Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS (689974) for CS for SB 948
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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04/22/2015 .
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The Committee on Appropriations (Simmons) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (149946) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete lines 2291 - 2590
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6 For the 2015-2016, 2016-2017, and 2017-2018 2014-2015 fiscal
7 years year, each school district that has one or more of the 300
8 lowest-performing elementary schools based on the state reading
9 assessment shall use these funds, together with the funds
10 provided in the district’s research-based reading instruction
11 allocation and other available funds, to provide an additional
12 hour of instruction beyond the normal school day for each day of
13 the entire school year for intensive reading instruction for the
14 students in each of the 300 lowest-performing these schools.
15 Students enrolled in these schools who have Level 5 assessment
16 scores may participate in the additional hour of instruction on
17 an optional basis. In addition, the 300 lowest-performing
18 schools must provide at least 80 hours of instruction in a
19 summer program with a focus on reading for students who have
20 Level 1 or Level 2 reading assessment scores in these schools.
21 For the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the 300 lowest-performing schools
22 shall be the same schools as identified for the 2014-2015 fiscal
23 year. Even if a participating school is no longer classified as
24 one of the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools in the
25 subsequent year, the school must continue to provide the
26 additional hour of intensive reading instruction and must
27 provide at least 80 hours of instruction in a summer program
28 with a focus on reading to all students who have Level 1 or
29 Level 2 reading assessment scores. The This additional hour of
30 instruction must be provided by teachers or reading specialists
31 who are effective in teaching reading or by a K-5 mentoring
32 reading program that is supervised by a teacher who is effective
33 at teaching reading. Students enrolled in these schools who have
34 level 5 assessment scores may participate in the additional hour
35 of instruction on an optional basis. Exceptional student
36 education centers may shall not be included in the 300 schools.
37 Beginning in the 2016-2017 fiscal year, the Department of
38 Education shall provide a list of the 300 lowest-performing
39 elementary schools to such schools no later than July 1. School
40 districts are encouraged to provide a summer program in 2015
41 with a focus on reading for students who have Level 1 or Level 2
42 reading assessment scores in these schools. After this
43 requirement has been met, supplemental instruction strategies
44 may include, but are not limited to: modified curriculum,
45 reading instruction, after-school instruction, tutoring,
46 mentoring, class size reduction, extended school year, intensive
47 skills development in summer school, and other methods for
48 improving student achievement. Supplemental instruction may be
49 provided to a student in any manner and at any time during or
50 beyond the regular 180-day term identified by the school as
51 being the most effective and efficient way to best help that
52 student progress from grade to grade and to graduate.
53 3. Effective with the 1999-2000 fiscal year, funding on the
54 basis of FTE membership beyond the 180-day regular term shall be
55 provided in the FEFP only for students enrolled in juvenile
56 justice education programs or in education programs for
57 juveniles placed in secure facilities or programs under s.
58 985.19. Funding for instruction beyond the regular 180-day
59 school year for all other K-12 students shall be provided
60 through the supplemental academic instruction categorical fund
61 and other state, federal, and local fund sources with ample
62 flexibility for schools to provide supplemental instruction to
63 assist students in progressing from grade to grade and
64 graduating.
65 4. The Florida State University School, as a lab school, is
66 authorized to expend from its FEFP or Lottery Enhancement Trust
67 Fund allocation the cost to the student of remediation in
68 reading, writing, or mathematics for any graduate who requires
69 remediation at a postsecondary educational institution.
70 5. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, dropout
71 prevention programs as defined in ss. 1003.52, 1003.53(1)(a),
72 (b), and (c), and 1003.54 shall be included in group 1 programs
73 under subparagraph (d)3.
74 (i) Calculation of full-time equivalent membership with
75 respect to dual enrollment instruction.—Students enrolled in
76 dual enrollment instruction pursuant to s. 1007.271 may be
77 included in calculations of full-time equivalent student
78 memberships for basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a
79 district school board. Instructional time for dual enrollment
80 may vary from 900 hours; however, the full-time equivalent
81 student membership value shall be subject to the provisions in
82 s. 1011.61(4). Dual enrollment full-time equivalent student
83 membership shall be calculated in an amount equal to the hours
84 of instruction that would be necessary to earn the full-time
85 equivalent student membership for an equivalent course if it
86 were taught in the school district. Students in dual enrollment
87 courses may also be calculated as the proportional shares of
88 full-time equivalent enrollments they generate for a Florida
89 College System institution or university conducting the dual
90 enrollment instruction. Early admission students shall be
91 considered dual enrollments for funding purposes. Students may
92 be enrolled in dual enrollment instruction provided by an
93 eligible independent college or university and may be included
94 in calculations of full-time equivalent student memberships for
95 basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a district school
96 board. However, those provisions of law which exempt dual
97 enrollment students dual enrolled and early admission students
98 from payment of instructional materials and tuition and fees,
99 including technology, registration, and laboratory fees, do
100 shall not apply to students who select the option of enrolling
101 in an eligible independent institution. An independent college
102 or university that which is located and chartered in Florida, is
103 not for profit, is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of
104 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools or the
105 Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, and
106 confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 is shall be eligible
107 for inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program.
108 Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction are shall be
109 exempt from the payment of tuition and fees, including
110 technology, registration, and laboratory fees. A No student
111 enrolled in college credit mathematics or English dual
112 enrollment instruction may not shall be funded as a dual
113 enrollment unless the student has successfully completed the
114 relevant section of the entry-level examination required
115 pursuant to s. 1008.30.
116 (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
117 membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
118 course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
119 courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
120 Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
121 certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
122 Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
123 Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
124 1003.4203.—
125 1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
126 membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
127 certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
128 grades.
129 b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
130 membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
131 course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded
132 CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry
133 certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry
134 Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the
135 State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
136 membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
137 CAPE industry certification that has a statewide articulation
138 agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
139 Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
140 articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
141 assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
142 certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
143 membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub
144 subparagraph a. may not use the previously funded examination to
145 satisfy the requirements for earning an industry certification
146 under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE membership for an
147 elementary or middle grades student may shall not exceed 0.1 for
148 certificates or certifications earned within the same fiscal
149 year. The State Board of Education shall include the assigned
150 values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under
151 rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be added to
152 the total full-time equivalent student membership for grades 6
153 through 12 in the subsequent year for courses that were not
154 provided through dual enrollment. CAPE industry certifications
155 earned through dual enrollment must be reported and funded
156 pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a
157 certification through a dual enrollment course and the
158 certification is not a fundable certification on the
159 postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment
160 certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a
161 school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the
162 bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as for other
163 nondual enrollment course industry certifications. In such
164 cases, the school district may provide for an agreement between
165 the high school and the technical center, or the school district
166 and the postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement
167 for equitable distribution of the bonus funds.
168 c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
169 shall be calculated for student completion of the courses and
170 the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
171 Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
172 pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1008.44.
173 d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
174 shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
175 Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
176 hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
177 calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
178 articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
179 Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
180 commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44.
181 2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
182 funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
183 with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds.
184 This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
185 basic operation of the program.
186 3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
187 school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
188 distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
189 instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry
190 certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
191 membership under subparagraph 1.:
192 a. A bonus in the amount of $25 for each student taught by
193 a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
194 attainment of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry
195 Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
196 b. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
197 a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
198 attainment of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry
199 Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, and
200 1.0.
201 c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who
202 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
203 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
204 Funding List with a weight of 0.3.
205 d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who
206 provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
207 CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
208 Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0.
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210 Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
211 teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
212 the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
213 calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
214 associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE
215 Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which the
216 certification is earned by the student. In a single school year,
217 a Any bonus awarded to a teacher under sub-subparagraph 3.a. or
218 sub-subparagraph 3.b. this paragraph may not exceed $2,000 or
219 under sub-subparagraph 3.c. or sub-subparagraph 3.d. may not
220 exceed $4,000. The maximum bonus that may be awarded to a
221 teacher under this paragraph is $4,000 in a single school year.
222 This bonus in any given school year and is in addition to any
223 regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled
224 to receive.
225 (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The
226 Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort
227 for all school districts collectively as an item in the General
228 Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each
229 district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida
230 Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12
231 programs shall be calculated as follows:
232 (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.—
233 1.a. Not later than 2 working days prior to July 19, the
234 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of
235 Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for
236 school purposes in each school district and the total for all
237 school districts in the state for the current calendar year
238 based on the latest available data obtained from the local
239 property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable
240 value for school purposes for that year, and no further
241 adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to
242 paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by
243 final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (15)(b)
244 (14)(b). Not later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education
245 shall compute a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one
246 one-thousandth of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of
247 the estimated state total taxable value for school purposes,
248 would generate the prescribed aggregate required local effort
249 for that year for all districts. The Commissioner of Education
250 shall certify to each district school board the millage rate,
251 computed as prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum
252 millage rate necessary to provide the district required local
253 effort for that year.
254 b. The General Appropriations Act shall direct the
255 computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for
256 required local effort for all school districts collectively from
257 ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district’s revenue
258 from required local effort millage will produce more than 90
259 percent of the district’s total Florida Education Finance
260 Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the
261 Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort
262 millage rate of each district that produces more than 90 percent
263 of its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement to a
264 level that will produce only 90 percent of its total Florida
265 Education Finance Program entitlement in the July calculation.
266 2. On the same date as the certification in sub
267 subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to
268 the Commissioner of Education for each district:
269 a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified
270 the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if
271 applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph
272 1.a.
273 b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the
274 taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s.
275 193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification
276 under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that
277 reflects all final administrative actions of the value
278 adjustment board.
279 (5) DISCRETIONARY MILLAGE COMPRESSION SUPPLEMENT.—The
280 Legislature shall prescribe in the General Appropriations Act,
281 pursuant to s. 1011.71(1), the rate of nonvoted current
282 operating discretionary millage that shall be used to calculate
283 a discretionary millage compression supplement. If the
284 prescribed millage generates an amount of funds per unweighted
285 FTE for the district that is less than 105 percent of the state
286 average, the district shall receive an amount per FTE that, when
287 added to the funds per FTE generated by the designated levy,
288 shall equal 105 percent of the state average.
289 (7) DETERMINATION OF SPARSITY SUPPLEMENT.—
290 (b) The district sparsity index shall be computed by
291 dividing the total number of full-time equivalent students in
292 all programs in the district by the number of senior high school
293 centers in the district, not in excess of three, which centers
294 are approved as permanent centers by a survey made by the
295 Department of Education. For districts with a full-time
296 equivalent student membership of at least 20,000, but no more
297 than 24,000, the index shall be computed by dividing the total
298 number of full-time equivalent students in all programs by the
299 number of permanent senior high school centers in the district,
300 not to exceed four.
301 (9) RESEARCH-BASED READING INSTRUCTION ALLOCATION.—
302 (a) The research-based reading instruction allocation is
303 created to provide comprehensive reading instruction to students
304 in kindergarten through grade 12. For the 2015-2016, 2016-2017,
305 and 2017-2018 2014-2015 fiscal years year, in each school
306 district that has one or more of the 300 lowest-performing
307 elementary schools based on the state reading assessment,
308 priority shall be given to providing an additional hour per day
309 of intensive reading instruction beyond the normal school day
310 for each day of the entire school year for the students in each
311 of the 300 lowest-performing schools. Students enrolled in these
312 schools who have Level 5 assessment scores may participate in
313 the additional hour of instruction on an optional basis. In
314 addition, the 300 lowest-performing schools must provide at
315 least 80 hours of instruction in a summer program with a focus
316 on reading for students who have Level 1 or Level 2 reading
317 assessment scores in these schools. For the 2015-2016 fiscal
318 year, the 300 lowest-performing schools shall be the same
319 schools as identified for the 2014-2015 fiscal year. Even if a
320 participating school is no longer classified as one of the 300
321 lowest-performing elementary schools in the subsequent year, the
322 school must continue to provide the additional hour of intensive
323 reading instruction and must provide at least 80 hours of
324 instruction in a summer program with a focus on reading to all
325 students who have Level 1 or Level 2 reading assessment scores
326 school. Students enrolled in these schools who have level 5
327 assessment scores may participate in the additional hour of
328 instruction on an optional basis. Exceptional student education
329 centers may shall not be included in the 300 schools. The
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332 And the title is amended as follows:
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335 the subsequent year for certain students; requiring
336 the Department of Education to provide a list of
337 specified elementary schools by a specified date;
338 encouraging schools districts to provide a summer
339 program with a focus on reading for specified
340 students; revising the