Florida Senate - 2013 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1076
Barcode 633314
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Legg moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 2049 - 2529
4 and insert:
5 Section 37. Section 1008.44, Florida Statutes, is created
6 to read:
7 1008.44 Industry certifications; Industry Certification
8 Funding List and Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
9 List.—
10 (1) Pursuant to s. 1003.492, the Department of Education
11 shall, at least annually, identify, under rules adopted by the
12 State Board of Education, the Industry Certification Funding
13 List that must be applied in the distribution of funding to
14 school districts pursuant to s. 1011.62. The commissioner may at
15 any time recommend adding certifications.
16 (2) The State Board of Education shall approve, at least
17 annually, the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List
18 pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall recommend, at
19 least annually, the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
20 List to the State Board of Education and may at any time
21 recommend adding certifications. The Chancellor of the State
22 University System, the Chancellor of the Florida College System,
23 and the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education shall work with
24 local workforce boards, other postsecondary institutions,
25 businesses, and industry to identify, create, and recommend to
26 the commissioner industry certifications to be placed on the
27 funding list. The list shall be used to determine annual
28 performance funding distributions to school districts or Florida
29 College System institutions as specified in ss. 1011.80 and
30 1011.81, respectively. The chancellors shall review results of
31 the economic security report of employment and earning outcomes
32 produced annually pursuant to s. 445.007 when determining
33 recommended certifications for the list, as well as other
34 reports and indicators available regarding certification needs.
35 (3) In the case of rigorous industry certifications that
36 have embedded prerequisite minimum age, grade level, diploma or
37 degree, postgraduation period of work experience of at least 12
38 months, or other reasonable requirements that may limit the
39 extent to which a student can complete all requirements of the
40 certification recognized by industry for employment purposes,
41 the commissioner shall differentiate content, instructional, and
42 assessment requirements that, when provided by a public
43 institution and satisfactorily attained by a student, indicate
44 accomplishment of requirements necessary for funding pursuant to
45 ss. 1011.62, 1011.80, and 1011.81, notwithstanding attainment of
46 prerequisite requirements necessary for recognition by industry
47 for employment purposes. The differentiated requirements
48 established by the commissioner shall be included in the
49 Industry Certification Funding List at the time the
50 certification is adopted.
51 Section 38. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
52 1011.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
53 1011.61 Definitions.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
54 1000.21, the following terms are defined as follows for the
55 purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program:
56 (1) A “full-time equivalent student” in each program of the
57 district is defined in terms of full-time students and part-time
58 students as follows:
59 (c)1. A “full-time equivalent student” is:
60 a. A full-time student in any one of the programs listed in
61 s. 1011.62(1)(c); or
62 b. A combination of full-time or part-time students in any
63 one of the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) which is the
64 equivalent of one full-time student based on the following
65 calculations:
66 (I) A full-time student in a combination of programs listed
67 in s. 1011.62(1)(c) shall be a fraction of a full-time
68 equivalent membership in each program equal to the number of net
69 hours per school year for which he or she is a member, divided
70 by the appropriate number of hours set forth in subparagraph
71 (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2. The sum of the fractions for each
72 program may not exceed the maximum value set forth in subsection
73 (4).
74 (II) A prekindergarten student with a disability shall meet
75 the requirements specified for kindergarten students.
76 (III) A full-time equivalent student for students in
77 kindergarten through grade 12 in a full-time virtual instruction
78 program under s. 1002.45 or a virtual charter school under s.
79 1002.33 shall consist of six full-credit completions or the
80 prescribed level of content that counts toward promotion to the
81 next grade in programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c). Credit
82 completions may be a combination of full-credit courses or half
83 credit courses. Beginning in the 2016-2017 2014-2015 fiscal
84 year, when s. 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full
85 time equivalent students and associated funding of students
86 enrolled in courses requiring passage of an end-of-course
87 assessment under s. 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school
88 diploma shall be adjusted if after the student does not pass
89 completes the end-of-course assessment. However, no adjustment
90 shall be made for a student who enrolls in a segmented remedial
91 course delivered online.
92 (IV) A full-time equivalent student for students in
93 kindergarten through grade 12 in a part-time virtual instruction
94 program under s. 1002.45 shall consist of six full-credit
95 completions in programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and 3.
96 Credit completions may be a combination of full-credit courses
97 or half-credit courses. Beginning in the 2016-2017 2014-2015
98 fiscal year, when s. 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported
99 full-time equivalent students and associated funding of students
100 enrolled in courses requiring passage of an end-of-course
101 assessment under s. 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school
102 diploma shall be adjusted if after the student does not pass
103 completes the end-of-course assessment. However, no adjustment
104 shall be made for a student who enrolls in a segmented remedial
105 course delivered online.
106 (V) A Florida Virtual School full-time equivalent student
107 shall consist of six full-credit completions or the prescribed
108 level of content that counts toward promotion to the next grade
109 in the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1. and 3. for students
110 participating in kindergarten through grade 12 part-time virtual
111 instruction and the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) for
112 students participating in kindergarten through grade 12 full
113 time virtual instruction. Credit completions may be a
114 combination of full-credit courses or half-credit courses.
115 Beginning in the 2016-2017 2014-2015 fiscal year, when s.
116 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full-time equivalent
117 students and associated funding of students enrolled in courses
118 requiring passage of an end-of-course assessment under s.
119 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school diploma shall be
120 adjusted if after the student does not pass completes the end
121 of-course assessment. However, no adjustment shall be made for a
122 student who enrolls in a segmented remedial course delivered
123 online.
124 (VI) Each successfully completed full-credit course earned
125 through an online course delivered by a district other than the
126 one in which the student resides shall be calculated as 1/6 FTE.
127 (VII) Each successfully completed credit earned under the
128 alternative high school course credit requirements authorized in
129 s. 1002.375, which is not reported as a portion of the 900 net
130 hours of instruction pursuant to subparagraph (1)(a)1., shall be
131 calculated as 1/6 FTE.
132 (VII)(VIII)(A) A full-time equivalent student for courses
133 requiring passage of a statewide, standardized end-of-course
134 assessment under s. 1003.4282 to earn a standard high school
135 diploma pursuant to s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a. shall be defined and
136 reported based on the number of instructional hours as provided
137 in this subsection until the 2016-2017 fiscal year for the first
138 3 years of administering the end-of-course assessment. Beginning
139 in the 2016-2017 fiscal year fourth year of administering the
140 end-of-course assessment, the FTE for the course shall be
141 assessment-based credit-based and each course shall be equal to
142 1/6 FTE. The reported FTE shall be adjusted if after the student
143 does not pass successfully completes the end-of-course
144 assessment pursuant to s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a. However, no
145 adjustment shall be made for a student who enrolls in a
146 segmented remedial course delivered online.
147 (A)(B) For students enrolled in a school district as a
148 full-time student, the district may report 1/6 FTE for each
149 student who passes a statewide, standardized end-of-course
150 assessment without being enrolled in the corresponding course.
151 (B)(C) The FTE earned under this sub-sub-subparagraph and
152 any FTE for courses or programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) that
153 do not require passing a statewide, standardized end-of-course
154 assessment are subject to the requirements in subsection (4).
155 2. A student in membership in a program scheduled for more
156 or less than 180 school days or the equivalent on an hourly
157 basis as specified by rules of the State Board of Education is a
158 fraction of a full-time equivalent membership equal to the
159 number of instructional hours in membership divided by the
160 appropriate number of hours set forth in subparagraph (a)1.;
161 however, for the purposes of this subparagraph, membership in
162 programs scheduled for more than 180 days is limited to students
163 enrolled in juvenile justice education programs and the Florida
164 Virtual School.
165
166 The department shall determine and implement an equitable method
167 of equivalent funding for experimental schools and for schools
168 operating under emergency conditions, which schools have been
169 approved by the department to operate for less than the minimum
170 school day.
171 Section 39. Present paragraphs (s) and (t) of subsection
172 (1) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
173 paragraphs (t) and (u), respectively, a new paragraph (s) is
174 added to that subsection, and paragraphs (c), (l), (n), and (o),
175 and present paragraph (t) of that subsection are amended, to
176 read:
177 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
178 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
179 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
180 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
181 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
182 follows:
183 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
184 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
185 determining the annual allocation to each district for
186 operation:
187 (c) Determination of programs.—Cost factors based on
188 desired relative cost differences between the following programs
189 shall be established in the annual General Appropriations Act.
190 The cost factor for secondary career education programs and
191 basic programs grade 9 through 12 shall be equal. The
192 Commissioner of Education shall specify a matrix of services and
193 intensity levels to be used by districts in the determination of
194 the two weighted cost factors for exceptional students with the
195 highest levels of need. For these students, the funding support
196 level shall fund the exceptional students’ education program,
197 with the exception of extended school year services for students
198 with disabilities.
199 1. Basic programs.—
200 a. Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3.
201 b. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
202 c. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
203 2. Programs for exceptional students.—
204 a. Support Level IV.
205 b. Support Level V.
206 3. Secondary career education programs.—
207 4. English for Speakers of Other Languages.—
208 (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
209 membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
210 scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
211 membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
212 International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
213 higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
214 equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
215 student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma.
216 Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
217 student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in
218 the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate
219 80 percent of the funds received from International
220 Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose
221 students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare
222 prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate
223 courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of
224 allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate
225 program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate
226 annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination
227 fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program
228 coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and
229 teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students for
230 the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books;
231 instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional
232 materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other
233 activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate
234 students or prepare prospective students to enroll in
235 International Baccalaureate courses; and training or
236 professional development for International Baccalaureate
237 teachers. School districts shall allocate the remaining 20
238 percent of the funds received from International Baccalaureate
239 bonus FTE funding for programs that assist academically
240 disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The
241 school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who
242 provided International Baccalaureate instruction:
243 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
244 the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
245 Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
246 International Baccalaureate examination.
247 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
248 Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
249 or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
250 International Baccalaureate examination, regardless of the
251 number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a
252 4 or higher on the International Baccalaureate examination.
253
254 Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph may
255 shall not exceed $2,000 in any given school year. However, the
256 maximum bonus shall be $3,000 if at least 50 percent of the
257 students enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or
258 higher on the examination in a school designated with a grade of
259 “A”, “B”, or “C”; or if at least 25 percent of the students
260 enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or higher on
261 the examination in a school designated with a grade of “D” or
262 “F”. Bonuses awarded under this paragraph and shall be in
263 addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received
264 or is scheduled to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall
265 earn an additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a
266 qualifying score up to the maximum of $3,000 in any given school
267 year.
268 (n) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
269 membership based on college board advanced placement scores of
270 students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
271 membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced
272 placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on the
273 College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior year
274 and added to the total full-time equivalent student membership
275 in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent
276 fiscal year. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of
277 the funds provided to the district for advanced placement
278 instruction, in accordance with this paragraph, to the high
279 school that generates the funds. The school district shall
280 distribute to each classroom teacher who provided advanced
281 placement instruction:
282 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
283 the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course
284 who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board
285 Advanced Placement Examination.
286 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement
287 teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who
288 has at least one student scoring 3 or higher on the College
289 Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number
290 of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 3 or
291 higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination.
292
293 Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall
294 not exceed $2,000 in any given school year. However, the maximum
295 bonus shall be $3,000 if at least 50 percent of the students
296 enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 3 or higher on
297 the examination in a school with a grade of “A”, “B”, or “C” or
298 if at least 25 percent of the students enrolled in a teacher’s
299 course earn a score of 3 or higher on the examination in a
300 school with a grade of “D” or “F”. Bonuses awarded under this
301 paragraph and shall be in addition to any regular wage or other
302 bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive. For such
303 courses, the teacher shall earn an additional bonus of $50 for
304 each student who has a qualifying score up to the maximum of
305 $3,000 in any given school year.
306 (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
307 membership based on certification of successful completion of a
308 career-themed course or career and professional academy program
309 pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, and 1003.4935
310 and issuance of the highest level of industry certification
311 identified in the Industry Certification Certified Funding List
312 pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of Education.—
313 1. A value of 0.1 or, 0.2, or 0.3 full-time equivalent
314 student membership shall be calculated for each student who
315 completes a career-themed course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b)
316 or a career and professional academy program under ss. 1003.491,
317 1003.492, 1003.493, and 1003.4935 and who is issued an the
318 highest level of industry certification identified annually in
319 the Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules
320 adopted by the State Board of Education upon promotion to the
321 9th grade under subparagraph 2. or upon earning a high school
322 diploma. The maximum full-time equivalent student membership
323 value for any student in grades 9 through 12 is 0.3. A value of
324 0.2 full-time equivalent membership shall be calculated for each
325 student who is issued an industry certification that has a
326 statewide articulation agreement for college credit approved by
327 the State Board of Education. For industry certifications that
328 do not articulate for college credit, the Department of
329 Education shall assign a the appropriate full-time equivalent
330 value of 0.1 for each certification, 50 percent of which is
331 based on rigor and the remaining 50 percent on employment value.
332 The State Board of Education shall include the assigned values
333 in the Industry Certification Funding List under rules adopted
334 by the state board. Rigor shall be based on the number of
335 instructional hours, including work experience hours, required
336 to earn the certification, with a bonus for industry
337 certifications that have a statewide articulation agreement for
338 college credit approved by the State Board of Education.
339 Employment value shall be based on the entry wage, growth rate
340 in employment for each occupational category, and average annual
341 openings for the primary occupation linked to the industry
342 certification. Such value shall be added to the total full-time
343 equivalent student membership in secondary career education
344 programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent year for
345 courses that were not provided funded through dual enrollment.
346 Industry certifications earned through dual enrollment must be
347 reported and funded pursuant to ss. 1011.80 and 1011.81.
348 2. Upon promotion to the 9th grade, a value of 0.1 full
349 time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
350 student who completes a career-themed course or a career and
351 professional academy program under s. 1003.4935 and who is
352 issued the highest level of industry certification in science,
353 technology, engineering, or mathematics identified on the
354 Industry Certification Funding List under rules adopted by the
355 State Board of Education.
356 2.3. The additional full-time equivalent membership
357 authorized under this paragraph may not exceed 0.3 per student.
358 Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the funds
359 provided for industry certification, in accordance with this
360 paragraph, to the program that generated the funds. This
361 allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for basic
362 operation of the program. Unless a different amount is specified
363 in the General Appropriations Act, the appropriation for this
364 calculation is limited to $60 $15 million annually. If the
365 appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the total
366 calculation, the appropriation shall be prorated.
367 3. For industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
368 school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
369 distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
370 instruction toward the attainment of an industry certification
371 that qualified for additional full-time equivalent membership
372 under subparagraph 1.
373 a. A bonus in the amount of $25 for each student taught by
374 a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
375 attainment of an industry certification on the Industry
376 Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
377 b. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
378 a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
379 attainment of an industry certification on the Industry
380 Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.2.
381 4. For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the additional FTE
382 membership calculation must include the additional FTE for any
383 student who earned a certification in the 2009-2010, 2010-2011,
384 and 2011-2012 fiscal years who was not previously funded and was
385 enrolled in 2012-2013.
386
387 Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
388 teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
389 the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
390 calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
391 associated weight of an industry certification on the Industry
392 Certification Funding List for the year in which the
393 certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a
394 teacher under this paragraph may not exceed $2,000 in any given
395 school year and is in addition to any regular wage or other
396 bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive.
397 (s) Florida Cyber Security Recognition, Florida Digital
398 Arts Recognition, and Florida Digital Tools Certificate
399 established pursuant to s. 1003.4203.—
400 1. Each school district shall certify by June 30 of each
401 year to the Department of Education each elementary school that
402 achieves 50 percent of student attainment of the Florida Cyber
403 Security Recognition or the Florida Digital Arts Recognition
404 established pursuant to s. 1003.4203. Upon verification by the
405 department, each school that has achieved the designated student
406 recognitions shall be awarded a Florida Digital Learning
407 Certificate of Achievement by the Commissioner of Education.
408 2. Each middle school shall receive $50 for each student
409 who earns the Florida Digital Tools Certificate established
410 pursuant to s. 1003.4203 with a minimum awarded per school of
411 $1,000 annually and a maximum award per school of $15,000
412 annually. This performance payment shall be calculated I the
413 FEFP as a full-time equivalent student.
414 (u)(t) Computation for funding through the Florida
415 Education Finance Program.—The State Board of Education may
416 adopt rules establishing programs, industry certifications, and
417 courses for which the student may earn credit toward high school
418 graduation.
419 Section 40. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
420 1012.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
421 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the
422 district school board.—The district school board shall:
423 (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe
424 qualifications for those positions, and provide for the
425 appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal
426 of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this
427 chapter:
428 (b) Time to act on nominations.—The district school board
429 shall act not later than 3 weeks following the receipt of
430 statewide, standardized FCAT scores and data under s. 1008.22,
431 including school grades, or June 30, whichever is later, on the
432 district school superintendent’s nominations of supervisors,
433 principals, and members of the instructional staff.
434 Section 41. Subsection (4) of section 1012.56, Florida
435 Statutes, is amended to read:
436 1012.56 Educator certification requirements.—
437 (4) ALIGNMENT OF SUBJECT AREAS.—As the Sunshine State
438 Standards are replaced by the Next Generation Sunshine State
439 Standards under s. 1003.41, The State Board of Education shall
440 align the subject area examinations to the Next Generation
441 Sunshine State Standards.
442 Section 42. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
443 1012.98, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
444 1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act.—
445 (4) The Department of Education, school districts, schools,
446 Florida College System institutions, and state universities
447 share the responsibilities described in this section. These
448 responsibilities include the following:
449 (b) Each school district shall develop a professional
450 development system as specified in subsection (3). The system
451 shall be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher
452 educators of Florida College System institutions and state
453 universities, business and community representatives, and local
454 education foundations, consortia, and professional
455 organizations. The professional development system must:
456 1. Be approved by the department. All substantial revisions
457 to the system shall be submitted to the department for review
458 for continued approval.
459 2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and
460 instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous,
461 relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools
462 and districts, in developing and refining the professional
463 development system, shall also review and monitor school
464 discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments of
465 parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers,
466 managers, and administrative personnel; and other performance
467 indicators to identify school and student needs that can be met
468 by improved professional performance.
469 3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup
470 support appropriate to accomplish district-level and school
471 level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities
472 for instructional personnel shall focus on analysis of student
473 achievement data, ongoing formal and informal assessments of
474 student achievement, identification and use of enhanced and
475 differentiated instructional strategies that emphasize rigor,
476 relevance, and reading in the content areas, enhancement of
477 subject content expertise, integrated use of classroom
478 technology that enhances teaching and learning, classroom
479 management, parent involvement, and school safety.
480 4. Include a master plan for inservice activities, pursuant
481 to rules of the State Board of Education, for all district
482 employees from all fund sources. The master plan shall be
483 updated annually by September 1, must be based on input from
484 teachers and district and school instructional leaders, and must
485 use the latest available student achievement data and research
486 to enhance rigor and relevance in the classroom. Each district
487 inservice plan must be aligned to and support the school-based
488 inservice plans and school improvement plans pursuant to s.
489 1001.42(18). District plans must be approved by the district
490 school board annually in order to ensure compliance with
491 subsection (1) and to allow for dissemination of research-based
492 best practices to other districts. District school boards must
493 submit verification of their approval to the Commissioner of
494 Education no later than October 1, annually.
495 5. Authorize Require each school principal to establish and
496 maintain an individual professional development plan for each
497 instructional employee assigned to the school as a seamless
498 component to the school improvement plans developed pursuant to
499 s. 1001.42(18). An The individual professional development plan
500 must:
501 a. be related to specific performance data for the students
502 to whom the teacher is assigned;.
503 b. define the inservice objectives and specific measurable
504 improvements expected in student performance as a result of the
505 inservice activity; and.
506 c. include an evaluation component that determines the
507 effectiveness of the professional development plan.
508 6. Include inservice activities for school administrative
509 personnel that address updated skills necessary for
510 instructional leadership and effective school management
511 pursuant to s. 1012.986.
512 7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and
513 state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and
514 evaluation of local professional development programs.
515 8. Provide for delivery of professional development by
516 distance learning and other technology-based delivery systems to
517 reach more educators at lower costs.
518 9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and
519 effectiveness of professional development programs in order to
520 eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand
521 effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such
522 activities on the performance of participating educators and
523 their students’ achievement and behavior.
524 Section 43. Any student who selected and is participating
525 in an accelerated high school graduation option under s.
526 1003.429, Florida Statutes, before July 1, 2013, may continue
527 that option, and all statutory program requirements of the
528 accelerated high school option shall remain applicable to the
529 student as long as the student continues participation in the
530 option.
531 Section 44. The Division of Law Revision and Information is
532 requested to prepare a reviser’s bill for the 2014 Regular
533 Session of the Legislature to change the term “Sunshine State
534 Standards” to “Next Generation Sunshine State Standards”
535 wherever the term appears in the Florida Statutes.
536 Section 45. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section
537 1001.706, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
538 1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
539 (5) POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACCOUNTABILITY.—
540 (b) The Board of Governors shall develop a strategic plan
541 specifying goals and objectives for the State University System
542 and each constituent university, including each university’s
543 contribution to overall system goals and objectives. The
544 strategic plan must:
545 1. Include performance metrics and standards common for all
546 institutions and metrics and standards unique to institutions
547 depending on institutional core missions, including, but not
548 limited to, student admission requirements, retention,
549 graduation, percentage of graduates who have attained
550 employment, percentage of graduates enrolled in continued
551 education, licensure passage, average wages of employed
552 graduates, average cost per graduate, excess hours, student loan
553 burden and default rates, faculty awards, total annual research
554 expenditures, patents, licenses and royalties, intellectual
555 property, startup companies, annual giving, endowments, and
556 well-known, highly respected national rankings for institutional
557 and program achievements.
558 2. Consider reports and recommendations of the Higher
559 Education Coordinating Council pursuant to s. 1004.015 and the
560 Articulation Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01.
561 3. Include student enrollment and performance data
562 delineated by method of instruction, including, but not limited
563 to, traditional, online, and distance learning instruction.
564 4. Include criteria for designating baccalaureate degree
565 and master’s degree programs at specified universities as high
566 demand programs of emphasis. Fifty percent of the criteria for
567 designation as high-demand programs of emphasis must be based on
568 achievement of performance outcome thresholds determined by the
569 Board of Governors, and 50 percent of the criteria must be based
570 on achievement of performance outcome thresholds specifically
571 linked to:
572 a. Job placement in employment of 36 hours or more per week
573 and average full-time wages of graduates of the degree programs
574 1 year and 5 years after graduation, based in part on data
575 provided in the economic security report of employment and
576 earning outcomes produced annually pursuant to s. 445.07.
577 b. Data-driven gap analyses, conducted by the Board of
578 Governors, of the state’s job market demands and the outlook for
579 jobs that require a baccalaureate or higher degree.
580 Section 46. Section 1001.7065, Florida Statutes, is created
581 to read:
582 1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program.—
583 (1) STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SHARED GOVERNANCE
584 COLLABORATION.—A collaborative partnership is established
585 between the Board of Governors and the Legislature to elevate
586 the academic and research preeminence of Florida’s highest
587 performing state research universities in accordance with this
588 section. The partnership stems from the State University System
589 Governance Agreement executed on March 24, 2010, wherein the
590 Board of Governors and leaders of the Legislature agreed to a
591 framework for the collaborative exercise of their joint
592 authority and shared responsibility for the State University
593 System. The governance agreement confirmed the commitment of the
594 Board of Governors and the Legislature to continue collaboration
595 on accountability measures, the use of data, and recommendations
596 derived from such data.
597 (2) ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH EXCELLENCE STANDARDS.—Effective
598 July 1, 2013, the following academic and research excellence
599 standards are established for the preeminent state research
600 universities program:
601 (a) An average weighted grade point average of 4.0 or
602 higher on a 4.0 scale and an average SAT score of 1800 or higher
603 for fall semester incoming freshmen, as reported annually.
604 (b) A top-50 ranking on at least two well-known and highly
605 respected national public university rankings, reflecting
606 national preeminence, using most recent rankings.
607 (c) A freshman retention rate of 90 percent or higher for
608 full-time, first-time-in-college students, as reported annually
609 to the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
610 (d) A 6-year graduation rate of 70 percent or higher for
611 full-time, first-time-in-college students, as reported annually
612 to the IPEDS.
613 (e) Six or more faculty members at the state university who
614 are members of a national academy, as reported by the Center for
615 Measuring University Performance in the Top American Research
616 Universities (TARU) annual report.
617 (f) Total annual research expenditures, including federal
618 research expenditures, of $200 million or more, as reported
619 annually by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
620 (g) Total annual research expenditures in diversified
621 nonmedical sciences of $150 million or more, based on data
622 reported annually by the NSF.
623 (h) A top-100 university national ranking for research
624 expenditures in five or more science, technology, engineering,
625 or mathematics fields of study, as reported annually by the NSF.
626 (i) One hundred or more total patents awarded by the United
627 States Patent and Trademark Office for the most recent 3-year
628 period.
629 (j) Four hundred or more doctoral degrees awarded annually,
630 as reported in the Board of Governors Annual Accountability
631 Report.
632 (k) Two hundred or more postdoctoral appointees annually,
633 as reported in the TARU annual report.
634 (l) An endowment of $500 million or more, as reported in
635 the Board of Governors Annual Accountability Report.
636 (3) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY DESIGNATION.—The
637 Board of Governors shall designate each state research
638 university that meets at least 11 of the 12 academic and
639 research excellence standards identified in subsection (2) a
640 preeminent state research university.
641 (4) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR
642 ONLINE LEARNING.—A state research university that, as of July 1,
643 2013, meets all 12 of the academic and research excellence
644 standards identified in subsection (2), as verified by the Board
645 of Governors, shall establish an institute for online learning.
646 The institute shall establish a robust offering of high-quality,
647 fully online baccalaureate degree programs at an affordable cost
648 in accordance with this subsection.
649 (a) By August 1, 2013, the Board of Governors shall convene
650 an advisory board to support the development of high-quality,
651 fully online baccalaureate degree programs at the university.
652 (b) The advisory board shall:
653 1. Offer expert advice, as requested by the university, in
654 the development and implementation of a business plan to expand
655 the offering of high-quality, fully online baccalaureate degree
656 programs.
657 2. Advise the Board of Governors on the release of funding
658 to the university upon approval by the Board of Governors of the
659 plan developed by the university.
660 3. Monitor, evaluate, and report on the implementation of
661 the plan to the Board of Governors, the Governor, the President
662 of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
663 (c) The advisory board shall be composed of the following
664 five members:
665 1. The chair of the Board of Governors or the chair’s
666 permanent designee.
667 2. A member with expertise in online learning, appointed by
668 the Board of Governors.
669 3. A member with expertise in global marketing, appointed
670 by the Governor.
671 4. A member with expertise in cloud virtualization,
672 appointed by the President of the Senate.
673 5. A member with expertise in disruptive innovation,
674 appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
675 (d) The president of the university shall be consulted on
676 the advisory board member appointments.
677 (e) A majority of the advisory board shall constitute a
678 quorum, elect the chair, and appoint an executive director.
679 (f) By September 1, 2013, the university shall submit to
680 the advisory board a comprehensive plan to expand high-quality,
681 fully online baccalaureate degree program offerings. The plan
682 shall include:
683 1. Existing on-campus general education courses and
684 baccalaureate degree programs that will be offered online.
685 2. New courses that will be developed and offered online.
686 3. Support services that will be offered to students
687 enrolled in online baccalaureate degree programs.
688 4. A tuition and fee structure that meets the requirements
689 in paragraph (k) for online courses, baccalaureate degree
690 programs, and student support services.
691 5. A timeline for offering, marketing, and enrolling
692 students in the online baccalaureate degree programs.
693 6. A budget for developing and marketing the online
694 baccalaureate degree programs.
695 7. Detailed strategies for ensuring the success of students
696 and the sustainability of the online baccalaureate degree
697 programs.
698
699 Upon recommendation of the plan by the advisory board and
700 approval by the Board of Governors, the Board of Governors shall
701 award the university $10 million in nonrecurring funds and $5
702 million in recurring funds for fiscal year 2013-2014 and $5
703 million annually thereafter, subject to appropriation in the
704 General Appropriations Act.
705 (g) Beginning in January 2014, the university shall offer
706 high-quality, fully online baccalaureate degree programs that:
707 1. Accept full-time, first-time-in-college students.
708 2. Have the same rigorous admissions criteria as equivalent
709 on-campus degree programs.
710 3. Offer curriculum of equivalent rigor to on-campus degree
711 programs.
712 4. Offer rolling enrollment or multiple opportunities for
713 enrollment throughout the year.
714 5. Do not require any on-campus courses. However, for
715 courses or programs that require clinical training or
716 laboratories that cannot be delivered online, the university
717 shall offer convenient locational options to the student, which
718 may include, but are not limited to, the option to complete such
719 requirements at a summer-in-residence on the university campus.
720 The university may provide a network of sites at convenient
721 locations and contract with commercial testing centers or
722 identify other secure testing services for the purpose of
723 proctoring assessments or testing.
724 6. Apply the university’s existing policy for accepting
725 credits for both freshman applicants and transfer applicants.
726 (h) The university may offer a fully online Masters in
727 Business Administration degree program and other master’s degree
728 programs.
729 (i) The university may develop and offer degree programs
730 and courses that are competency based as appropriate for the
731 quality and success of the program.
732 (j) The university shall periodically expand its offering
733 of online baccalaureate degree programs to meet student and
734 market demands.
735 (k) The university shall establish a tuition structure for
736 its online institute in accordance with this paragraph,
737 notwithstanding any other provision of law.
738 1. For students classified as residents for tuition
739 purposes, tuition for an online baccalaureate degree program
740 shall be set at no more than 75 percent of the tuition rate as
741 specified in the General Appropriations Act pursuant to s.
742 1009.24(4) and 75 percent of the tuition differential pursuant
743 to s. 1009.24(16). No distance learning fee, fee for campus
744 facilities, or fee for on-campus services may be assessed,
745 except that online students shall pay the university’s
746 technology fee, financial aid fee, and Capital Improvement Trust
747 Fund fee. The revenues generated from the Capital Improvement
748 Trust Fund fee shall be dedicated to the university’s institute
749 for online learning.
750 2. For students classified as nonresidents for tuition
751 purposes, tuition may be set at market rates in accordance with
752 the business plan.
753 3. Tuition for an online degree program shall include all
754 costs associated with instruction, materials, and enrollment,
755 excluding costs associated with the provision of textbooks
756 pursuant to s. 1004.085 and physical laboratory supplies.
757 4. Subject to the limitations in subparagraph 1., tuition
758 may be differentiated by degree program as appropriate to the
759 instructional and other costs of the program in accordance with
760 the business plan. Pricing must incorporate innovative
761 approaches that incentivize persistence and completion,
762 including, but not limited to, a fee for assessment, a bundled
763 or all-inclusive rate, and sliding scale features.
764 5. The university must accept advance payment contracts and
765 student financial aid.
766 6. Fifty percent of the net revenues generated from the
767 online institute of the university shall be used to enhance and
768 enrich the online institute offerings, and 50 percent of the net
769 revenues generated from the online institute shall be used to
770 enhance and enrich the university’s campus state-of-the-art
771 research programs and facilities.
772 7. The institute may charge additional local user fees
773 pursuant to s. 1009.24(14) upon the approval of the Board of
774 Governors.
775 8. The institute shall submit a proposal to the president
776 of the university authorizing additional user fees for the
777 provision of voluntary student participation in activities and
778 additional student services.
779 (5) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY SUPPORT.—A state
780 research university that, as of July 1, 2013, meets all 12 of
781 the academic and research excellence standards identified in
782 subsection (2), as verified by the Board of Governors, shall
783 submit to the Board of Governors a 5-year benchmark plan with
784 target rankings on key performance metrics for national
785 excellence. Upon approval by the Board of Governors, and upon
786 the university’s meeting the benchmark plan goals annually, the
787 Board of Governors shall award the university an amount
788 specified in the General Appropriations Act to be provided
789 annually throughout the 5-year period. Funding for this purpose
790 is contingent upon specific appropriation in the General
791 Appropriations Act.
792 (6) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT
793 INITIATIVE.—A state research university that, as of July 1,
794 2013, meets 11 of the 12 academic and research excellence
795 standards identified in subsection (2), as verified by the Board
796 of Governors, shall submit to the Board of Governors a 5-year
797 benchmark plan with target rankings on key performance metrics
798 for national excellence. Upon the university’s meeting the
799 benchmark plan goals annually, the Board of Governors shall
800 award the university an amount specified in the General
801 Appropriations Act to be provided annually throughout the 5-year
802 period for the purpose of recruiting National Academy Members,
803 expediting the provision of a master’s degree in cloud
804 virtualization, and instituting an entrepreneurs-in-residence
805 program throughout its campus. Funding for this purpose is
806 contingent upon specific appropriation in the General
807 Appropriations Act.
808 (7) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY SPECIAL COURSE
809 REQUIREMENT AUTHORITY.—In order to provide a jointly shared
810 educational experience, a university that is designated a
811 preeminent state research university may require its incoming
812 first-time-in-college students to take a 9-to-12-credit set of
813 unique courses specifically determined by the university and
814 published on the university’s website. The university may
815 stipulate that credit for such courses may not be earned through
816 any acceleration mechanism pursuant to s. 1007.27 or s. 1007.271
817 or any other transfer credit. All accelerated credits earned up
818 to the limits specified in ss. 1007.27 and 1007.271 shall be
819 applied toward graduation at the student’s request.
820 (8) PREEMINENT STATE RESEARCH UNIVERSITY FLEXIBILITY
821 AUTHORITY.—The Board of Governors is encouraged to identify and
822 grant all reasonable, feasible authority and flexibility to
823 ensure that a designated preeminent state research university is
824 free from unnecessary restrictions.
825 (9) PROGRAMS OF EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT THE STATE UNIVERSITY
826 SYSTEM.—The Board of Governors is encouraged to establish
827 standards and measures whereby individual programs in state
828 universities that objectively reflect national excellence can be
829 identified and make recommendations to the Legislature as to how
830 any such programs could be enhanced and promoted.
831 Section 47. Subsections (3) and (24) of section 1004.02,
832 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
833 1004.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
834 (3) “Adult general education” means comprehensive
835 instructional programs designed to improve the employability of
836 the state’s workforce through adult basic education, adult
837 secondary education, English for Speakers of Other Languages,
838 applied academics for adult education vocational-preparatory
839 instruction, and instruction for adults with disabilities.
840 (24) “Applied academics for adult education” or “applied
841 academics Vocational-preparatory instruction” means adult
842 general education through which persons attain academic and
843 workforce readiness skills at the level of functional literacy
844 (grade levels 6.0-8.9) or higher so that such persons may pursue
845 technical certificate education or higher-level technical
846 education.
847 Section 48. Section 1004.082, Florida Statutes, is created
848 to read:
849 1004.082 Talent retention programs.—The Chancellor of the
850 State University System shall cooperate with the Commissioner of
851 Education to support talent retention programs that encourage
852 middle school and high school students who indicate an interest
853 in or aptitude for physics or mathematics to continue their
854 education at a state university that has excellent departments
855 in selected fields. The chancellor and the commissioner shall
856 work with state university department chairs to enable
857 department chairs of outstanding state university departments to
858 send letters to students who indicate an interest in or aptitude
859 for those subjects. At a minimum, the letter should provide an
860 open invitation for the student to communicate with the
861 department, at least annually, and to schedule a tour of the
862 department and the campus.
863 Section 49. Section 1004.91, Florida Statutes, is amended
864 to read:
865 1004.91 Requirements for career education program basic
866 skills Career-preparatory instruction.—
867 (1) The State Board of Education shall adopt, by rule,
868 standards of basic skill mastery for completion of certificate
869 career education programs. Each school district and Florida
870 College System institution that conducts programs that confer
871 career and technical certificates credit shall provide applied
872 academics career-preparatory instruction through which students
873 receive the basic skills instruction required pursuant to this
874 section.
875 (2) Students who enroll in a program offered for career
876 credit of 450 hours or more shall complete an entry-level
877 examination within the first 6 weeks after of admission into the
878 program. The State Board of Education shall designate
879 examinations that are currently in existence, the results of
880 which are comparable across institutions, to assess student
881 mastery of basic skills. Any student found to lack the required
882 level of basic skills for such program shall be referred to
883 applied academics career-preparatory instruction or another
884 adult general basic education program for a structured program
885 of basic skills instruction. Such instruction may include
886 English for speakers of other languages. A student may not
887 receive a career or technical certificate of completion without
888 first demonstrating the basic skills required in the state
889 curriculum frameworks for the career education program.
890 (3)(a) An adult student with a disability may be exempted
891 from the provisions of this section.
892 (b) The following students are exempt from this section:
893 1. A student who possesses a college degree at the
894 associate in applied science level or higher is exempt from this
895 section.
896 2. A student who demonstrates readiness for public
897 postsecondary education pursuant to s. 1008.30 and applicable
898 rules adopted by the State Board of Education has completed or
899 who is exempt from the college-level communication and
900 computation skills examination pursuant to s. 1008.29, or who is
901 exempt from the college entry-level examination pursuant to s.
902 1008.29, is exempt from the provisions of this section.
903 3. A student who passes Students who have passed a state
904 or, national, or industry certification or licensure examination
905 that is identified in State Board of Education rules and aligned
906 to the career education program in which the student is enrolled
907 exam are exempt from this section.
908 4. An adult student who is enrolled in an apprenticeship
909 program that is registered with the Department of Education in
910 accordance with the provisions of chapter 446 is exempt from the
911 provisions of this section.
912 Section 50. Present subsection (8) of section 1004.93,
913 Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (9), and a new
914 subsection (8) is added to that section, to read:
915 1004.93 Adult general education.—
916 (8) In order to accelerate the employment of adult
917 education students, students entering adult general education
918 programs after July 1, 2013, must complete the following action
919 steps-to-employment activities before the completion of the
920 first term:
921 (a) Identify employment opportunities using market-driven
922 tools.
923 (b) Create a personalized employment goal.
924 (c) Conduct a personalized skill and knowledge inventory.
925 (d) Compare the results of the personalized skill and
926 knowledge inventory with the knowledge and skills needed to
927 attain the personalized employment goal.
928 (e) Upgrade skills and knowledge needed through adult
929 general education programs and additional educational pursuits
930 based on the personalized employment goal.
931
932 The action-steps-to-employment activities may be developed
933 through a blended approach with assistance provided to adult
934 general education students by teachers, employment specialists,
935 guidance counselors, business and industry representatives, and
936 online resources. Students may be directed to online resources
937 and provided information on financial literacy, student
938 financial aid, industry certifications, and occupational
939 services and a listing of job openings.
940 Section 51. Section 1006.735, Florida Statutes, is amended
941 to read:
942 1006.735 Complete Florida Degree Program Completion Pilot
943 Project.—
944 (1) The Complete Florida Degree Program Completion Pilot
945 Project is established for the purpose of recruiting,
946 recovering, and retaining the state’s adult learners and
947 assisting them in completing an associate degree or a
948 baccalaureate degree that is aligned to high-wage, high-skill
949 workforce needs. As used in this section, the term “adult
950 learner” means a student who has successfully completed college
951 level coursework in multiple semesters but has left an
952 institution in good standing before completing his or her
953 degree. The program pilot project shall give priority to adult
954 learners who are veterans or active duty members of the United
955 States Armed Forces.
956 (2) The Complete Florida Degree Program pilot project shall
957 be implemented by the University of West Florida, acting as the
958 lead institution, in coordination with Florida College System
959 institutions, state universities, and private postsecondary
960 institutions, as appropriate. The program; the University of
961 South Florida; Florida State College at Jacksonville; and St.
962 Petersburg College and shall include the associate, applied
963 baccalaureate, and baccalaureate degree programs that these
964 institutions have selected. Other partnering public
965 postsecondary education institutions shall provide areas of
966 specialization or concentration.
967 (3) For purposes of selecting the degree programs that will
968 be given priority in the Complete Florida Degree Program pilot
969 project, the institutions identified in subsection (2) shall
970 partner with public and private job recruitment and placement
971 agencies and use labor market data and projections, including
972 those identified in the Board of Governors’ gap analysis, to
973 identify the specific workforce needs and targeted occupations
974 of the state.
975 (4) The Complete Florida Degree Program pilot project shall
976 provide adult learners with a single point of access to
977 information and links to innovative online and accelerated
978 distance learning courses, student and library support services,
979 and electronic resources that will guide the adult learner
980 toward the successful completion of a postsecondary degree.
981 (5) By the end of Beginning with the 2013-2014 2012-2013
982 academic year, the Complete Florida Degree Program pilot project
983 shall be implemented and must:
984 (a) Use the distance learning course catalog established
985 pursuant to s. 1006.73 to communicate course availability to the
986 adult learner.
987 (b) Develop and implement an advising and student support
988 system that includes the use of degree completion specialists,
989 is based upon best practices and processes, and includes
990 academic and career support services designed specifically for
991 the adult learner. The program must identify proposed changes to
992 the statewide computer-assisted student advising system
993 established pursuant to s. 1006.73 to assist the adult learner
994 in using the system.
995 (c) Use the streamlined, automated, online admissions
996 application process for transient students established pursuant
997 to s. 1006.73. The program pilot project shall identify any
998 additional admissions and registration policies and practices
999 that could be further streamlined and automated for purposes of
1000 assisting the adult learner.
1001 (d) Use existing and, if necessary, develop new competency
1002 based instructional and evaluation tools to assess prior
1003 performance, experience, and education for the award of college
1004 credit in order to reduce the time required for adult learners
1005 to complete their degrees. The tools may include the use of the
1006 American Council on Education’s collaborative link between the
1007 United States Department of Defense and higher education through
1008 the review of military training and experiences for the award of
1009 equivalent college credit for members of the United States Armed
1010 Forces.
1011 (e) Develop and implement an evaluation process that
1012 collects, analyzes, and provides to the chancellors of the
1013 Florida College System and the State University System, the
1014 participating postsecondary education institutions, the chairs
1015 of the legislative appropriations committees, and the Executive
1016 Office of the Governor information on the effectiveness of the
1017 program pilot project and the attainment of its goals. Such a
1018 process shall include a management information system that
1019 collects the appropriate student, programmatic, and fiscal data
1020 necessary to complete the evaluation of the program pilot
1021 project. Institutions involved in the program pilot project
1022 shall also collect job placement and employment data on the
1023 adult learners who have completed their degrees as a result of
1024 the program pilot project.
1025 (f) Develop and implement a statewide student recruitment
1026 marketing campaign targeted toward recruiting adult learners,
1027 particularly veterans and active duty members of the United
1028 States Armed Forces, for enrollment in the degree programs
1029 offered through the program pilot project.
1030 (6) For purposes of the Complete Florida Degree Program
1031 pilot project, each institution’s current tuition and fee
1032 structure shall be used. However, all participating institutions
1033 shall collaboratively identify the applicable cost components
1034 involved in the development and delivery of distance learning
1035 courses, collect information on these cost components, and
1036 submit the information to the Florida Virtual Campus. The
1037 chancellors of the Florida College System and the State
1038 University System. The chancellors shall submit a report to the
1039 chairs of the legislative appropriations committees no later
1040 than December 31, 2014 2013, on the need for a differentiated
1041 tuition and fee structure for the development and delivery of
1042 distance learning courses.
1043 (7) The University of West Florida, in collaboration with
1044 its partners the University of South Florida, Florida State
1045 College at Jacksonville, and St. Petersburg College, shall
1046 submit to the chairs of the Board of Governors, the State Board
1047 of Education, and the legislative appropriations committees no
1048 later than September 1, 2013 June 1, 2012, a detailed program
1049 project plan that defines the major work activities, student
1050 eligibility criteria, timeline, and cost for implementing the
1051 Complete Florida Degree Program pilot project.
1052 (8) The University of West Florida, in collaboration with
1053 the University of South Florida, Florida State College at
1054 Jacksonville, and St. Petersburg College, shall develop and
1055 implement a transition plan that transfers the administration of
1056 the pilot project to the Florida Virtual Campus no later than
1057 June 30, 2013.
1058 Section 52. Subsection (1) of section 1007.263, Florida
1059 Statutes, is amended to read:
1060 1007.263 Florida College System institutions; admissions of
1061 students.—Each Florida College System institution board of
1062 trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing admissions of
1063 students subject to this section and rules of the State Board of
1064 Education. These rules shall include the following:
1065 (1) Admissions counseling shall be provided to all students
1066 entering college or career credit programs. Counseling shall
1067 utilize tests to measure achievement of college-level
1068 communication and computation competencies by all students
1069 entering college credit programs or tests to measure achievement
1070 of basic skills for career education programs as prescribed in
1071 s. 1004.91.
1072
1073 Each board of trustees shall establish policies that notify
1074 students about, and place students into, adult basic education,
1075 adult secondary education, or other instructional programs that
1076 provide students with alternatives to traditional college
1077 preparatory instruction, including private provider instruction.
1078 A student is prohibited from enrolling in additional college
1079 level courses until the student scores above the cut-score on
1080 all sections of the common placement test.
1081 Section 53. Subsection (2) of section 1008.37, Florida
1082 Statutes, is amended to read:
1083 1008.37 Postsecondary feedback of information to high
1084 schools.—
1085 (2) The Commissioner of Education shall report, by high
1086 school, to the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors,
1087 and the Legislature, no later than November 30 of each year, on
1088 the number of prior year Florida high school graduates who
1089 enrolled for the first time in public postsecondary education in
1090 this state during the previous summer, fall, or spring term,
1091 indicating the number of students whose scores on the common
1092 placement test indicated the need for remediation through
1093 college-preparatory or applied academics for adult education
1094 vocational-preparatory instruction pursuant to s. 1004.91 or s.
1095 1008.30.
1096 Section 54. Subsection (3) of section 1009.22, Florida
1097 Statutes, is amended to read:
1098 1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
1099 (3)(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, fees for
1100 students who are nonresidents for tuition purposes must offset
1101 the full cost of instruction. Residency of students shall be
1102 determined as required in s. 1009.21. Fee-nonexempt students
1103 enrolled in applied academics for adult education vocational
1104 preparatory instruction shall be charged fees equal to the fees
1105 charged for adult general education programs. Each Florida
1106 College System institution that conducts college-preparatory and
1107 applied academics for adult education vocational-preparatory
1108 instruction in the same class section may charge a single fee
1109 for both types of instruction.
1110 Section 55. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of
1111 section 1009.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1112 1009.25 Fee exemptions.—
1113 (1) The following students are exempt from the payment of
1114 tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that
1115 provides workforce education programs, Florida College System
1116 institution, or state university:
1117 (c) A student who is or was at the time he or she reached
1118 18 years of age in the custody of the Department of Children and
1119 Family Services or who, after spending at least 6 months in the
1120 custody of the department after reaching 16 years of age, was
1121 placed in a guardianship by the court. Such exemption includes
1122 fees associated with enrollment in applied academics for adult
1123 education career-preparatory instruction. The exemption remains
1124 valid until the student reaches 28 years of age.
1125 (d) A student who is or was at the time he or she reached
1126 18 years of age in the custody of a relative under s. 39.5085 or
1127 who was adopted from the Department of Children and Family
1128 Services after May 5, 1997. Such exemption includes fees
1129 associated with enrollment in applied academics for adult
1130 education career-preparatory instruction. The exemption remains
1131 valid until the student reaches 28 years of age.
1132 Section 56. Subsection (11) is added to section 1009.26,
1133 Florida Statutes, to read:
1134 1009.26 Fee waivers.—
1135 (11) A Florida College System institution may waive any
1136 portion of the tuition, the activity and service fee, the
1137 financial aid fee, the technology fee, the capital improvement
1138 fee, and distance learning fee for the purpose of offering a
1139 baccalaureate degree for state residents for which the cost of
1140 tuition and the fees specified in this subsection does not
1141 exceed $10,000 for the entire degree program. Waivers provided
1142 pursuant to this subsection shall be applicable for upper-level
1143 courses not to exceed 100 percent of the number of required
1144 credit hours of the baccalaureate degree program for which the
1145 student is determined eligible.
1146 Section 57. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection
1147 (7) of section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1148 1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
1149 student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
1150 (1) Effective January 1, 2008, in order to be eligible for
1151 an initial award from any of the three types of scholarships
1152 under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, a student
1153 must:
1154 (b) Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its
1155 equivalent pursuant to s. 1003.428, s. 1003.4281, s. 1003.4282,
1156 s. 1003.429, s. 1003.43, or s. 1003.435 unless:
1157 1. The student completes a home education program according
1158 to s. 1002.41; or
1159 2. The student earns a high school diploma from a non
1160 Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on
1161 military or public service assignment away from Florida.
1162 (7) To be eligible for an initial award and each renewal
1163 award under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, a
1164 student must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid
1165 which is complete and error free prior to disbursement.
1166 Section 58. Subsections (4), (6), and (10) of section
1167 1011.80, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1168 1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education
1169 programs.—
1170 (4) Funding for all workforce education programs must be
1171 based on cost categories, performance output measures, and
1172 performance outcome measures.
1173 (a) The cost categories must be calculated to identify
1174 high-cost programs, medium-cost programs, and low-cost programs.
1175 The cost analysis used to calculate and assign a program of
1176 study to a cost category must include at least both direct and
1177 indirect instructional costs, consumable supplies, equipment,
1178 and standard program length.
1179 (b)1. The performance output measure for career education
1180 programs of study is student completion of a career program of
1181 study that leads to an occupational completion point associated
1182 with a certificate; an apprenticeship program; or a program that
1183 leads to an applied technology diploma or an associate in
1184 applied science or associate in science degree. Performance
1185 output measures for registered apprenticeship programs shall be
1186 based on program lengths that coincide with lengths established
1187 pursuant to the requirements of chapter 446.
1188 (b)2. The performance output measure for an adult general
1189 education course of study is measurable improvement in student
1190 skills. This measure shall include improvement in literacy
1191 skills, grade level improvement as measured by an approved test,
1192 or attainment of a State of Florida diploma or an adult high
1193 school diploma.
1194 (c) The performance outcome measures for adult general
1195 workforce education programs are associated with placement and
1196 retention of students after reaching a completion point or
1197 completing a program of study. These measures include placement
1198 or retention in employment that is related to the program of
1199 study; placement into or retention in employment in an
1200 occupation on the Workforce Estimating Conference list of high
1201 wage, high-skill occupations with sufficient openings, or other
1202 High Wage/High Skill Program occupations as determined by
1203 Workforce Florida, Inc.; and placement and retention of
1204 participants or former participants in the welfare transition
1205 program in employment. Continuing postsecondary education at a
1206 level that will further enhance employment is a performance
1207 outcome for adult general education programs. Placement and
1208 retention must be reported pursuant to ss. 1008.39 and 1008.43.
1209 (6)(a) A school district or a Florida College System
1210 institution that provides workforce education programs shall
1211 receive funds in accordance with distributions for base and
1212 performance funding established by the Legislature in the
1213 General Appropriations Act. To ensure equitable funding for all
1214 school district workforce education programs and to recognize
1215 enrollment growth, the Department of Education shall use the
1216 funding model developed by the District Workforce Education
1217 Funding Steering Committee to determine each district’s
1218 workforce education funding needs. To assist the Legislature in
1219 allocating workforce education funds in the General
1220 Appropriations Act, the funding model shall annually be provided
1221 to the legislative appropriations committees no later than March
1222 1.
1223 (b) Performance funding for industry certifications for
1224 school district workforce education programs is contingent upon
1225 specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and
1226 shall be determined as follows:
1227 1. Occupational areas for which industry certifications may
1228 be earned, as established in the General Appropriations Act, are
1229 eligible for performance funding. Priority shall be given to the
1230 occupational areas emphasized in state, national, or corporate
1231 grants provided to Florida educational institutions.
1232 2. The Chancellor of Career and Adult Education shall
1233 identify the industry certifications eligible for funding on the
1234 Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List approved by
1235 the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1008.44, based on
1236 the occupational areas specified in the General Appropriations
1237 Act.
1238 3. Subject to funds allocated in the General Appropriations
1239 Act, each school district shall be provided $1,000 for each
1240 industry certification earned by a workforce education student.
1241 The maximum amount of funding appropriated for performance
1242 funding pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to $15
1243 million annually. If funds are insufficient to fully fund the
1244 calculated total award, such funds shall be prorated.
1245 (c)(b) A program is established to assist school districts
1246 and Florida College System institutions in responding to the
1247 needs of new and expanding businesses and thereby strengthening
1248 the state’s workforce and economy. The program may be funded in
1249 the General Appropriations Act. The district or Florida College
1250 System institution shall use the program to provide customized
1251 training for businesses which satisfies the requirements of s.
1252 288.047. Business firms whose employees receive the customized
1253 training must provide 50 percent of the cost of the training.
1254 Balances remaining in the program at the end of the fiscal year
1255 shall not revert to the general fund, but shall be carried over
1256 for 1 additional year and used for the purpose of serving
1257 incumbent worker training needs of area businesses with fewer
1258 than 100 employees. Priority shall be given to businesses that
1259 must increase or upgrade their use of technology to remain
1260 competitive.
1261 (10) A high school student dually enrolled under s.
1262 1007.271 in a workforce education program operated by a Florida
1263 College System institution or school district career center
1264 generates the amount calculated for workforce education funding,
1265 including any payment of performance funding, and the
1266 proportional share of full-time equivalent enrollment generated
1267 through the Florida Education Finance Program for the student’s
1268 enrollment in a high school. If a high school student is dually
1269 enrolled in a Florida College System institution program,
1270 including a program conducted at a high school, the Florida
1271 College System institution earns the funds generated for
1272 workforce education funding, and the school district earns the
1273 proportional share of full-time equivalent funding from the
1274 Florida Education Finance Program. If a student is dually
1275 enrolled in a career center operated by the same district as the
1276 district in which the student attends high school, that district
1277 earns the funds generated for workforce education funding and
1278 also earns the proportional share of full-time equivalent
1279 funding from the Florida Education Finance Program. If a student
1280 is dually enrolled in a workforce education program provided by
1281 a career center operated by a different school district, the
1282 funds must be divided between the two school districts
1283 proportionally from the two funding sources. A student may not
1284 be reported for funding in a dual enrollment workforce education
1285 program unless the student has completed the basic skills
1286 assessment pursuant to s. 1004.91. A student who is coenrolled
1287 in a K-12 education program and an adult education program may
1288 not be reported for purposes of funding in an adult education
1289 program. If a student is, except that for the 2011-2012 and
1290 2012-2013 fiscal years, students who are coenrolled in core
1291 curricula courses for credit recovery or dropout prevention
1292 purposes and does do not have a pattern of excessive absenteeism
1293 or habitual truancy or a history of disruptive behavior in
1294 school, the student may be reported for funding for up to two
1295 courses per year student. Such a student is students are exempt
1296 from the payment of the block tuition for adult general
1297 education programs provided in s. 1009.22(3)(d) 1009.22(3)(c).
1298 The Department of Education shall develop a list of courses to
1299 be designated as core curricula courses for the purposes of
1300 coenrollment.
1301 Section 59. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1011.81,
1302 Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (4) and (5),
1303 respectively, and a new subsection (2) is added to that section,
1304 to read:
1305 1011.81 Florida College System Program Fund.—
1306 (2) Performance funding for industry certifications for
1307 Florida College System institutions is contingent upon specific
1308 appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and shall be
1309 determined as follows:
1310 (a) Occupational areas for which industry certifications
1311 may be earned, as established in the General Appropriations Act,
1312 are eligible for performance funding. Priority shall be given to
1313 the occupational areas emphasized in state, national, or
1314 corporate grants provided to Florida educational institutions.
1315 (b) The Chancellor of the Florida College System shall
1316 identify the industry certifications eligible for funding on the
1317 Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List approved by
1318 the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1008.44, based on
1319 the occupational areas specified in the General Appropriations
1320 Act.
1321 (c) Each Florida College System institution shall be
1322 provided $1,000 for each industry certification earned by a
1323 student. The maximum amount of funding appropriated for
1324 performance funding pursuant to this subsection shall be limited
1325 to $15 million annually. If funds are insufficient to fully fund
1326 the calculated total award, such funds shall be prorated.
1327 Section 60. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
1328 (3) are amended and a new subsection (4) of section 1011.905,
1329 Florida Statutes, is created to read:
1330 1011.905 Performance funding for state universities.—
1331 (1) State performance funds for the State University System
1332 shall be based on indicators of system and institutional
1333 attainment of performance expectations. For the 2012-2013
1334 through at least the 2016-2017 and 2013-2014 fiscal years, the
1335 Board of Governors shall review and rank each state university
1336 that applies for performance funding, as provided in the General
1337 Appropriations Act, based on the following formula:
1338 (a) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall
1339 be based on the percentage of employed graduates who have earned
1340 degrees which have a primary focus in the following programs:
1341 1. For the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years:
1342 a.1. Computer and information science;
1343 b.2. Computer engineering;
1344 c.3. Information systems technology;
1345 d.4. Information technology; and
1346 e.5. Management information systems.
1347
1348 The 2012-2013 award recipients shall receive the same award for
1349 2013-2014.
1350 2. For the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 fiscal years, high
1351 demand programs of emphasis determined by the Board of Governors
1352 using the gap-analysis data required by s. 1001.706(5).
1353 3. For the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 fiscal years, a master’s
1354 degree in cloud virtualization technology and related large data
1355 management.
1356 (b) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall
1357 be based on the percentage of graduates who have earned
1358 baccalaureate degrees in the programs in paragraph (a) and who
1359 have earned industry certifications identified on the
1360 Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List approved by
1361 the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1008.44 in a related
1362 field from a Florida College System institution or state
1363 university prior to graduation.
1364 (c) Fifty percent of a state university’s score shall be
1365 based on factors determined by the Board of Governors which
1366 relate to increasing the probability that graduates who have
1367 earned degrees in the programs described in paragraph (a) will
1368 be employed in high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand
1369 employment.
1370 (3)(a) Each year, the Board of Governors shall award up to
1371 $15 million to the highest-ranked state universities in support
1372 of each program identified in paragraph (1)(a) from funds
1373 appropriated for the purposes in this section and as specified
1374 in the General Appropriations Act. The award per state
1375 university shall be a minimum of 25 percent of the total amount
1376 appropriated pursuant to this section.
1377 Section 61. By October 31, 2013, the State Board of
1378 Education shall recommend to the Legislature a methodology for
1379 allocating performance funding for Florida College System
1380 institutions, and the Board of Governors shall recommend to the
1381 Legislature a methodology for allocating performance funding for
1382 State University System institutions, based on the percentage of
1383 graduates employed or enrolled in further education, the average
1384 wages of employed graduates, and the average cost per graduate.
1385 Section 62. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.
1386
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1388 And the title is amended as follows:
1389 Delete lines 156 - 216
1390 and insert:
1391 creating s. 1008.44, F.S.; providing requirements for
1392 industry certifications, an industry certification
1393 funding list, and a postsecondary industry
1394 certification funding list for distribution of funding
1395 to school districts and Florida College System
1396 institutions; amending s. 1011.61, F.S.; revising
1397 provisions relating to funding for students in virtual
1398 instruction programs, the Florida Virtual School, and
1399 regular instructional programs based on student
1400 completion of end-of-course assessments; amending s.
1401 1011.62, F.S.; revising provisions relating to bonuses
1402 awarded to teachers providing advanced placement
1403 instruction; revising the calculation of additional
1404 full-time equivalent membership based on completion of
1405 career-themed courses and issuance of industry
1406 certification; providing for teacher bonuses related
1407 to industry certification instruction; providing for
1408 certain recognitions and performance payments to
1409 schools in which students earn digital competency
1410 certificates; amending ss. 1012.22 and 1012.56, F.S.;
1411 conforming provisions; amending s. 1012.98, F.S.;
1412 revising requirements for professional development
1413 systems developed by school districts; providing that
1414 students participating in an accelerated high school
1415 graduation option may continue participation;
1416 providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision
1417 and Information; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; requiring
1418 the strategic plan of the Board of Governors to
1419 include criteria for designating high-demand degree
1420 programs of emphasis; creating s. 1001.7065, F.S.;
1421 creating the preeminent state research universities
1422 program; establishing a collaborative partnership
1423 between the Board of Governors and the Legislature to
1424 elevate the academic and research preeminence of the
1425 highest-performing state research universities;
1426 establishing academic and research excellence
1427 standards for a university to be designated a
1428 preeminent state research university; providing for a
1429 preeminent state research university to establish an
1430 institute for online learning; directing the Board of
1431 Governors to convene an advisory board; providing
1432 duties and responsibilities of the advisory board, the
1433 university, and the Board of Governors to provide
1434 high-quality, fully online baccalaureate degree
1435 programs, including establishment of a tuition
1436 structure for the institute; providing for the award
1437 of funding to preeminent state research universities
1438 based upon performance; authorizing a preeminent state
1439 research university to establish special course
1440 requirements; providing for preeminent state research
1441 university flexibility; encouraging the Board of
1442 Governors to promote additional programs of
1443 excellence; amending s. 1004.02, F.S.; revising
1444 definitions relating to adult general education and
1445 instruction to attain academic and workforce readiness
1446 skills; creating s. 1004.082, F.S.; providing for
1447 support for talent retention programs for certain
1448 middle school and high school students; amending s.
1449 1004.91, F.S.; revising requirements for basic skills
1450 instruction for career education programs; amending s.
1451 1004.93, F.S.; requiring certain adult education
1452 students to complete action-steps-to-employment;
1453 amending s. 1006.735, F.S.; establishing the Complete
1454 Florida Degree Program and providing requirements for
1455 its implementation; amending ss. 1007.263, F.S.;
1456 conforming provisions; amending s. 1008.37, F.S.;
1457 conforming provisions; amending s. 1009.22, F.S.;
1458 revising provisions relating to fees for students in
1459 adult education programs; amending s. 1009.25, F.S.;
1460 revising provisions relating to fee exemptions;
1461 amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; providing for fee waivers
1462 for certain baccalaureate degree programs; amending s.
1463 1009.531, F.S.; deleting an eligibility requirement
1464 for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
1465 award; amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; revising provisions
1466 relating to the basis for funding workforce education
1467 programs; providing requirements for performance
1468 funding for industry certifications for school
1469 district workforce education programs; revising
1470 provisions relating to funding for coenrolled
1471 students; amending s. 1011.81, F.S.; providing
1472 requirements for performance funding for industry
1473 certifications for Florida College System
1474 institutions; providing for performance funding based
1475 on accountability metrics; amending s. 1011.905, F.S.;
1476 revising the formula upon which performance funding
1477 for state universities is based and awarded; requiring
1478 the State Board of Education and the Board of
1479 Governors to provide recommendations to the
1480 Legislature by a specified date; providing an
1481 effective date.