Florida Senate - 2020 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 534
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Education (Baxley) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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3 Delete lines 613 - 674
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5 at a minimum, conduct one contact via phone with the parent and
6 the student each month;
7 6.5. Possesses prior, successful experience offering online
8 courses to elementary, middle, or high school students as
9 demonstrated by quantified student learning gains in each
10 subject area and grade level provided for consideration as an
11 instructional program option. However, for a provider without
12 sufficient prior, successful experience offering online courses,
13 the department may conditionally approve the provider to offer
14 courses measured pursuant to subparagraph (8)(a)2. Conditional
15 approval shall be valid for 1 school year only and, based on the
16 provider’s experience in offering the courses, the department
17 shall determine whether to grant approval to offer a virtual
18 instruction program;
19 7.6. Is accredited by a regional accrediting association as
20 defined by State Board of Education rule;
21 8.7. Ensures instructional and curricular quality through a
22 detailed curriculum and student performance accountability plan
23 that addresses every subject and grade level it intends to
24 provide through contract with the school district, including:
25 a. Courses and programs that meet the standards of the
26 International Association for K-12 Online Learning and the
27 Southern Regional Education Board.
28 b. Instructional content and services that align with, and
29 measure student attainment of, student proficiency in the Next
30 Generation Sunshine State Standards.
31 c. Mechanisms that determine and ensure that a student has
32 satisfied requirements for grade level promotion and high school
33 graduation with a standard diploma, as appropriate;
34 9.8. Publishes for the general public, in accordance with
35 disclosure requirements adopted in rule by the State Board of
36 Education, as part of its application as a provider and in all
37 contracts negotiated pursuant to this section:
38 a. Information and data about the curriculum of each full
39 time and part-time program.
40 b. School policies and procedures.
41 c. Certification status and physical location of all
42 administrative and instructional personnel.
43 d. Hours and times of availability of instructional
44 personnel.
45 e. Student-teacher ratios.
46 f. Student completion and promotion rates.
47 g. Student, educator, and school performance accountability
48 outcomes;
49 10.9. If the provider is a Florida College System
50 institution, employs instructors who meet the certification
51 requirements for instructional staff under chapter 1012; and
52 11.10. Performs an annual financial audit of its accounts
53 and records conducted by an independent certified public
54 accountant which is in accordance with rules adopted by the
55 Auditor General, is conducted in compliance with generally
56 accepted auditing standards, and includes a report on financial
57 statements presented in accordance with generally accepted
58 accounting principles.
59 12. Complies with s. 1012.796, relating to complaints
60 against educational support employees, teachers, and
61 administrators, and designates at least one administrator to be
62 responsible for the duties and requirements assigned to a
63 district school board and superintendent pursuant to that
64 section. A virtual instruction provider must inform the district
65 school board of a complaint regarding misconduct or an arrest of
66 instructional or noninstructional personnel.
67 (8) ASSESSMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.—
68 (d) An approved provider’s contract is automatically must
69 be terminated if the provider earns two consecutive receives a
70 school grades grade of “D” or “F” under s. 1008.34 after all
71 school grade appeals are final, receives two consecutive or a
72 school improvement ratings rating of “Unsatisfactory” under s.
73 1008.341 for 2 years during any given 4-year period, or has
74 violated any qualification requirement pursuant to subsection
75 (2); however, the State Board of Education may grant the
76 provider a waiver of termination. A provider that has a contract
77 terminated under this paragraph may not be an approved provider
78 for a period of at least 1 year after the date upon which the
79 contract was terminated and until the department determines that
80 the provider is in compliance with subsection (2) and has
81 corrected each cause of the provider’s low performance.
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84 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
85 Delete lines 573 - 574
86 and insert:
87 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraph
88 (d) of subsection (8) of section 1002.45, Florida Statutes, are
89 amended to read:
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92 And the title is amended as follows:
93 Delete lines 56 - 68
94 and insert:
95 amending s. 1002.45, F.S.; providing an additional
96 requirement for approval to offer a virtual
97 instruction program; requiring approved virtual
98 instruction program providers to inform its district
99 school board of certain complaints; providing for
100 automatic revocation of a provider’s contract under
101 certain circumstances; authorizing the State Board of
102 Education to waive such termination; amending s.