Florida Senate - 2018                                    SB 1746
       
       
        
       By Senator Thurston
       
       
       
       
       
       33-01567-18                                           20181746__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to the Equity in School-Level Funding
    3         Act; repealing s. 1011.69, F.S., relating to the
    4         Equity in School-Level Funding Act; amending ss.
    5         1011.6202 and 1012.28, F.S.; conforming provisions to
    6         changes made by the act; providing an effective date.
    7          
    8  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
    9  
   10         Section 1. Section 1011.69, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   11         Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
   12  1011.6202, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   13         1011.6202 Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative.—The
   14  Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative is created within
   15  the Department of Education. The purpose of the pilot program is
   16  to provide the highly effective principal of a participating
   17  school with increased autonomy and authority to operate his or
   18  her school in a way that produces significant improvements in
   19  student achievement and school management while complying with
   20  constitutional requirements. The State Board of Education may,
   21  upon approval of a principal autonomy proposal, enter into a
   22  performance contract with up to seven district school boards for
   23  participation in the pilot program.
   24         (3) EXEMPTION FROM LAWS.—
   25         (b) A participating school shall comply with the provisions
   26  of chapters 1000-1013, and rules of the state board that
   27  implement those provisions, pertaining to the following:
   28         1. Those laws relating to the election and compensation of
   29  district school board members, the election or appointment and
   30  compensation of district school superintendents, public meetings
   31  and public records requirements, financial disclosure, and
   32  conflicts of interest.
   33         2. Those laws relating to the student assessment program
   34  and school grading system, including chapter 1008.
   35         3. Those laws relating to the provision of services to
   36  students with disabilities.
   37         4. Those laws relating to civil rights, including s.
   38  1000.05, relating to discrimination.
   39         5. Those laws relating to student health, safety, and
   40  welfare.
   41         6. Section 1001.42(4)(f), relating to the uniform opening
   42  date for public schools.
   43         7. Section 1003.03, governing maximum class size, except
   44  that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 1003.03 is
   45  the average at the school level for a participating school.
   46         8. Sections 1012.22(1)(c) and 1012.27(2), relating to
   47  compensation and salary schedules.
   48         9. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions for
   49  annual contracts for instructional personnel. This subparagraph
   50  does not apply to at-will employees.
   51         10. Section 1012.335, relating to annual contracts for
   52  instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011. This
   53  subparagraph does not apply to at-will employees.
   54         11. Section 1012.34, relating to personnel evaluation
   55  procedures and criteria.
   56         12. Those laws pertaining to educational facilities,
   57  including chapter 1013, except that s. 1013.20, relating to
   58  covered walkways for relocatables, and s. 1013.21, relating to
   59  the use of relocatable facilities exceeding 20 years of age, are
   60  eligible for exemption.
   61         13. Those laws pertaining to participating school
   62  districts, including this section and s. 1012.28(8) ss.
   63  1011.69(2) and 1012.28(8).
   64         Section 3. Paragraph (c) of subsection (8) of section
   65  1012.28, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   66         1012.28 Public school personnel; duties of school
   67  principals.—
   68         (8) The principal of a school participating in the
   69  Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative under s. 1011.6202
   70  has the following additional authority and responsibilities:
   71         (c) To annually provide to the district school
   72  superintendent and the district school board a budget for the
   73  operation of the participating school that identifies how funds
   74  provided pursuant to s. 1011.69(2) are allocated. The school
   75  district shall include the budget in the annual report provided
   76  to the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1011.6202(6).
   77         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.