveness so that the quality of such
   90  programs can be compared and improvements made continually.
   91         (c) Provide information to aid in developing related policy
   92  issues and concerns.
   93         (d) Provide information to the public about the
   94  effectiveness of such programs in meeting established goals and
   95  objectives.
   96         (e) Provide a basis for a system of accountability so that
   97  each client is afforded the best programs to meet his or her
   98  needs.
   99         (f) Improve service delivery to clients.
  100         (g) Modify or eliminate activities that are not effective.
  101         (2) As used in this section, the term:
  102         (a) “Client” means any person who is being provided
  103  treatment or services by the department or by a provider under
  104  contract with the department.
  105         (b) “Program component” means an aggregation of generally
  106  related objectives which, because of their special character,
  107  related workload, and interrelated output, can logically be
  108  considered an entity for purposes of organization, management,
  109  accounting, reporting, and budgeting.
  110         (c) “Program effectiveness” means the ability of the
  111  program to achieve desired client outcomes, goals, and
  112  objectives.
  113         (3) The department shall annually collect and report cost
  114  data for every program operated by the department or its
  115  contracted provider or contracted by the department. The cost
  116  data shall conform to a format approved by the department and
  117  the Legislature. Uniform cost data shall be reported and
  118  collected for each education program operated by a school
  119  district or private provider contracted by a school district
  120  state-operated and contracted programs so that comparisons can
  121  be made among programs. The Department of Education shall ensure
  122  that there is accurate cost accounting for education programs
  123  operated by school districts, including those programs operated
  124  by private providers under contract with school districts state
  125  operated services including market-equivalent rent and other
  126  shared cost. The cost of the educational program provided to a
  127  residential facility shall be reported and included in the cost
  128  of a program. The Department of Education shall submit an annual
  129  cost data report to the department President of the Senate, the
  130  Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Minority Leader of
  131  each house of the Legislature, the appropriate substantive and
  132  fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature, and the
  133  Governor, no later than December 1 of each year. The annual cost
  134  data shall be included in the annual report required in
  135  subsection (7). Cost-benefit analysis for juvenile justice
  136  education educational programs shall will be developed and
  137  implemented in collaboration with and in cooperation with the
  138  Department of Education, local providers, and local school
  139  districts. Cost data for the report shall include data collected
  140  by the Department of Education for the purposes of preparing the
  141  annual report required by s. 1003.52(19).
  142         (4)(a) The department, in consultation with the Office of
  143  Economic and Demographic Research and contract service
  144  providers, shall develop a cost-effectiveness model and apply
  145  the model to each commitment program. Program recidivism rates
  146  shall be a component of the model. The cost-effectiveness model
  147  shall compare program costs to client outcomes and program
  148  outputs. It is the intent of the Legislature that continual
  149  development efforts take place to improve the validity and
  150  reliability of the cost-effectiveness model.
  151         (b) The department shall rank commitment programs based on
  152  the cost-effectiveness model and shall submit a report to the
  153  appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of each house of
  154  the Legislature by December 31 of each year.
  155         (c) Based on reports of the department on client outcomes
  156  and program outputs and on the department’s most recent cost
  157  effectiveness rankings, the department may terminate a program
  158  operated by the department or a provider if the program has
  159  failed to achieve a minimum threshold of program effectiveness.
  160  This paragraph does not preclude the department from terminating
  161  a contract as provided under this section or as otherwise
  162  provided by law or contract, and does not limit the department’s
  163  authority to enter into or terminate a contract.
  164         (d) In collaboration with the Office of Economic and
  165  Demographic Research, and contract service providers, the
  166  department shall develop a work plan to refine the cost
  167  effectiveness model so that the model is consistent with the
  168  performance-based program budgeting measures approved by the
  169  Legislature to the extent the department deems appropriate. The
  170  department shall notify the Office of Program Policy Analysis
  171  and Government Accountability of any meetings to refine the
  172  model.
  173         (e) Contingent upon specific appropriation, the department,
  174  in consultation with the Office of Economic and Demographic
  175  Research, and contract service providers, shall:
  176         1. Construct a profile of each commitment program that uses
  177  the results of the quality assurance report required by this
  178  section, the cost-effectiveness report required in this
  179  subsection, and other reports available to the department.
  180         2. Target, for a more comprehensive evaluation, any
  181  commitment program that has achieved consistently high, low, or
  182  disparate ratings in the reports required under subparagraph 1.
  183         3. Identify the essential factors that contribute to the
  184  high, low, or disparate program ratings.
  185         4. Use the results of these evaluations in developing or
  186  refining juvenile justice programs or program models, client
  187  outcomes and program outputs, provider contracts, quality
  188  assurance standards, and the cost-effectiveness model.
  189         (5)(a) Program effectiveness shall be determined by
  190  implementing systematic data collection, data analysis, and
  191  education and workforce-related program evaluations pursuant to
  192  this section and s. 1003.515.
  193         (b)The evaluation of juvenile justice education and
  194  workforce-related programs shall be based on the performance
  195  outcomes provided in s. 1003.515(7).
  196         (6)(5) The department shall:
  197         (a) Establish a comprehensive quality assurance system for
  198  each program operated by the department or its contracted
  199  provider operated by a provider under contract with the
  200  department. Each contract entered into by the department must
  201  provide for quality assurance.
  202         (b) Provide operational definitions of and criteria for
  203  quality assurance for each specific program component.
  204         (c) Establish quality assurance goals and objectives for
  205  each specific program component.
  206         (d) Establish the information and specific data elements
  207  required for the quality assurance program.
  208         (e) Develop a quality assurance manual of specific,
  209  standardized terminology and procedures to be followed by each
  210  program.
  211         (f) Evaluate each program operated by the department or its
  212  contracted a provider under a contract with the department and
  213  establish minimum thresholds for each program component. If a
  214  provider fails to meet the established minimum thresholds, such
  215  failure shall cause the department to cancel the provider’s
  216  contract unless the provider achieves compliance with minimum
  217  thresholds within 6 months or unless there are documented
  218  extenuating circumstances. In addition, the department may not
  219  contract with the same provider for the canceled service for a
  220  period of 12 months. If a department-operated program fails to
  221  meet the established minimum thresholds, the department must
  222  take necessary and sufficient steps to ensure and document
  223  program changes to achieve compliance with the established
  224  minimum thresholds. If the department-operated program fails to
  225  achieve compliance with the established minimum thresholds
  226  within 6 months and if there are no documented extenuating
  227  circumstances, the department must notify the Executive Office
  228  of the Governor and the Legislature of the corrective action
  229  taken. Appropriate corrective action may include, but is not
  230  limited to:
  231         1. Contracting out for the services provided in the
  232  program;
  233         2. Initiating appropriate disciplinary action against all
  234  employees whose conduct or performance is deemed to have
  235  materially contributed to the program’s failure to meet
  236  established minimum thresholds;
  237         3. Redesigning the program; or
  238         4. Realigning the program.
  239  
  240  The department shall submit an annual report to the President of
  241  the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
  242  Minority Leader of each house of the Legislature, the
  243  appropriate substantive and fiscal committees of each house of
  244  the Legislature, and the Governor, no later than February 1 of
  245  each year. The annual report must contain, at a minimum, for
  246  each specific program component: a comprehensive description of
  247  the population served by the program; a specific description of
  248  the services provided by the program; cost; a comparison of
  249  expenditures to federal and state funding; immediate and long
  250  range concerns; and recommendations to maintain, expand,
  251  improve, modify, or eliminate each program component so that
  252  changes in services lead to enhancement in program quality. The
  253  department shall ensure the reliability and validity of the
  254  information contained in the report.
  255         (7)The department, in collaboration with the Department of
  256  Education and in consultation with the school districts and
  257  private juvenile justice education program providers, shall
  258  prepare an annual report containing the education performance
  259  outcomes, based on the criteria in s. 1003.515(7), of youth in
  260  juvenile justice education programs. The report shall delineate
  261  the performance outcomes of youth in the state, in each school
  262  district’s juvenile justice education program, and for each
  263  private provider’s juvenile justice education program, including
  264  the performance outcomes of all major student populations and
  265  genders, as determined by the Department of Education. The
  266  report shall address the use and successful completion of
  267  virtual instruction courses and the successful implementation of
  268  transition and reintegration plans. The report must include an
  269  analysis of the performance of youth over time, including, but
  270  not limited to, additional education attainment, employment,
  271  earnings, industry certification, and rates of recidivism. The
  272  report must also include recommendations for improving
  273  performance outcomes and for additional cost savings and
  274  efficiencies. The report shall be submitted to the Governor, the
  275  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
  276  Representatives by February 15, 2014, and each year thereafter.
  277         (8)(6) The department shall collect and analyze available
  278  statistical data for the purpose of ongoing evaluation of all
  279  programs. The department shall provide the Legislature with
  280  necessary information and reports to enable the Legislature to
  281  make informed decisions regarding the effectiveness of, and any
  282  needed changes in, services, programs, policies, and laws.
  283         Section 5. Section 985.721, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  284  read:
  285         985.721 Escapes from secure detention or residential
  286  commitment facility.—An escape from:
  287         (1) Any secure detention facility maintained for the
  288  temporary detention of children, pending adjudication,
  289  disposition, or placement;
  290         (2) Any residential commitment facility described in s.
  291  985.03(46) 985.03(45), maintained for the custody, treatment,
  292  punishment, or rehabilitation of children found to have
  293  committed delinquent acts or violations of law; or
  294         (3) Lawful transportation to or from any such secure
  295  detention facility or residential commitment facility,
  296  
  297  constitutes escape within the intent and meaning of s. 944.40
  298  and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in
  299  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  300         Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (18) of section
  301  1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  302         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
  303  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
  304  powers and perform all duties listed below:
  305         (18) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
  306  Maintain a state system of school improvement and education
  307  accountability as provided by statute and State Board of
  308  Education rule. This system of school improvement and education
  309  accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented
  310  through, the district’s continuing system of planning and
  311  budgeting required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01,
  312  and 1011.01. This system of school improvement and education
  313  accountability shall comply with the provisions of ss. 1008.33,
  314  1008.34, 1008.345, and 1008.385 and include the following:
  315         (b) Public disclosure.—The district school board shall
  316  provide information regarding the performance of students in and
  317  education educational programs as required pursuant to ss.
  318  1008.22 and 1008.385 and implement a system of school reports as
  319  required by statute and State Board of Education rule which
  320  shall include schools operating for the purpose of providing
  321  education educational services to youth in Department of
  322  Juvenile Justice residential and nonresidential programs, and
  323  for those programs schools, report on the data and education
  324  outcomes elements specified in s. 1003.515(7) 1003.52(19).
  325  Annual public disclosure reports shall be in an easy-to-read
  326  report card format and shall include the school’s grade, high
  327  school graduation rate calculated without GED tests,
  328  disaggregated by student ethnicity, and performance data as
  329  specified in state board rule.
  330         Section 7. Subsection (20) of section 1002.20, Florida
  331  Statutes, is amended to read:
  332         1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
  333  school students must receive accurate and timely information
  334  regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
  335  of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
  336  students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
  337  rights including, but not limited to, the following:
  338         (20) JUVENILE JUSTICE PROGRAMS.—Students who are in
  339  juvenile justice programs have the right to receive educational
  340  programs and services in accordance with the provisions of s.
  341  1003.515 1003.52.
  342         Section 8. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
  343  1002.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  344         1002.45 Virtual instruction programs.—
  345         (1) PROGRAM.—
  346         (b) Each school district that is eligible for the sparsity
  347  supplement pursuant to s. 1011.62(7) shall provide all enrolled
  348  public school students within its boundaries the option of
  349  participating in part-time and full-time virtual instruction
  350  programs. Each school district that is not eligible for the
  351  sparsity supplement shall provide at least three options for
  352  part-time and full-time virtual instruction. All school
  353  districts must provide parents with timely written notification
  354  of an open enrollment period for full-time students of at least
  355  90 days that ends no later than 30 days before prior to the
  356  first day of the school year. The purpose of the program is to
  357  make quality virtual instruction available to students using
  358  online and distance learning technology in the nontraditional
  359  classroom. A school district virtual instruction program shall
  360  provide the following:
  361         1. Full-time virtual instruction for students enrolled in
  362  kindergarten through grade 12.
  363         2. Part-time virtual instruction for students enrolled in
  364  grades 9 through 12 courses that are measured pursuant to
  365  subparagraph (8)(a)2.
  366         3. Full-time or part-time virtual instruction for students
  367  enrolled in dropout prevention and academic intervention
  368  programs under s. 1003.53, Department of Juvenile Justice
  369  education programs under s. 1003.515 1003.52, core-curricula
  370  courses to meet class size requirements under s. 1003.03, or
  371  Florida College System institutions under this section.
  372         Section 9. Paragraph (a) of subsection (11) of section
  373  1003.01, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  374         1003.01 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  375         (11)(a) “Juvenile justice education programs or schools”
  376  means programs or schools operating for the purpose of providing
  377  educational services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice
  378  programs, for a school year comprised of 250 days of instruction
  379  distributed over 12 months. At the request of the provider, a
  380  district school board may decrease the minimum number of days of
  381  instruction by up to 10 days for teacher planning for
  382  residential programs and up to 20 days for teacher planning for
  383  nonresidential programs, subject to the approval of the
  384  Department of Juvenile Justice and the Department of Education.
  385         Section 10. Section 1003.515, Florida Statutes, is created
  386  to read:
  387         1003.515 The Florida Juvenile Justice Education Act.—
  388         (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Florida
  389  Juvenile Justice Education Act.”
  390         (2) LEGISLATIVE FINDING.—The Legislature finds that an
  391  education is the single most important factor in the
  392  rehabilitation of adjudicated youth who are in Department of
  393  Juvenile Justice residential and nonresidential programs.
  394         (3) PURPOSES.—The purposes of this section are to:
  395         (a) Provide performance-based outcome measures and
  396  accountability for juvenile justice education programs; and
  397         (b)Improve academic and workforce-related outcomes so that
  398  adjudicated and at-risk youth may successfully complete the
  399  transition to and reenter the academic and workforce
  400  environments.
  401         (4) DEFINITION.—For purposes of this section, the term
  402  “juvenile justice education programs” has the same meaning as in
  403  s. 1003.01(11)(a).
  404         (5) SCHOOL DISTRICT AND CONTRACTED EDUCATION PROVIDER
  405  RESPONSIBILITIES.—
  406         (a) A school district or private provider contracted by a
  407  school district to offer education services to youth in a
  408  juvenile justice education program shall:
  409         1. Provide rigorous and relevant academic and workforce
  410  related curricula that will lead to industry certifications or
  411  occupational completion points in an occupational area
  412  identified in the Industry Certification Funding list adopted by
  413  the State Board of Education, or articulate to secondary or
  414  postsecondary-level coursework, as appropriate.
  415         2.Support state, local, and regional economic development
  416  demands.
  417         3. Make high-wage and high-demand careers more accessible
  418  to adjudicated and at-risk youth.
  419         4. Reduce rates of recidivism for adjudicated youth.
  420         5. Provide access to the appropriate courses and
  421  instruction to prepare youth for a standard high school diploma,
  422  a special diploma, or a high school equivalency diploma, as
  423  appropriate.
  424         6. Provide access to virtual education courses that are
  425  appropriate to meet the requirements of academic or workforce
  426  related programs and the requirements for continuing education
  427  specified in the youth’s transition and postrelease plans.
  428         7. Provide opportunities for earning credits toward high
  429  school graduation or credits that articulate to postsecondary
  430  education institutions while the youth are in residential and
  431  nonresidential juvenile justice facilities.
  432         8. Ensure that the credits and partial credits earned by
  433  the youth are transferred and included in the youth’s records as
  434  part of the transition plan.
  435         9.Ensure that the education program consists of the
  436  appropriate academic, workforce-related, or exceptional
  437  education curricula and related services that directly support
  438  performance outcomes, which must be specified in each youth’s
  439  education transition plan component as required by subsection
  440  (10).
  441         10. If the duration of a youth’s stay in a program is less
  442  than 40 days, ensure that the youth receives employability, life
  443  skills, and academic remediation, as appropriate. In addition,
  444  counseling and transition services must be provided which
  445  mitigate the youth’s identified risk factors and prepare the
  446  youth for a successful reintegration into the school, community,
  447  and home settings.
  448         11. Maintain an academic record for each youth who is
  449  enrolled in a juvenile justice facility, as required by s.
  450  1003.51, and ensure that the coursework, credits, partial
  451  credits, occupational completion points, and industry
  452  certifications earned by the youth are transferred and included
  453  in the youth’s transition plan pursuant to s. 985.46.
  454         (b)Each school district and private provider shall ensure
  455  that the following youth participate in the program:
  456         1.Youth who are of compulsory school attendance age
  457  pursuant to s. 1003.21.
  458         2.Youth who are not of compulsory school attendance age
  459  and who have not received a high school diploma or its
  460  equivalent, if the youth is in a residential or nonresidential
  461  juvenile justice program. Such youth must participate in the
  462  education program and participate in a workforce-related
  463  education program that leads to industry certification or
  464  occupational completion points in an occupational area
  465  identified in the Industry Certification Funding list adopted by
  466  the State Board of Education. This subparagraph does not limit
  467  the rights of students with disabilities, as defined under the
  468  Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, who are not of
  469  compulsory school attendance age and who have not received a
  470  high school diploma to receive a free, appropriate public
  471  education in accordance with their individualized needs.
  472         3.Youth who have attained a high school diploma or its
  473  equivalent and who are not employed. Such youth must participate
  474  in a workforce-related education program that leads to
  475  employment in an occupational area identified in the Industry
  476  Certification Funding list adopted by the State Board of
  477  Education. Such youth may enroll in a state postsecondary
  478  institution to complete the workforce-related education program
  479  and are exempt from the payment of tuition and fees pursuant to
  480  s. 1009.25(1)(g).
  481         (6) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—In compliance with the strategic
  482  5-year plan under s. 1003.491, each juvenile justice residential
  483  and nonresidential education program shall, in collaboration
  484  with the regional workforce board or economic development agency
  485  and local postsecondary institutions, determine the appropriate
  486  occupational areas for the program. Juvenile justice education
  487  programs must:
  488         (a)Ensure that rigorous academic and workforce-related
  489  coursework is offered and meets or exceeds appropriate state
  490  approved subject area standards, and results in the attainment
  491  of industry certification and postsecondary credit, when
  492  appropriate;
  493         (b)Ensure instruction from individuals who hold state
  494  certifications, school district certifications pursuant to ss.
  495  1012.39 and 1012.55(1), or industry credentials in the
  496  occupational areas in which they teach;
  497         (c) Maximize the use of private sector personnel;
  498         (d)Use strategies to maximize the delivery of virtual
  499  instruction;
  500         (e) Maximize instructional efficiency for youth in juvenile
  501  justice facilities;
  502         (f)Provide opportunities for youth to earn weighted or
  503  dual enrollment credit for higher-level courses, when
  504  appropriate;
  505         (g) Promote credit recovery; and
  506         (h)Provide instruction that results in competency,
  507  certification, or credentials in workplace skills, including,
  508  but not limited to, communication skills, interpersonal skills,
  509  decisionmaking skills, work ethic, and the importance of
  510  attendance and timeliness in the work environment.
  511         (7)DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES.—
  512         (a)The department shall identify each residential and
  513  nonresidential juvenile justice education program, excluding
  514  detention programs, as having one of the following performance
  515  ratings as defined by State Board of Education rule:
  516         1.High performance.
  517         2.Adequate performance.
  518         3.Failing performance.
  519         (b)The department shall consider the level of rigor
  520  associated with the attainment of a particular outcome when
  521  assigning weight to the outcome. The department shall evaluate
  522  the following elements in determining a juvenile justice
  523  education program’s performance rating:
  524         1.One or more of the following outcomes for a youth who is
  525  14 years of age or younger:
  526         a.Achieving academic progress in reading and mathematics,
  527  as measured by the statewide common pre- and post-assessment
  528  adopted by the department for use in juvenile justice education
  529  programs.
  530         b. Participating in continuing education upon release from
  531  a juvenile justice residential or nonresidential program.
  532         c.Completing secondary coursework upon release from a
  533  juvenile justice residential or nonresidential program.
  534         d.Attaining occupational completion points in an
  535  occupational area identified in the Industry Certification
  536  Funding list adopted by the State Board of Education.
  537         e.Attaining an industry certification in an occupational
  538  area identified in the Industry Certification Funding list
  539  adopted by the State Board of Education, if available and
  540  appropriate.
  541         2.One or more of the following outcomes for a youth who is
  542  15 years of age or older:
  543         a. Achieving academic progress in reading and mathematics,
  544  as measured by the statewide common pre- and post-assessment
  545  adopted by the department for use in juvenile justice education
  546  programs.
  547         b. Participating in continuing education upon release from
  548  a juvenile justice residential or nonresidential program.
  549         c. Earning secondary or postsecondary credit upon release
  550  from a juvenile justice residential or nonresidential program.
  551         d.Attaining a high school diploma or its equivalent upon
  552  release from a juvenile justice residential or nonresidential
  553  program.
  554         e. Obtaining employment upon release from a juvenile
  555  justice residential or nonresidential program.
  556         f.Attaining an industry certification in an occupational
  557  area identified in the Industry Certification Funding list
  558  adopted by the State Board of Education.
  559         g. Attaining occupational completion points in an
  560  occupational area identified in the Industry Certification
  561  Funding list adopted by the State Board of Education.
  562         h. Participating in continuing education upon release from
  563  a juvenile justice residential or nonresidential program in
  564  order to complete the industry certification identified in the
  565  Industry Certification Funding list adopted by the State Board
  566  of Education.
  567         (c)By September 1, 2012, the department shall make
  568  available a common student pre- and post-assessment to measure
  569  the academic progress in reading and mathematics of youth who
  570  are assigned to juvenile justice education programs.
  571  
  572  For purposes of performance ratings, juvenile justice
  573  residential and nonresidential education programs, excluding
  574  detention centers, shall be held accountable for the performance
  575  outcomes of youth for no more than 6 months after the release of
  576  youth from the residential or nonresidential program. This
  577  subsection does not abrogate the provisions of s. 1002.22 which
  578  relate to education records or the requirements of 20 U.S.C. s.
  579  1232g, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
  580         (8)PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY.—
  581         (a) The department shall, in collaboration with the
  582  Department of Juvenile Justice:
  583         1.Monitor the education performance of youth in juvenile
  584  justice facilities.
  585         2.Prohibit school districts or private providers that have
  586  failing performance ratings from delivering the education
  587  services.
  588         3.Verify that a school district is operating or
  589  contracting with a private provider to deliver education
  590  services.
  591         (b) If a school district’s juvenile justice residential or
  592  nonresidential education program earns two failing performance
  593  ratings in any 3-year period, as provided in subsection (7), the
  594  school district shall contract with a private provider that has
  595  an adequate or higher performance rating or enter into an
  596  agreement with a school district that has an adequate or higher
  597  performance rating to deliver the education services to the
  598  youth in the program.
  599         (c)Except as provided in paragraph (b), the school
  600  district of the county in which the residential or
  601  nonresidential facility is located shall deliver education
  602  services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs. A
  603  school district may contract with a private provider to deliver
  604  the education services in lieu of directly providing the
  605  education services. The contract shall include performance
  606  criteria as provided in subsection (7).
  607         (d)When determining educational placement for youth who
  608  enroll in a school district upon release, the school district
  609  must adhere to the transition plan established under s.
  610  985.46(6).
  611         (e)If a private provider under contract with a school
  612  district maintains an adequate or high-performance rating
  613  pursuant to subsection (7), the school district may not require
  614  a private provider to use the school district’s personnel.
  615         (f)Academic instructional personnel must be certified by
  616  the Department of Education; however, a nondegreed teacher of
  617  career education may be certified by a local school district
  618  under s. 1012.39 and may be designated as teaching out-of-field.
  619  An instructor who is deemed to be an expert in a specific field
  620  may be employed under s. 1012.55(1).
  621         (g)Each school district must provide juvenile justice
  622  education programs access to substitute classroom teachers used
  623  by the school district.
  624         (9) EXITING PROGRAM.—Upon exiting a program, a youth must:
  625         (a) Attain an industry certification or occupational
  626  completion points in an occupational area identified in the
  627  Industry Certification Funding list adopted by the State Board
  628  of Education;
  629         (b) Enroll in a program to complete the industry
  630  certification;
  631         (c) Be gainfully employed and earning full-time wages; or
  632         (d)Enroll in and continue his or her education based on
  633  the transition and postrelease plan provided in s. 958.46.
  634         (10)EDUCATION TRANSITION PLAN COMPONENT.—
  635         (a) The education transition plan component shall be
  636  incorporated in the transition plan pursuant to s. 985.46(6).
  637         (b) Each juvenile justice education program must develop an
  638  education transition plan component during the course of a
  639  youth’s stay in a juvenile justice residential or nonresidential
  640  program which coordinates academic and workforce services and
  641  assists the youth in successful community reintegration upon the
  642  youth’s release.
  643         (c)The development of the education transition plan
  644  component shall begin upon a youth’s placement in the program.
  645  The education transition plan component must include the
  646  academic and workforce services to be provided during the
  647  program stay and the establishment of services to be implemented
  648  upon release. The appropriate personnel in the juvenile justice
  649  residential and nonresidential program, the members of the
  650  community, the youth, and the youth’s family, when appropriate,
  651  shall collaborate to develop the education transition plan
  652  component.
  653         (d)Education planning for reintegration shall begin when
  654  placement decisions are made and continue throughout the youth’s
  655  stay in order to provide for continuing education, job
  656  placement, and other necessary services. Individuals who are
  657  responsible for reintegration shall coordinate activities to
  658  ensure that the education transition plan component is
  659  successfully implemented and a youth is provided access to
  660  support services that will sustain the youth’s success once he
  661  or she is no longer under the supervision of the Department of
  662  Juvenile Justice. The education transition plan component must
  663  provide for continuing education, workforce development, or
  664  meaningful job placement pursuant to the performance outcomes in
  665  subsection (7). For purposes of this section, the term
  666  “reintegration” means the process by which a youth returns to
  667  the community following release from a juvenile justice program.
  668         (11)FUNDING.—
  669         (a)Youth who are participating in GED preparation programs
  670  while under the supervision of the Department of Juvenile
  671  Justice shall be funded at the basic program cost factor for
  672  juvenile justice programs in the Florida Education Finance
  673  Program (FEFP). Juvenile justice education programs shall be
  674  funded in the appropriate FEFP program based on the education
  675  services needed by the students in the programs pursuant to s.
  676  1011.62.
  677         (b)Juvenile justice education programs operated through a
  678  contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice and under the
  679  purview of the department’s quality assurance standards and
  680  performance outcomes shall receive the appropriate FEFP funding
  681  for juvenile justice programs.
  682         (c)A district school board shall fund the education
  683  program in a juvenile justice facility at the same or higher
  684  level of funding for equivalent students in the district school
  685  system based on the funds generated through the FEFP and funds
  686  allocated from federal programs.
  687         (d)Consistent with the rules of the State Board of
  688  Education, district school boards shall request an alternative
  689  full-time equivalent (FTE) survey for juvenile justice programs
  690  experiencing fluctuations in student enrollment.
  691         (e)The State Board of Education shall prescribe rules
  692  relating to FTE count periods which must be the same for
  693  juvenile justice programs and other public school programs. The
  694  summer school period for students in juvenile justice programs
  695  shall begin on the day immediately preceding the subsequent
  696  regular school year. Students may be funded for no more than 25
  697  hours per week of direct instruction; however, students shall be
  698  provided access to virtual instruction in order to maximize the
  699  most efficient use of time.
  700         (12)FACILITIES.—The district school board may not be
  701  charged any rent, maintenance, utilities, or overhead on the
  702  facilities. Maintenance, repairs, and remodeling of existing
  703  facilities shall be provided by the Department of Juvenile
  704  Justice.
  705         (13)RULEMAKING.—The State Board of Education shall
  706  collaborate with the Department of Juvenile Justice, the
  707  Department of Economic Opportunity, school districts, and
  708  private providers to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and
  709  120.54 to administer this section which must include provisions
  710  for uniform contracts and contract requirements between school
  711  districts and private providers.
  712         Section 11. Section 1003.52, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  713         Section 12. Present paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of
  714  section 1009.25, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
  715  (h), and a new paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, to
  716  read:
  717         1009.25 Fee exemptions.—
  718         (1) The following students are exempt from the payment of
  719  tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that
  720  provides postsecondary career programs, Florida College System
  721  institution, or state university:
  722         (g) For purposes of completing coursework initiated while
  723  in the temporary custody of the state, youth who are eligible
  724  under s. 1003.515(5)(b)3. and who are ordered by a court to
  725  participate in a juvenile justice residential program.
  726         Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
  727  1010.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  728         1010.20 Cost accounting and reporting for school
  729  districts.—
  730         (3) PROGRAM EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS.—
  731         (a) Each district shall expend at least the percent of the
  732  funds generated by each of the programs listed in this section
  733  on the aggregate total school costs for such programs:
  734         1. Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3, 90 percent.
  735         2. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, 80 percent.
  736         3. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, 80 percent.
  737         4. Programs for exceptional students, on an aggregate
  738  program basis, 90 percent.
  739         5. Grades 7 through 12 career education programs, on an
  740  aggregate program basis, 80 percent.
  741         6. Students-at-risk programs, on an aggregate program
  742  basis, 80 percent.
  743         7. Juvenile justice programs, on an aggregate program
  744  basis, 95 90 percent.
  745         8. Any new program established and funded under s.
  746  1011.62(1)(c), that is not included under subparagraphs 1.-7.,
  747  on an aggregate basis as appropriate, 80 percent.
  748         Section 14. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section
  749  1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  750         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
  751  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
  752  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
  753  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
  754  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
  755  follows:
  756         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
  757  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
  758  determining the annual allocation to each district for
  759  operation:
  760         (f) Supplemental academic instruction; categorical fund.—
  761         1. There is created a categorical fund to provide
  762  supplemental academic instruction to students in kindergarten
  763  through grade 12. This paragraph may be cited as the
  764  “Supplemental Academic Instruction Categorical Fund.”
  765         2. Categorical funds for supplemental academic instruction
  766  shall be allocated annually to each school district in the
  767  amount provided in the General Appropriations Act. These funds
  768  shall be in addition to the funds appropriated on the basis of
  769  FTE student membership in the Florida Education Finance Program
  770  and shall be included in the total potential funds of each
  771  district. These funds shall be used to provide supplemental
  772  academic instruction to students enrolled in the K-12 program.
  773  Supplemental instruction strategies may include, but are not
  774  limited to: modified curriculum, reading instruction, after
  775  school instruction, tutoring, mentoring, class size reduction,
  776  extended school year, intensive skills development in summer
  777  school, and other methods for improving student achievement.
  778  Supplemental instruction may be provided to a student in any
  779  manner and at any time during or beyond the regular 180-day term
  780  identified by the school as being the most effective and
  781  efficient way to best help that student progress from grade to
  782  grade and to graduate.
  783         3. Effective with the 2012-2013 1999-2000 fiscal year,
  784  funding on the basis of FTE membership beyond the 180-day
  785  regular term shall be provided in the FEFP only for students
  786  enrolled in juvenile justice education programs or in education
  787  programs for juveniles placed in secure facilities or programs
  788  under s. 985.19. Funding for instruction beyond the regular 180
  789  day school year for all other K-12 students shall be provided
  790  through the supplemental academic instruction categorical fund
  791  and other state, federal, and local fund sources with ample
  792  flexibility for schools to provide supplemental instruction to
  793  assist students in progressing from grade to grade and
  794  graduating.
  795         4. The Florida State University School, as a lab school, is
  796  authorized to expend from its FEFP or Lottery Enhancement Trust
  797  Fund allocation the cost to the student of remediation in
  798  reading, writing, or mathematics for any graduate who requires
  799  remediation at a postsecondary educational institution.
  800         5. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, Dropout
  801  prevention programs as defined in ss. 1003.515 1003.52,
  802  1003.53(1)(a), (b), and (c), and 1003.54 shall be included in
  803  group 1 programs under subparagraph (d)3.
  804         Section 15. Subsection (8) is added to section 1012.467,
  805  Florida Statutes, to read:
  806         1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted
  807  access to school grounds when students are present; background
  808  screening requirements.—
  809         (8)(a) The Department of Education shall create a uniform,
  810  statewide identification badge to be worn by noninstructional
  811  contractors signifying that a contractor has met the
  812  requirements of this section. The school district shall issue an
  813  identification badge to the contractor, which must bear a
  814  photograph of the contractor. An identification badge shall be
  815  issued if the contractor:
  816         1. Is a resident and citizen of the United States or a
  817  permanent resident alien of the United States as determined by
  818  the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
  819  Services;
  820         2. Is 18 years of age or older; and
  821         3. Meets the background screening requirements under this
  822  section.
  823         (b) The uniform, statewide identification badge shall be
  824  recognized by all school districts and must be visible at all
  825  times a noninstructional contractor is on school grounds.
  826         (c) The identification badge shall be valid for a period of
  827  5 years. If a noninstructional contractor provides notification
  828  pursuant to subsection (6), the contractor shall, within 48
  829  hours, return the identification badge to the school district
  830  that issued the badge.
  831         (d) The Department of Education shall determine a uniform
  832  cost that a school district may charge a noninstructional
  833  contractor for receipt of the identification badge, which shall
  834  be borne by the recipient of the badge.
  835         (e) This subsection does not apply to noninstructional
  836  contractors who are exempt from background screening
  837  requirements pursuant to s. 1012.468.
  838         Section 16. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
  839  
  840  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  841         And the title is amended as follows:
  842         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  843  and insert:
  844                        A bill to be entitled                      
  845         An act relating to education; amending s. 985.03,
  846         F.S.; providing a definition for the term “juvenile
  847         justice education programs” for purposes of the act;
  848         amending s. 985.46, F.S.; requiring that each juvenile
  849         committed to a juvenile justice commitment program
  850         have a transition plan upon release; requiring that
  851         the transition plan include an education transition
  852         plan component and information regarding delinquency
  853         treatment and intervention services that are
  854         accessible upon exiting the program; amending s.
  855         985.618, F.S.; providing legislative intent regarding
  856         juvenile justice education and workforce-related
  857         programs; requiring that the Department of Juvenile
  858         Justice, in collaboration with the Department of
  859         Education, annually verify that each juvenile justice
  860         education program meets specified minimum standards;
  861         requiring that the department collaborate with certain
  862         entities to adopt rules; amending s. 985.632, F.S.;
  863         conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
  864         requiring that the Department of Education rather than
  865         the Department of Juvenile Justice ensure that there
  866         is accurate cost accounting for certain education
  867         programs; requiring that the Department of Education
  868         submit annual cost data to the department; requiring
  869         that the effectiveness of juvenile justice education
  870         programs be determined by implementing systematic data
  871         collection, data analysis, and evaluations; requiring
  872         that the programs be evaluated based on student
  873         performance outcomes; requiring that the Department of
  874         Juvenile Justice, in collaboration with the Department
  875         of Education and in consultation with other entities,
  876         prepare and submit an annual report to the Governor
  877         and the Legislature by a specified date; amending s.
  878         985.721, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending
  879         s. 1001.42, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes
  880         made by the act; conforming a cross-reference;
  881         amending ss. 1002.20 and 1002.45, F.S.; conforming
  882         cross-references; amending s. 1003.01, F.S.; revising
  883         the term “juvenile justice education programs or
  884         schools” to conform to changes made by the act;
  885         creating s. 1003.515, F.S.; providing a short title;
  886         providing a legislative finding; providing purposes of
  887         the Florida Juvenile Justice Education Act; providing
  888         a definition for the term “juvenile justice education
  889         programs”; providing responsibilities for school
  890         districts and private providers contracted by school
  891         districts to offer education services to youth in
  892         juvenile justice education programs; requiring that
  893         each juvenile justice residential and nonresidential
  894         program involve the regional workforce board or
  895         economic development agency and local postsecondary
  896         institutions to determine the occupational areas for
  897         the education and workforce-related program; providing
  898         requirements for education and workforce-related
  899         services in juvenile justice programs; providing
  900         responsibilities for the Department of Education;
  901         requiring that the department identify each juvenile
  902         justice residential and nonresidential education
  903         program, excluding detention programs, by performance
  904         ratings; providing criteria for determining
  905         performance ratings; requiring that the department
  906         make available a common student pre- and post
  907         assessment to measure the academic progress in reading
  908         and mathematics of youth in juvenile justice education
  909         programs; requiring that juvenile justice residential
  910         and nonresidential education programs, excluding
  911         detention centers, be held accountable for student
  912         performance outcomes for a specified period after
  913         youth are released from the programs; providing for
  914         program accountability; requiring that the department
  915         monitor the education performance of youth, prohibit
  916         certain school district or private providers, under
  917         specified circumstances, from delivering education
  918         services, and verify that a school district is
  919         operating or contracting to deliver education
  920         services; providing for a school district’s
  921         responsibilities; requiring that a youth who exits the
  922         program attain an industry certification, enroll in a
  923         program to complete the industry certification, be
  924         gainfully employed, or enroll in and continue his or
  925         her education based on a transition plan; requiring
  926         that an education transition plan component be
  927         incorporated in a youth’s transition plan; requiring
  928         that each juvenile justice education program develop
  929         the education transition plan component during the
  930         course of the youth’s stay in a juvenile justice
  931         residential or nonresidential program; providing
  932         funding requirements for the juvenile justice
  933         education programs; prohibiting a district school
  934         board from being charged rent, maintenance, utilities,
  935         or overhead on facilities; requiring that the
  936         Department of Juvenile Justice provide maintenance,
  937         repairs, and remodeling of existing facilities;
  938         requiring that the State Board of Education
  939         collaborate with the Department of Juvenile Justice,
  940         the Department of Economic Opportunity, school
  941         districts, and private providers to adopt rules;
  942         repealing s. 1003.52, F.S., relating to educational
  943         services in Department of Juvenile Justice programs;
  944         amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; providing an exemption from
  945         the payment of postsecondary education fees and
  946         tuition for certain youth who are ordered by a court
  947         to participate in a juvenile justice residential
  948         program; amending s. 1010.20, F.S.; revising
  949         provisions relating to expenditure requirements for
  950         juvenile justice programs; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.;
  951         extending dates relating to the funding of students
  952         who are enrolled in juvenile justice education
  953         programs or in education programs for juveniles placed
  954         in secure facilities; conforming a cross-reference;
  955         amending s. 1012.467, F.S.; requiring the Department
  956         of Education to create a uniform, statewide
  957         identification badge to be worn by noninstructional
  958         contractors signifying that a contractor has met
  959         specified requirements; requiring school districts to
  960         issue the identification badge to a qualified
  961         contractor; providing that the identification badge
  962         shall be recognized by all school districts; providing
  963         that the identification badge is valid for 5 years;
  964         establishing conditions for return of an
  965         identification badge; requiring the department to
  966         determine a uniform cost that a school district may
  967         charge a contractor for receipt of the identification
  968         badge, which shall be borne by the contractor;
  969         providing an exception for certain contractors;
  970         providing an effective date.