Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS/CS/HB 7069, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Ring moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (840922) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    4         After line 771
    5  insert:
    6         Section 15. Paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section
    7  1002.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    8         1002.45 Virtual instruction programs.—
    9         (8) ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—
   10         (d) An approved provider’s contract must be terminated if
   11  the provider receives a school grade of “D” or “F” under s.
   12  1008.34 or a school improvement rating of “Declining” under s.
   13  1008.341 for 2 years during any consecutive 4-year period or has
   14  violated any qualification requirement pursuant to subsection
   15  (2). A provider that has a contract terminated under this
   16  paragraph may not be an approved provider for a period of at
   17  least 1 year after the date upon which the contract was
   18  terminated and until the department determines that the provider
   19  is in compliance with subsection (2) and has corrected each
   20  cause of the provider’s low performance. However, a provider
   21  subject to contract termination pursuant to this paragraph may
   22  formally file an appeal to the State Board of Education within
   23  15 days after receipt of a notice of intent to terminate the
   24  provider’s contract, the state board must provide a statement of
   25  final disposition of the appeal within 30 days after receipt of
   26  the notice, which may include termination or probation for up to
   27  3 years.
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   30  And the title is amended as follows:
   31         Delete line 823
   32  and insert:
   33         additional duties of the Office of Early Learning;
   34         amending s. 1002.45, F.S.; providing an appeals
   35         process for a provider whose contract is subject to
   36         termination;