Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1746
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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02/13/2020 .
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The Committee on Judiciary (Stargel) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 164 - 232
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5 internal funds as provided in s. 1011.07. Such funds may shall
6 be used to support the school’s marketing and research and
7 development activities in order to improve courseware and
8 services to its students.
9 5.(d) The board of trustees shall be responsible for the
10 administration and control of all internal and local school
11 funds derived from all activities or sources and shall prescribe
12 the principles and procedures to be followed in administering
13 these funds.
14 6.(e) The Florida Virtual School may accrue supplemental
15 revenue from a direct-support organization in accordance with s.
16 1001.453. The Florida Virtual School may also accrue
17 supplemental revenue from supplemental support organizations,
18 which include, but are not limited to, alumni associations,
19 foundations, parent-teacher associations, and booster
20 associations. However, a member of the governing body of such an
21 organization may not have a business relationship with or
22 pecuniary interest in the Florida Virtual School. The governing
23 body of each supplemental support organization shall recommend
24 the expenditure of moneys collected or generated by it the
25 organization for the benefit of the school. Such expenditures
26 shall be contingent upon the review and approval of the
27 executive director of the Florida Virtual School. The executive
28 director may override any proposed expenditure of the
29 organization that would violate Florida law or breach sound
30 educational management.
31 7.(f) In accordance with law and rules of the State Board
32 of Education, the board of trustees shall administer and
33 maintain personnel programs for all employees of the board of
34 trustees and the Florida Virtual School. The board of trustees
35 may adopt rules, policies, and procedures related to the
36 appointment, employment, and removal of personnel.
37 a.1. The board of trustees shall determine the
38 compensation, including salaries and fringe benefits, and other
39 conditions of employment for such personnel.
40 b.2. The board of trustees may establish and maintain a
41 personnel loan or exchange program by which persons employed by
42 the board of trustees for the Florida Virtual School as academic
43 administrative and instructional staff may be loaned to, or
44 exchanged with persons employed in like capacities by, public
45 agencies either within or without this state, or by private
46 industry. With respect to public agency employees, the program
47 authorized by this subparagraph shall be consistent with the
48 requirements of part II of chapter 112. The salary and benefits
49 of board of trustees personnel participating in the loan or
50 exchange program shall be continued during the period of time
51 they participate in a loan or exchange program, and such
52 personnel shall be deemed to have no break in creditable or
53 continuous service or employment during such time. The salary
54 and benefits of persons participating in the personnel loan or
55 exchange program who are employed by public agencies or private
56 industry shall be paid by the originating employers of those
57 participants, and such personnel shall be deemed to have no
58 break in creditable or continuous service or employment during
59 such time.
60 c.3. The employment of all Florida Virtual School academic
61 administrative and instructional personnel shall be subject to
62 rejection for cause by the board of trustees, and shall be
63 subject to policies of the board of trustees relative to
64 certification, tenure, leaves of absence, sabbaticals,
65 remuneration; subject to, and such other conditions of
66 employment as the board of trustees deems necessary and proper;
67 and consistent, not inconsistent with law, including s.
68 1001.42(5), (6), and (7).
69 d.4. All academic administrative and instructional
70 personnel employed by Each person employed by the board of
71 trustees in an academic administrative or instructional capacity
72 with the Florida Virtual School are shall be entitled to an
73 annual, written a contract as provided by rules of the board of
74 trustees. Employment contracts for nonacademic personnel may be
75 determined by board of trustees policy.
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78 And the title is amended as follows:
79 Delete lines 34 - 35
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81 employees are subject to specified policies; revising
82 requirements for the use of certain employment
83 contracts;