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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 1001.42,
    3         F.S.; requiring a school that includes certain grades
    4         to include information, data, and instructional
    5         strategies in its school improvement plan; requiring a
    6         school that includes certain grades to implement an
    7         early warning system based on indicators to identify
    8         students in need of additional academic support;
    9         amending s. 1002.32, F.S.; revising the kind of lab
   10         schools that receive a proportional share of the
   11         sparsity supplement; amending s. 1003.42, F.S.;
   12         providing State Board of Education duties relating to
   13         middle grades courses; amending s. 1003.4203, F.S.;
   14         requiring a district school board, in consultation
   15         with the district school superintendent, to make CAPE
   16         Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
   17         certifications available to students, including
   18         students with disabilities, in prekindergarten through
   19         grade 12, to enable students to attain digital skills;
   20         providing eligibility for additional FTE funding;
   21         requiring innovative programs and courses that combine
   22         academic and career instructional tools and industry
   23         certifications into education for both college and
   24         career preparedness; providing for additional FTE
   25         funding; providing for grade point average
   26         calculation; requiring the Department of Education to
   27         collaborate with Florida educators and school leaders
   28         to provide technical assistance to district school
   29         boards regarding implementation; authorizing public
   30         schools to provide students with access to third-party
   31         assessment centers and career and professional academy
   32         curricula; encouraging third-party assessment
   33         providers and career and professional academy
   34         curricula providers to provide annual training;
   35         amending s. 1003.4281, F.S.; deleting calculations for
   36         paid and unpaid high school credits; amending s.
   37         1003.4285, F.S.; revising requirements to earn a
   38         Scholar designation on a standard high school diploma;
   39         revising requirements to earn a Merit designation on a
   40         standard high school diploma; creating s. 1003.4298,
   41         F.S.; requiring the third-party assessment center
   42         providers to report return on investment to students
   43         and students’ families regarding completing CAPE
   44         industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool
   45         certificates; providing criteria for the return on
   46         investment report; amending s. 1003.4935, F.S.;
   47         authorizing additional FTE funding for certain Digital
   48         Tool certificates and industry certifications;
   49         amending s. 1003.53, F.S.; authorizing dropout
   50         prevention and academic intervention services for a
   51         student identified by a school’s early warning system;
   52         amending s. 1006.135, F.S.; including middle grades
   53         schools under provisions prohibiting hazing; revising
   54         the definition of the term “hazing”; requiring a
   55         school district policy that prohibits hazing and
   56         establishes consequences for an act of hazing;
   57         revising penalty provisions and providing for
   58         applicability; creating s. 1007.273, F.S.; requiring a
   59         Florida College System institution to work with each
   60         district school board in its designated service area
   61         to establish a collegiate high school program;
   62         providing options for participation in a collegiate
   63         high school program; requiring a Florida College
   64         System institution to execute a contract with each
   65         district school board in its designated service area
   66         to establish the program; authorizing another Florida
   67         College System institution to execute a contract with
   68         the district school board in certain circumstances;
   69         requiring each district school board to execute the
   70         contract with the local Florida College System
   71         institution; requiring the contract to be executed by
   72         a specified date for the purpose of implementation;
   73         specifying information that must be included in the
   74         contract; specifying requirements for student
   75         performance contracts for students participating in
   76         the collegiate high school program; providing the
   77         calculation for funding the collegiate high school
   78         program; prohibiting a Florida College System
   79         institution from reporting certain funds for purposes
   80         of funding or receiving the standard tuition rate per
   81         credit hour for a student enrolled in a dual
   82         enrollment course at the institution unless the
   83         institution establishes a collegiate high school
   84         program; authorizing district school boards to execute
   85         a contract with a state university or certain
   86         independent colleges and universities to establish the
   87         collegiate high school program; amending s. 1008.44,
   88         F.S.; requiring the department to annually identify
   89         CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
   90         certifications; authorizing the Commissioner of
   91         Education to recommend adding certain certificates and
   92         certifications; providing requirements for inclusion
   93         of CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
   94         certifications on the funding list; authorizing the
   95         commissioner to limit certain Digital Tool
   96         certificates and CAPE industry certifications to
   97         students in certain grades; providing requirements for
   98         the Articulation Coordinating Committee; amending s.
   99         1011.62, F.S.; specifying requirements relating to
  100         additional FTE funding based on completion of certain
  101         courses or programs and issuance of CAPE industry
  102         certification; deleting obsolete provisions; deleting
  103         provisions regarding Florida Cyber Security
  104         Recognition, Florida Digital Arts Recognition, and
  105         Florida Digital Tool Certificates; amending s.
  106         1012.98, F.S.; providing requirements relating to
  107         professional development, including inservice plans
  108         and instructional strategies, for middle grades
  109         educators; requiring the Department of Education to
  110         disseminate professional development in the use of
  111         integrated digital instruction; renaming the Florida
  112         Agricultural and Mechanical University Crestview
  113         Education Center as the “Senator Durell Peaden, Jr.,
  114         FAMU Educational Center”; providing an effective date.
  115          
  116  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  117  
  118         Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 1001.42, Florida
  119  Statutes, is amended to read:
  120         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
  121  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
  122  powers and perform all duties listed below:
  123         (18) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
  124  Maintain a state system of school improvement and education
  125  accountability as provided by statute and State Board of
  126  Education rule. This system of school improvement and education
  127  accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented
  128  through, the district’s continuing system of planning and
  129  budgeting required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01,
  130  and 1011.01. This system of school improvement and education
  131  accountability shall comply with the provisions of ss. 1008.33,
  132  1008.34, 1008.345, and 1008.385 and include the following:
  133         (a) School improvement plans.—
  134         1. The district school board shall annually approve and
  135  require implementation of a new, amended, or continuation school
  136  improvement plan for each school in the district. If a school
  137  has a significant gap in achievement on statewide assessments
  138  pursuant to s. 1008.34(3)(b) by one or more student subgroups,
  139  as defined in the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  140  (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); has not significantly
  141  decreased the percentage of students scoring below satisfactory
  142  on statewide assessments; or has significantly lower graduation
  143  rates for a subgroup when compared to the state’s graduation
  144  rate, that school’s improvement plan shall include strategies
  145  for improving these results. The state board shall adopt rules
  146  establishing thresholds and for determining compliance with this
  147  subparagraph paragraph.
  148         2. A school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall
  149  include annually in its school improvement plan information and
  150  data on the school’s early warning system required under
  151  paragraph (b), including a list of the early warning indicators
  152  used in the system, the number of students identified by the
  153  system as exhibiting two or more early warning indicators, the
  154  number of students by grade level that exhibit each indicator,
  155  and a description of all intervention strategies employed by the
  156  school to improve the academic performance of students
  157  identified by the early warning system. In addition, a school
  158  that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall describe in its
  159  school improvement plan the strategies used by the school to
  160  implement the instructional practices for middle grades
  161  emphasized by the district’s professional development system
  162  pursuant to s. 1012.98(4)(b)9.
  163         (b) Early warning system.
  164         1.A school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall
  165  implement an early warning system to identify students in grades
  166  6, 7, and 8 who need additional support to improve academic
  167  performance and stay engaged in school. The early warning system
  168  must include the following early warning indicators:
  169         a. Attendance below 90 percent, regardless of whether
  170  absence is excused or a result of out-of-school suspension.
  171         b. One or more suspensions, whether in school or out of
  172  school.
  173         c. Course failure in English Language Arts or mathematics.
  174         d. A Level 1 score on the statewide, standardized
  175  assessments in English Language Arts or mathematics.
  176  
  177  For purposes of implementing this subparagraph, a school
  178  district may identify additional early warning indicators for
  179  use in a school’s early warning system.
  180         2.When a student exhibits two or more early warning
  181  indicators, the school’s child study team under s. 1003.02 or a
  182  school-based team formed for the purpose of implementing the
  183  requirements of this paragraph shall convene to determine
  184  appropriate intervention strategies for the student. The school
  185  shall provide at least 10 days’ written notice of the meeting to
  186  the student’s parent, indicating the meeting’s purpose, time,
  187  and location, and provide the parent the opportunity to
  188  participate.
  189         (c)(b)Public disclosure.—The district school board shall
  190  provide information regarding the performance of students and
  191  educational programs as required pursuant to ss. 1008.22 and
  192  1008.385 and implement a system of school reports as required by
  193  statute and State Board of Education rule which shall include
  194  schools operating for the purpose of providing educational
  195  services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs,
  196  and for those schools, report on the elements specified in s.
  197  1003.52(19). Annual public disclosure reports shall be in an
  198  easy-to-read report card format and shall include the school’s
  199  grade, high school graduation rate calculated without GED tests,
  200  disaggregated by student ethnicity, and performance data as
  201  specified in state board rule.
  202         (d)(c)School improvement funds.—The district school board
  203  shall provide funds to schools for developing and implementing
  204  school improvement plans. Such funds shall include those funds
  205  appropriated for the purpose of school improvement pursuant to
  206  s. 24.121(5)(c).
  207         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section
  208  1002.32, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  209         1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools.—
  210         (9) FUNDING.—Funding for a lab school, including a charter
  211  lab school, shall be provided as follows:
  212         (a) Each lab school shall be allocated its proportional
  213  share of operating funds from the Florida Education Finance
  214  Program as provided in s. 1011.62 based on the county in which
  215  the lab school is located and the General Appropriations Act.
  216  The nonvoted ad valorem millage that would otherwise be required
  217  for lab schools shall be allocated from state funds. The
  218  required local effort funds calculated pursuant to s. 1011.62
  219  shall be allocated from state funds to the schools as a part of
  220  the allocation of operating funds pursuant to s. 1011.62. Each
  221  eligible lab school in operation as of September 1, 2013 2002,
  222  which has a permanent high school center must shall also receive
  223  a proportional share of the sparsity supplement as calculated
  224  pursuant to s. 1011.62. In addition, each lab school shall
  225  receive its proportional share of all categorical funds, with
  226  the exception of s. 1011.68, and new categorical funds enacted
  227  after July 1, 1994, for the purpose of elementary or secondary
  228  academic program enhancement. The sum of funds available as
  229  provided in this paragraph shall be included annually in the
  230  Florida Education Finance Program and appropriate categorical
  231  programs funded in the General Appropriations Act.
  232         Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 1003.42, Florida
  233  Statutes, is amended to read:
  234         1003.42 Required instruction.—
  235         (1) Each district school board shall provide all courses
  236  required for middle grades promotion, high school graduation,
  237  and appropriate instruction designed to ensure that students
  238  meet State Board of Education adopted standards in the following
  239  subject areas: reading and other language arts, mathematics,
  240  science, social studies, foreign languages, health and physical
  241  education, and the arts. The state board must remove a middle
  242  grades course in the Course Code Directory that does not fully
  243  integrate all appropriate curricular content required by s.
  244  1003.41 and may approve a new course only if it meets the
  245  required curricular content.
  246         Section 4. Section 1003.4203, Florida Statutes, is amended
  247  to read:
  248         1003.4203 Digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool
  249  recognitions, certificates, and technical assistance.—
  250         (1) DIGITAL MATERIALS.—Each district school board, in
  251  consultation with the district school superintendent, shall make
  252  available digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates, and
  253  CAPE industry certifications for students in prekindergarten
  254  through grade 12 in order to enable students to attain digital
  255  skills. The digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates,
  256  and CAPE industry certifications may be integrated into subject
  257  area curricula, offered as a separate course, made available
  258  through open-access options, or deployed through online or
  259  digital computer applications, subject to available funding.
  260         (2) CAPE ESE DIGITAL TOOLS.—Beginning with the 2013-2014
  261  school year, Each district school board, in consultation with
  262  the district school superintendent, shall make available digital
  263  and instructional materials, including software applications, to
  264  students with disabilities who are in prekindergarten through
  265  grade 12. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year:
  266         (a)Digital materials must include CAPE Digital Tool
  267  certificates, workplace industry certifications, and OSHA
  268  industry certifications identified pursuant to s. 1008.44 for
  269  students with disabilities; and
  270         (b)Each student’s individual educational plan for students
  271  with disabilities developed pursuant to this chapter must
  272  identify the CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
  273  certifications the student seeks to attain before high school
  274  graduation.
  275         (3) Subject to available funding, by December 1, 2013, the
  276  department shall contract with one or more technology companies,
  277  or affiliated nonprofit organizations, that have approved
  278  industry certifications identified on the Industry Certification
  279  Funding List or the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
  280  List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44, to develop a
  281  Florida Cyber Security Recognition and a Florida Digital Arts
  282  Recognition. The department shall notify each school district
  283  when the recognitions are developed and available. The
  284  recognitions shall be made available to all public elementary
  285  school students at no cost to the districts or charter schools.
  286         (a) Targeted knowledge and skills to be mastered for each
  287  recognition shall be identified by the department. Knowledge and
  288  skills may be demonstrated through student attainment of the
  289  below recognitions in particular content areas:
  290         1. The Florida Cyber Security Recognition must be based
  291  upon an understanding of computer processing operations and, in
  292  most part, on cyber security skills that increase a student’s
  293  cyber-safe practices.
  294         2. The Florida Digital Arts Recognition must reflect a
  295  balance of skills in technology and the arts.
  296         (b) The technology companies or affiliated nonprofit
  297  organizations that provide the recognition must provide open
  298  access to materials for teaching and assessing the skills a
  299  student must acquire in order to earn a Florida Cyber Security
  300  Recognition or a Florida Digital Arts Recognition. The school
  301  district shall notify each elementary school advisory council of
  302  the methods of delivery of the open-access content and
  303  assessments. If there is no elementary school advisory council,
  304  notification must be provided to the district advisory council.
  305         (3)(4)CAPE DIGITAL TOOL CERTIFICATES.—Subject to available
  306  funding, by December 1, 2013, The department shall identify, by
  307  June 15 of each year, CAPE Digital Tool certificates that
  308  contract with one or more technology companies that have
  309  approved industry certifications identified on the Industry
  310  Certification Funding List or the Postsecondary Industry
  311  Certification Funding List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s.
  312  1008.44, to develop a Florida Digital Tools Certificate to
  313  indicate a student’s digital skills. The department shall notify
  314  each school district when the certificates are certificate is
  315  developed and available. The certificates certificate shall be
  316  made available to all public elementary and middle grades
  317  students at no cost to the districts or charter schools.
  318         (a) Targeted skills to be mastered for the certificate
  319  include digital skills that are necessary to the student’s
  320  academic work and skills the student may need in future
  321  employment. The skills must include, but are not limited to,
  322  word processing; spreadsheets;, spreadsheet display, and
  323  creation of presentations, including sound, motion, and color
  324  presentations; digital arts; cybersecurity; and coding including
  325  sound, text, and graphic presentations, consistent with CAPE
  326  industry certifications that are listed on the CAPE Industry
  327  Certification Funding List, pursuant to ss. 1003.492 and
  328  1008.44. CAPE Digital Tool certificates earned by students are
  329  eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant
  330  to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.a s. 1003.492.
  331         (b) A technology company that provides the certificate must
  332  provide open access to materials for teaching and assessing the
  333  skills necessary to earn the certificate. The school district
  334  shall notify each middle school advisory council of the methods
  335  of delivery of the open-access content and assessments for the
  336  certificates certificate. If there is no middle school advisory
  337  council, notification must be provided to the district advisory
  338  council.
  339         (c) The Legislature intends that by July 1, 2018, on an
  340  annual basis, at least 75 percent of public middle grades
  341  students earn at least one CAPE Digital Tool certificate a
  342  Florida Digital Tools Certificate.
  343         (4)CAPE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS.—
  344         (a)CAPE industry certifications, issued to middle school
  345  and high school students, which do not articulate for college
  346  credit, are eligible for additional full-time equivalent
  347  membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.b.
  348         (b)CAPE industry certifications, issued to high school
  349  students, which articulate for college credit, are eligible for
  350  additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant to s.
  351  1011.62(1)(o)1.b.
  352         (5)CAPE INNOVATION AND CAPE ACCELERATION.—
  353         (a) CAPE Innovation.—Up to five courses annually approved
  354  by the commissioner that combine academic and career content,
  355  and performance outcome expectations that, if achieved by a
  356  student, shall articulate for college credit and be eligible for
  357  additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant to s.
  358  1011.62(1)(o)1.c. Such approved courses must incorporate at
  359  least two third-party assessments that, if successfully
  360  completed by a student, shall articulate for college credit. At
  361  least one of the two third-party assessments must be identified
  362  on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. Each course
  363  that is approved by the commissioner must be specifically
  364  identified in the Course Code Directory as a CAPE Innovation
  365  Course.
  366         (b) CAPE Acceleration.—Industry certifications, annually
  367  approved by the commissioner, that articulate for 15 or more
  368  college credit hours and, if successfully completed, shall be
  369  eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant
  370  to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.d. Each approved industry certification
  371  must be specifically identified in the CAPE Industry
  372  Certification Funding List as a CAPE Acceleration Industry
  373  Certification.
  374         (6) GRADE POINT AVERAGE CALCULATION.—For purposes of
  375  calculating grade point average, a grade in a course that leads
  376  to an industry certification must be weighted the same as a
  377  grade in an Honors course.
  378         (7)(5)TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—
  379         (a) The Department of Education or a company contracted
  380  with under subsection (4) shall collaborate with Florida
  381  educators and school leaders to provide technical assistance to
  382  district school boards in the implementation of this section.
  383  Technical assistance to districts shall include, but is not
  384  limited to, identification of digital resources, primarily open
  385  access resources, including digital curriculum, instructional
  386  materials, media assets, and other digital tools and
  387  applications; training mechanisms for teachers and others to
  388  facilitate integration of digital resources and technologies
  389  into instructional strategies; and model policies and procedures
  390  that support sustainable implementation practices.
  391         (b) Public schools may provide students with access to
  392  third-party assessment centers and career and professional
  393  academy curricula in a digital format in support of CAPE Digital
  394  Tool certificates and CAPE industry certifications, pursuant to
  395  ss. 1003.4203 and 1008.44, to assist public schools and school
  396  districts to establish Florida Digital Classrooms.
  397         (8)(6)PARTNERSHIPS.—
  398         (a) A district school board may seek partnerships with
  399  other school districts, private businesses, postsecondary
  400  institutions, or consultants to offer classes and instruction to
  401  teachers and students to assist the school district in providing
  402  digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool recognitions, and
  403  certificates, and CAPE industry certifications established
  404  pursuant to this section.
  405         (b) Third-party assessment providers and career and
  406  professional academy curricula providers are encouraged to
  407  provide annual training to staff of the Department of Education,
  408  staff of school district offices, instructional staff of public
  409  schools, including charter schools, and other appropriate
  410  administrative staff through face-to-face training models;
  411  online, video conferencing training models; and through state,
  412  regional, or conference presentations.
  413         (9)(7)RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt
  414  rules to administer this section.
  415         Section 5. Subsection (5) of section 1003.4281, Florida
  416  Statutes, is amended to read:
  417         1003.4281 Early high school graduation.—
  418         (5) For purposes of this section, a credit is equal to 1/6
  419  FTE. A student may earn up to six paid high school credits
  420  equivalent to 1 FTE per school year in grades 9 through 12 for
  421  courses provided by the school district. High school credits
  422  earned in excess of six per school year in courses delivered by
  423  the school district are unpaid credits.
  424         Section 6. Subsection (1) of section 1003.4285, Florida
  425  Statutes, is amended to read:
  426         1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
  427         (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
  428  applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
  429  criteria set forth for the designation:
  430         (a) Scholar designation.—In addition to the requirements of
  431  ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
  432  Scholar designation, a student must satisfy the following
  433  requirements:
  434         1. English Language Arts (ELA).—When the state transitions
  435  to common core assessments, Pass the 11th grade ELA statewide,
  436  standardized common core assessment.
  437         2. Mathematics.—Earn one credit in Algebra II and one
  438  credit in statistics or an equally rigorous course and. When the
  439  state transitions to common core assessments, students must pass
  440  the Algebra II statewide, standardized common core assessment.
  441         3. Science.—Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I end
  442  of-course assessment and earn one credit in chemistry or physics
  443  and one credit in a course equally rigorous to chemistry or
  444  physics.
  445         4. Social studies.—Pass the statewide, standardized United
  446  States History end-of-course assessment.
  447         5. Foreign language.—Earn two credits in the same foreign
  448  language.
  449         6. Electives.—Earn at least one credit in an Advanced
  450  Placement, an International Baccalaureate, an Advanced
  451  International Certificate of Education, or a dual enrollment
  452  course, or a CAPE industry certification from the CAPE Industry
  453  Certification Funding List which articulates for college credit.
  454         (b) Merit designation.—In addition to the requirements of
  455  ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
  456  Merit designation, a student must attain two one or more CAPE
  457  industry certifications from the CAPE Industry Certification
  458  Funding List which articulate for college credit established
  459  under s. 1003.492.
  460         Section 7. Section 1003.4298, Florida Statutes, is created
  461  to read:
  462         1003.4298Reporting return on investment.—
  463         (1)Third-party assessment center providers shall, by
  464  United States Postal Service, report the return on investment to
  465  the student and family of each student who is issued a CAPE
  466  industry certification and CAPE Digital Tool certificate as
  467  identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
  468         (2) The return on investment report must, at a minimum,
  469  include:
  470         (a)Estimated cost savings associated with the student
  471  acquiring the CAPE industry certification or certifications
  472  earned before high school graduation that articulate for college
  473  credit relative to the private market cost of the training and
  474  assessments associated with acquiring the postsecondary credit
  475  without state support.
  476         (b)College credits assigned to the CAPE industry
  477  certifications that have a statewide articulation agreement and
  478  the tuition and fee savings to the family associated with those
  479  college credits.
  480         (c)Additional CAPE industry certifications available to
  481  students.
  482         Section 8. Subsection (4) is added to section 1003.4935,
  483  Florida Statutes, to read:
  484         1003.4935 Middle grades career and professional academy
  485  courses and career-themed courses.—
  486         (4)CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
  487  certifications offered in the middle grades that are included on
  488  the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List, if earned by
  489  students, are eligible for additional full-time equivalent
  490  membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.a. and b.
  491         Section 9. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  492  1003.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  493         1003.53 Dropout prevention and academic intervention.—
  494         (1)
  495         (c) A student shall be identified as being eligible to
  496  receive services funded through the dropout prevention and
  497  academic intervention program based upon one of the following
  498  criteria:
  499         1. The student is academically unsuccessful as evidenced by
  500  low test scores, retention, failing grades, low grade point
  501  average, falling behind in earning credits, or not meeting the
  502  state or district proficiency levels in reading, mathematics, or
  503  writing.
  504         2. The student has a pattern of excessive absenteeism or
  505  has been identified as a habitual truant.
  506         3. The student has a history of disruptive behavior in
  507  school or has committed an offense that warrants out-of-school
  508  suspension or expulsion from school according to the district
  509  school board’s code of student conduct. For the purposes of this
  510  program, “disruptive behavior” is behavior that:
  511         a. Interferes with the student’s own learning or the
  512  educational process of others and requires attention and
  513  assistance beyond that which the traditional program can provide
  514  or results in frequent conflicts of a disruptive nature while
  515  the student is under the jurisdiction of the school either in or
  516  out of the classroom; or
  517         b. Severely threatens the general welfare of students or
  518  others with whom the student comes into contact.
  519         4. The student is identified by a school’s early warning
  520  system pursuant to s. 1001.42(18)(b).
  521         Section 10. Section 1006.135, Florida Statutes, is amended
  522  to read:
  523         1006.135 Hazing prohibited at high schools with any of
  524  grades 6-12 9-12 prohibited.—
  525         (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, “hazing” means any
  526  action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers
  527  the mental or physical health or safety of a student at a high
  528  school with any of grades 6 9 through 12 for purposes including,
  529  but not limited to, initiation or admission into or affiliation
  530  with any organization operating under the sanction of a high
  531  school with any of grades 6 9 through 12. “Hazing” includes, but
  532  is not limited to:,
  533         (a) Pressuring, or coercing, or forcing a the student into:
  534         1. Violating state or federal law;,
  535         2.Consuming any food, liquor, drug, or other substance; or
  536         3.Participating in physical activity that could adversely
  537  affect the health or safety of the student.
  538         (b) Any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping,
  539  beating, branding, or exposure to the elements, forced
  540  consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or other substance, or
  541  other forced physical activity that could adversely affect the
  542  physical health or safety of the student, and also includes any
  543  activity that would subject the student to extreme mental
  544  stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exclusion from social
  545  contact, forced conduct that could result in extreme
  546  embarrassment, or other forced activity that could adversely
  547  affect the mental health or dignity of the student.
  548  
  549  Hazing does not include customary athletic events or other
  550  similar contests or competitions or any activity or conduct that
  551  furthers a legal and legitimate objective.
  552         (2)SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY.—Each school district shall
  553  adopt in rule a policy that prohibits hazing and establishes
  554  consequences for a student who commits an act of hazing. The
  555  policy must include:
  556         (a)A definition of hazing, which must include the
  557  definition provided in subsection (1).
  558         (b)A procedure for reporting an alleged act of hazing,
  559  including provisions that permit a person to anonymously report
  560  such an act. However, disciplinary action may not be based
  561  solely on an anonymous report.
  562         (c)A requirement that a school with any of grades 9
  563  through 12 report an alleged act of hazing to a local law
  564  enforcement agency if the alleged act meets the criteria
  565  established under subsection (3).
  566         (d)A provision for referral of victims and perpetrators of
  567  hazing to a certified school counselor.
  568         (e)A requirement that each incident of hazing be reported
  569  in the school’s safety and discipline report required under s.
  570  1006.09(6). The report must include the number of hazing
  571  incidents reported, the number of incidents referred to a local
  572  law enforcement agency, the number of incidents that result in
  573  disciplinary action taken by the school, and the number of
  574  incidents that do not result in either referral to a local law
  575  enforcement agency or disciplinary action taken by the school.
  576         (3)(2)CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—This subsection applies only to
  577  students in any of grades 9 through 12.
  578         (a)1. A person who commits an act of hazing, a third degree
  579  felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, when
  580  he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of hazing
  581  as defined in subsection (1) upon another person who is a member
  582  of or an applicant to any type of student organization commits a
  583  third-degree felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  584  775.083, if the person knew or should have known the act would
  585  result in serious bodily injury or death of such other person
  586  and the act hazing results in serious bodily injury or death of
  587  such other person.
  588         2.(3) A person who commits an act of hazing, a first degree
  589  misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083,
  590  when he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of
  591  hazing as defined in subsection (1) upon another person who is a
  592  member of or an applicant to any type of student organization
  593  commits a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s.
  594  775.082 or s. 775.083, if the person knew or should have known
  595  the act would create a potential risk of physical injury or
  596  death to such other person and the act hazing creates a
  597  potential substantial risk of physical injury or death to such
  598  other person.
  599         (b)(4) As a condition of any sentence imposed pursuant to
  600  paragraph (a) subsection (2) or subsection (3), the court:
  601         1. Shall order the defendant to attend and complete a 4
  602  hour hazing education course and may also impose a condition of
  603  drug or alcohol probation.
  604         2.May require the defendant to make a public apology to
  605  the students and victims at the school.
  606         3.May require the defendant to participate in a school
  607  sponsored antihazing campaign to raise awareness of what
  608  constitutes hazing and the penalties for hazing.
  609         (c)(5) It is not a defense to a charge of hazing that:
  610         1.(a) Consent of the victim had been obtained;
  611         2.(b) The conduct or activity that resulted in the death or
  612  injury of a person was not part of an official organizational
  613  event or was not otherwise sanctioned or approved by the
  614  organization; or
  615         3.(c) The conduct or activity that resulted in death or
  616  injury of the person was not done as a condition of membership
  617  to an organization.
  618         (4)(6)CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be construed to
  619  preclude prosecution for a more general offense resulting from
  620  the same criminal transaction or episode.
  621         Section 11. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is created
  622  to read:
  623         1007.273Collegiate high school program.—
  624         (1)Each Florida College System institution shall work with
  625  each district school board in its designated service area to
  626  establish a collegiate high school program in a public school or
  627  public charter school established under s. 1002.33(5) which
  628  offers secondary education and postsecondary education.
  629         (2)At a minimum, the collegiate high school program must
  630  include an option for public school students in grade 11 or
  631  grade 12 participating in the program, for at least 1 full
  632  school year, to earn CAPE industry certifications pursuant to s.
  633  1008.44 and to complete at least the first year of college
  634  toward an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while
  635  enrolled in the program.
  636         (3)Each Florida College System institution shall execute a
  637  contract with each district school board in its designated
  638  service area to establish a collegiate high school program.
  639  Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year, if the institution
  640  does not establish the program with a district school board in
  641  its designated service area, another Florida College System
  642  institution may execute a contract with that district school
  643  board to establish the program. Each district school board must
  644  execute the contract with the local Florida College System
  645  institution under this section. The contract must be executed by
  646  January 1 of each school year for implementation of the program
  647  during the next school year. The contract must:
  648         (a) Identify the grade levels to be included in the
  649  collegiate high school program which must, at a minimum, include
  650  grade 12.
  651         (b) Describe the collegiate high school program, including
  652  the delineation of courses and industry certifications offered,
  653  including online course availability; the high school and
  654  college credits earned for each postsecondary course completed
  655  and industry certification earned; student eligibility criteria;
  656  and the enrollment process and relevant deadlines.
  657         (c) Describe the methods, medium, and process by which
  658  students and their parents are annually informed about the
  659  availability of the collegiate high school program, the return
  660  on investment associated with participation in the program, and
  661  the information described in paragraphs (a) and (b).
  662         (d) Identify the delivery methods for instruction and the
  663  instructors for all courses.
  664         (e) Identify student advising services and progress
  665  monitoring mechanisms.
  666         (f) Establish a program review and reporting mechanism
  667  regarding student performance outcomes.
  668         (g) Describe the terms of funding arrangements to implement
  669  the collegiate high school program.
  670         (4) Each student participating in a collegiate high school
  671  program must enter into a student performance contract which
  672  must be signed by the student, the parent, and a representative
  673  of the school district and the applicable Florida College System
  674  institution, state university, or other institution
  675  participating pursuant to subsection (7). The performance
  676  contract must include the schedule of courses, by semester, and
  677  industry certifications to be taken by the student, student
  678  attendance requirements, and course grade requirements.
  679         (5) Each student in grade 11 or grade 12 who enrolls in the
  680  collegiate high school program and successfully completes 30
  681  credit hours through the dual enrollment program under s.
  682  1007.271 toward general education courses or common
  683  prerequisites pursuant to s. 1007.25, generates a 1.0 full-time
  684  equivalent (FTE) bonus. The total FTE bonus for each collegiate
  685  high school program shall be reported by each district school
  686  board that is a contractual partner with a Florida College
  687  System institution for the students from that district school
  688  board. The total FTE bonus shall be added to each school
  689  district’s total weighted FTE for funding in the subsequent
  690  fiscal year. Funds shall be distributed pursuant to the
  691  collegiate high school program contract.
  692         (6) Beginning with the 2015-2016 fiscal year, for the
  693  purpose of funding or receiving the standard tuition rate per
  694  credit hour under s. 1007.271 from funds provided in the Florida
  695  Education Finance Program or the Florida College System Program
  696  Fund, a Florida College System institution may not report a
  697  student enrolled in a dual enrollment course at the Florida
  698  College System institution unless the institution establishes a
  699  collegiate high school program.
  700         (7) In addition to executing a contract with the local
  701  Florida College System institution under this section, a
  702  district school board may execute a contract to establish a
  703  collegiate high school program with a state university or an
  704  institution that is eligible to participate in the William L.
  705  Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program, that is a
  706  nonprofit independent college or university located and
  707  chartered in this state, and that is accredited by the
  708  Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
  709  and Schools to grant baccalaureate degrees. Such university or
  710  institution must meet the requirements specified under
  711  subsections (3) and (4).
  712         Section 12. Section 1008.44, Florida Statutes, is amended
  713  to read:
  714         1008.44 Industry certifications; CAPE Industry
  715  Certification Funding List and CAPE Postsecondary Industry
  716  Certification Funding List.—
  717         (1) Pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and s. 1003.492, the
  718  Department of Education shall, at least annually, identify,
  719  under rules adopted by the State Board of Education, and the
  720  Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
  721  distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
  722  1011.62. the Commissioner of Education may at any time recommend
  723  adding the following certificates and certifications:.
  724         (a)CAPE industry certifications identified on the CAPE
  725  Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
  726  distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
  727  1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry Certification Funding List,
  728  shall incorporate by reference, the industry certifications on
  729  the list that meet the requirements of s. 1009.536 and
  730  articulate for college credit. The Commissioner of Agriculture,
  731  by August 1 of each year, may annually select two industry
  732  certifications, that do not articulate for college credit, for
  733  inclusion on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a
  734  period of 3 years unless otherwise approved by the curriculum
  735  review committee pursuant to s. 1003.491. In addition, by August
  736  1 of each year, the not-for-profit corporation established
  737  pursuant to s. 445.004 may annually select one industry
  738  certification, that does not articulate for college credit, for
  739  inclusion on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a
  740  period of 3 years unless otherwise approved by the curriculum
  741  review committee pursuant to s. 1003.491. Such industry
  742  certifications, if earned by a student, shall be eligible for
  743  additional full-time equivalent membership, pursuant to s.
  744  1011.62(1)(o)1.
  745         (b)No more than 15 CAPE Digital Tool certificates limited
  746  to the areas of word processing; spreadsheets; sound, motion,
  747  and color presentations; digital arts; cybersecurity; and coding
  748  pursuant to s. 1003.4203(3) that do not articulate for college
  749  credit. Such certificates shall be annually identified on the
  750  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and updated solely by
  751  the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education. The certificates
  752  shall be made available to students in elementary school and
  753  middle school grades and, if earned by a student, shall be
  754  eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant
  755  to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  756         (c)CAPE ESE Digital Tool certificates, workplace industry
  757  certifications, and OSHA industry certifications identified by
  758  the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education for students with
  759  disabilities pursuant to s. 1003.4203(2). Such certificates and
  760  certifications shall be identified on the CAPE Industry
  761  Certification Funding List and, if earned by a student, be
  762  eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant
  763  to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  764         (d)CAPE Innovation Courses that combine academic and
  765  career performance outcomes with embedded industry
  766  certifications shall be annually approved by the Commissioner of
  767  Education and identified pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(a) and, if
  768  completed by a student, be eligible for additional full-time
  769  equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  770         (e) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
  771  articulate for 15 or more college credit hours pursuant to s.
  772  1003.4203(5)(b) shall be annually approved by the Commissioner
  773  of Education and, if successfully completed, shall be eligible
  774  for additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant to s.
  775  1011.62(1)(o)1. The approved industry certifications must be
  776  identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
  777         (2) The State Board of Education shall approve, at least
  778  annually, the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
  779  List pursuant to this section. The Commissioner of Education
  780  shall recommend, at least annually, the CAPE Postsecondary
  781  Industry Certification Funding List to the State Board of
  782  Education and may at any time recommend adding certifications.
  783  The Chancellor of the State University System, the Chancellor of
  784  the Florida College System, and the Chancellor of Career and
  785  Adult Education shall work with local workforce boards, other
  786  postsecondary institutions, businesses, and industry to
  787  identify, create, and recommend to the Commissioner of Education
  788  industry certifications to be placed on the funding list. The
  789  list shall be used to determine annual performance funding
  790  distributions to school districts or Florida College System
  791  institutions as specified in ss. 1011.80 and 1011.81,
  792  respectively. The chancellors shall review results of the
  793  economic security report of employment and earning outcomes
  794  produced annually pursuant to s. 445.07 s. 445.007 when
  795  determining recommended certifications for the list, as well as
  796  other reports and indicators available regarding certification
  797  needs.
  798         (3) In the case of rigorous industry certifications that
  799  have embedded prerequisite minimum age, grade level, diploma or
  800  degree, postgraduation period of work experience of at least 12
  801  months, or other reasonable requirements that may limit the
  802  extent to which a student can complete all requirements of the
  803  certification recognized by industry for employment purposes,
  804  the Commissioner of Education shall differentiate content,
  805  instructional, and assessment requirements that, when provided
  806  by a public institution and satisfactorily attained by a
  807  student, indicate accomplishment of requirements necessary for
  808  funding pursuant to ss. 1011.62, 1011.80, and 1011.81,
  809  notwithstanding attainment of prerequisite requirements
  810  necessary for recognition by industry for employment purposes.
  811  The differentiated requirements established by the Commissioner
  812  of Education shall be included on in the CAPE Industry
  813  Certification Funding List at the time the certification is
  814  adopted.
  815         (4)(a)CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool
  816  certificates placed on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
  817  List must include the version of the certifications and
  818  certificates available at the time of the adoption and, without
  819  further review and approval, include the subsequent updates to
  820  the certifications and certificates on the approved list, unless
  821  the certifications and certificates are specifically removed
  822  from the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List by the
  823  Commissioner of Education.
  824         (b)The Commissioner of Education may limit CAPE industry
  825  certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in
  826  certain grades based on formal recommendations by providers of
  827  CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates.
  828         (c)For educator, student, industry, and provider planning
  829  purposes, the Articulation Coordinating Committee shall schedule
  830  at least six regular meetings per fiscal year to review and
  831  consider provider requests, address the Commissioner of
  832  Education’s and chancellor’s decisions, and recommend
  833  adjustments to CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital
  834  Tool certificates on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
  835  List.
  836         Section 13. Paragraphs (o), (p), and (s) of subsection (1)
  837  of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  838         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
  839  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
  840  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
  841  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
  842  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
  843  follows:
  844         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
  845  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
  846  determining the annual allocation to each district for
  847  operation:
  848         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  849  membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
  850  course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
  851  courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
  852  Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
  853  certification identified on in the CAPE Industry Certification
  854  Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
  855  Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
  856  1003.4203.—
  857         1.a.A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
  858  membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
  859  certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
  860  grades.
  861         b.1. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
  862  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
  863  career-themed course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses
  864  with embedded CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an
  865  industry certification identified annually on in the CAPE
  866  Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted
  867  by the State Board of Education. The maximum full-time
  868  equivalent student membership value for any student in grades 9
  869  through 12 is 0.3. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
  870  membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
  871  CAPE an industry certification that has a statewide articulation
  872  agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
  873  Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
  874  articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
  875  assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
  876  certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
  877  membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub-
  878  subparagraph a. may not use the previously funded examination to
  879  satisfy the requirements for earning an industry certification
  880  under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE membership for an
  881  elementary or middle grades student shall not exceed 0.1 for
  882  certificates or certifications earned within the same fiscal
  883  year. The State Board of Education shall include the assigned
  884  values on in the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under
  885  rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be added to
  886  the total full-time equivalent student membership in secondary
  887  career education programs for grades 6 9 through 12 in the
  888  subsequent year for courses that were not provided through dual
  889  enrollment. CAPE industry certifications earned through dual
  890  enrollment must be reported and funded pursuant to s. 1011.80
  891  ss. 1011.80 and 1011.81.
  892         c.A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
  893  shall be calculated for student completion of the courses and
  894  the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
  895  Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
  896  pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(a) and s. 1008.44.
  897         d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
  898  shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
  899  Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
  900  hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
  901  calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
  902  articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
  903  Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
  904  commissioner pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(b) and s. 1008.44.
  905         2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
  906  funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
  907  with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds.
  908  This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
  909  basic operation of the program. Unless a different amount is
  910  specified in the General Appropriations Act, the appropriation
  911  for this calculation is limited to $60 million annually. If the
  912  appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the total
  913  calculation, the appropriation shall be prorated.
  914         3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
  915  school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
  916  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
  917  instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE an industry
  918  certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
  919  membership under subparagraph 1.:
  920         a. A bonus in the amount of $25 for each student taught by
  921  a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
  922  attainment of a CAPE an industry certification on the CAPE
  923  Industry Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
  924         b. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  925  a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
  926  attainment of a CAPE an industry certification on the CAPE
  927  Industry Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.2, 0.3,
  928  0.5, and 1.0.
  929         4. For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the additional FTE
  930  membership calculation must include the additional FTE for any
  931  student who earned a certification in the 2009-2010, 2010-2011,
  932  and 2011-2012 fiscal years who was not previously funded and was
  933  enrolled in 2012-2013.
  934  
  935  Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
  936  teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
  937  the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
  938  calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
  939  associated weight of a CAPE an industry certification on the
  940  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which
  941  the certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to
  942  a teacher under this paragraph may not exceed $2,000 in any
  943  given school year and is in addition to any regular wage or
  944  other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive.
  945         (p) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  946  membership based upon early high school graduation.
  947  Notwithstanding s. 1011.61(4), Each unpaid high school credit
  948  delivered by a school district may receive funding for each
  949  during the student’s prior enrollment may be reported by the
  950  district as 1/6 FTE when the student who graduates early
  951  pursuant to s. 1003.4281. A district may earn 0.25 additional
  952  report up to 1/2 FTE for unpaid credits delivered by the
  953  district for a student who graduates one semester in advance of
  954  the student’s cohort and 0.5 additional and up to 1 FTE for a
  955  student who graduates 1 year or more in advance of the student’s
  956  cohort. If the student was enrolled in the district as a full
  957  time high school student for at least 2 years, the district
  958  shall report the additional unpaid FTE for payment in the
  959  subsequent fiscal year delivered by the district during the
  960  student’s prior enrollment. If the student was enrolled in the
  961  district for less than 2 years, the district of enrollment shall
  962  report the additional unpaid FTE delivered by the district and
  963  by the district in which the student was previously enrolled.
  964  The district of enrollment for which early graduation is claimed
  965  shall transfer a proportionate share of the funds earned for
  966  early graduation the unpaid FTE to the district in which the
  967  student was previously enrolled. Additional FTE included in the
  968  2014-2015 Florida Education Finance Program for early graduation
  969  shall be reported and funded pursuant to this paragraph.
  970         (s) Florida Cyber Security Recognition, Florida Digital
  971  Arts Recognition, and Florida Digital Tools Certificate
  972  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203.
  973         1. Each school district shall certify by June 30 of each
  974  year to the Department of Education each elementary school that
  975  achieves 50 percent of student attainment of the Florida Cyber
  976  Security Recognition or the Florida Digital Arts Recognition
  977  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203. Upon verification by the
  978  department, each school that has achieved the designated student
  979  recognitions shall be awarded a Florida Digital Learning
  980  Certificate of Achievement by the Commissioner of Education.
  981         2. Each middle school shall receive $50 for each student
  982  who earns the Florida Digital Tools Certificate established
  983  pursuant to s. 1003.4203 with a minimum awarded per school of
  984  $1,000 annually and a maximum award per school of $15,000
  985  annually. This performance payment shall be calculated in the
  986  FEFP as a full-time equivalent student.
  987         Section 14. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (3) of
  988  section 1012.98, Florida Statutes, and subsections (4) and (7)
  989  of that section are amended, to read:
  990         1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act.—
  991         (3) The activities designed to implement this section must:
  992         (d)Provide middle grades instructional personnel and
  993  school administrators with the knowledge, skills, and best
  994  practices necessary to support excellence in classroom
  995  instruction and educational leadership.
  996         (4) The Department of Education, school districts, schools,
  997  Florida College System institutions, and state universities
  998  share the responsibilities described in this section. These
  999  responsibilities include the following:
 1000         (a)1. The department shall disseminate to the school
 1001  community research-based professional development methods and
 1002  programs that have demonstrated success in meeting identified
 1003  student needs. The Commissioner of Education shall use data on
 1004  student achievement to identify student needs. The methods of
 1005  dissemination must include a web-based statewide performance
 1006  support system, including a database of exemplary professional
 1007  development activities, a listing of available professional
 1008  development resources, training programs, and available
 1009  assistance.
 1010         2.The web-based statewide performance support system
 1011  established pursuant to subparagraph 1. must include for middle
 1012  grades, subject to appropriation, materials related to classroom
 1013  instruction, including integrated digital instruction,
 1014  competency-based instruction, and CAPE Digital Tool certificates
 1015  and CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; student
 1016  behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for
 1017  students; and instructional leadership.
 1018         (b) Each school district shall develop a professional
 1019  development system as specified in subsection (3). The system
 1020  shall be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher
 1021  educators of Florida College System institutions and state
 1022  universities, business and community representatives, and local
 1023  education foundations, consortia, and professional
 1024  organizations. The professional development system must:
 1025         1. Be approved by the department. All substantial revisions
 1026  to the system shall be submitted to the department for review
 1027  for continued approval.
 1028         2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and
 1029  instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous,
 1030  relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools
 1031  and districts, in developing and refining the professional
 1032  development system, shall also review and monitor school
 1033  discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments of
 1034  parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers,
 1035  managers, and administrative personnel; and other performance
 1036  indicators to identify school and student needs that can be met
 1037  by improved professional performance.
 1038         3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup
 1039  support appropriate to accomplish district-level and school
 1040  level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities
 1041  for instructional personnel shall focus on analysis of student
 1042  achievement data, ongoing formal and informal assessments of
 1043  student achievement, identification and use of enhanced and
 1044  differentiated instructional strategies that emphasize rigor,
 1045  relevance, and reading in the content areas, enhancement of
 1046  subject content expertise, integrated use of classroom
 1047  technology that enhances teaching and learning, classroom
 1048  management, parent involvement, and school safety.
 1049         4. Include a master plan for inservice activities, pursuant
 1050  to rules of the State Board of Education, for all district
 1051  employees from all fund sources. The master plan shall be
 1052  updated annually by September 1, must be based on input from
 1053  teachers and district and school instructional leaders, and must
 1054  use the latest available student achievement data and research
 1055  to enhance rigor and relevance in the classroom. Each district
 1056  inservice plan must be aligned to and support the school-based
 1057  inservice plans and school improvement plans pursuant to s.
 1058  1001.42(18). Each district inservice plan must provide a
 1059  description of the training that middle grades instructional
 1060  personnel and school administrators receive on the district’s
 1061  code of student conduct adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07;
 1062  integrated CAPE Digital Tool instruction and competency-based
 1063  instruction, including CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE
 1064  industry certifications; classroom management; student behavior
 1065  and interaction; extended learning opportunities for students;
 1066  and instructional leadership. District plans must be approved by
 1067  the district school board annually in order to ensure compliance
 1068  with subsection (1) and to allow for dissemination of research
 1069  based best practices to other districts. District school boards
 1070  must submit verification of their approval to the Commissioner
 1071  of Education no later than October 1, annually. Each school
 1072  principal may establish and maintain an individual professional
 1073  development plan for each instructional employee assigned to the
 1074  school as a seamless component to the school improvement plans
 1075  developed pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional
 1076  development plan must be related to specific performance data
 1077  for the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the
 1078  inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements
 1079  expected in student performance as a result of the inservice
 1080  activity, and include an evaluation component that determines
 1081  the effectiveness of the professional development plan.
 1082         5. Include inservice activities for school administrative
 1083  personnel that address updated skills necessary for
 1084  instructional leadership and effective school management
 1085  pursuant to s. 1012.986.
 1086         6. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and
 1087  state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and
 1088  evaluation of local professional development programs.
 1089         7. Provide for delivery of professional development by
 1090  distance learning and other technology-based delivery systems to
 1091  reach more educators at lower costs.
 1092         8. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and
 1093  effectiveness of professional development programs in order to
 1094  eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand
 1095  effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such
 1096  activities on the performance of participating educators and
 1097  their students’ achievement and behavior.
 1098         9.For middle grades, emphasize:
 1099         a.Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and
 1100  instruction.
 1101         b.Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to
 1102  the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41.
 1103         c.Use of small learning communities; problem-solving,
 1104  inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students;
 1105  strategies and tools based on student needs; competency-based
 1106  instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project-based
 1107  instruction.
 1108         d.Availability of CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE
 1109  industry certifications available pursuant to s. 1003.4203 and
 1110  s. 1008.44.
 1111  
 1112  Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include
 1113  in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a
 1114  description of the specific strategies used by the school to
 1115  implement each item listed in this subparagraph.
 1116         (7)(a) The Department of Education shall disseminate, using
 1117  web-based technology, research-based best practice methods by
 1118  which the state and district school boards may evaluate and
 1119  improve the professional development system. The best practices
 1120  must include data that indicate the progress of all students.
 1121  The department shall report annually to the State Board of
 1122  Education and the Legislature any school district that, in the
 1123  determination of the department, has failed to provide an
 1124  adequate professional development system. This report must
 1125  include the results of the department’s investigation and of any
 1126  intervention provided.
 1127         (b)The department shall also disseminate, using web-based
 1128  technology, professional development in the use of integrated
 1129  digital instruction at schools that include middle grades. The
 1130  professional development must provide training and materials
 1131  that districts can use to provide instructional personnel with
 1132  the necessary knowledge, skills, and strategies to effectively
 1133  blend digital instruction into subject-matter curricula. The
 1134  professional development must emphasize online learning and
 1135  research techniques, reading instruction, the use of digital
 1136  devices to supplement the delivery of curricular content to
 1137  students, and digital device management and security. Districts
 1138  are encouraged to incorporate the professional development as
 1139  part of their professional development system.
 1140         Section 15. The Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
 1141  University Crestview Education Center is renamed as the “Senator
 1142  Durell Peaden, Jr., FAMU Educational Center.”
 1143         Section 16. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.