Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1076
       
       
       
       
       
       
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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         1008.44Industry 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         1001.7065Preeminent 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         1004.082Talent 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.
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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.