Florida Senate - 2020                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. HB 641, 1st Eng.
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Simmons moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsections (7) and (8) of section 1007.27,
    6  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
    7         1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms.—
    8         (7) The International Baccalaureate Program shall be the
    9  curriculum in which eligible secondary students are enrolled in
   10  a program of studies offered through the International
   11  Baccalaureate Program administered by the International
   12  Baccalaureate Office. The State Board of Education and the Board
   13  of Governors shall specify in the statewide articulation
   14  agreement required by s. 1007.23(1) the cutoff scores and
   15  International Baccalaureate Examinations which will be used to
   16  grant postsecondary credit at Florida College System
   17  institutions and universities. Any changes to the articulation
   18  agreement, which have the effect of raising the required cutoff
   19  score or of changing the International Baccalaureate
   20  Examinations which will be used to grant postsecondary credit,
   21  shall only apply to students taking International Baccalaureate
   22  Examinations after such changes are adopted by the State Board
   23  of Education and the Board of Governors. Students shall be
   24  awarded a maximum of 30 semester credit hours pursuant to this
   25  subsection. The specific course for which a student may receive
   26  such credit shall be specified in the statewide articulation
   27  agreement required by s. 1007.23(1). Students enrolled pursuant
   28  to this subsection shall be exempt from the payment of any fees
   29  for administration of the examinations regardless of whether or
   30  not the student achieves a passing score on the examination.
   31         (8) The Advanced International Certificate of Education
   32  Program and the International General Certificate of Secondary
   33  Education (pre-AICE) Program shall be the curricula in which
   34  eligible secondary students are enrolled in programs of study
   35  offered through the Advanced International Certificate of
   36  Education Program or the International General Certificate of
   37  Secondary Education (pre-AICE) Program administered by the
   38  University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. The State
   39  Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall specify in
   40  the statewide articulation agreement required by s. 1007.23(1)
   41  the cutoff scores and Advanced International Certificate of
   42  Education examinations which will be used to grant postsecondary
   43  credit at Florida College System institutions and universities.
   44  Any changes to the cutoff scores, which changes have the effect
   45  of raising the required cutoff score or of changing the Advanced
   46  International Certification of Education examinations which will
   47  be used to grant postsecondary credit, shall apply to students
   48  taking Advanced International Certificate of Education
   49  examinations after such changes are adopted by the State Board
   50  of Education and the Board of Governors. Students shall be
   51  awarded a maximum of 30 semester credit hours pursuant to this
   52  subsection. The specific course for which a student may receive
   53  such credit shall be determined by the Florida College System
   54  institution or university that accepts the student for
   55  admission. Students enrolled in either program of study pursuant
   56  to this subsection shall be exempt from the payment of any fees
   57  for administration of the examinations regardless of whether the
   58  student achieves a passing score on the examination.
   59         Section 2. Paragraph (n) of subsection (1), and subsections
   60  (11) and (18) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended
   61  to read:
   62         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
   63  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
   64  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
   65  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
   66  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
   67  follows:
   68         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
   69  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
   70  determining the annual allocation to each district for
   71  operation:
   72         (n) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
   73  membership based on college board advanced placement scores of
   74  students and earning college board advanced placement capstone
   75  diplomas.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
   76  membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced
   77  placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on the
   78  College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior year
   79  and added to the total full-time equivalent student membership
   80  in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent
   81  fiscal year. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student
   82  membership shall be calculated for each student who receives a
   83  College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma and meets the
   84  requirements for a standard high school diploma under s.
   85  1003.4282. Such value shall be added to the total full-time
   86  equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades 9
   87  through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. Each district must
   88  allocate at least 80 percent of the funds provided to the
   89  district for advanced placement instruction, in accordance with
   90  this paragraph, to the high school that generates the funds. The
   91  school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who
   92  provided advanced placement instruction:
   93         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
   94  the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course
   95  who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board
   96  Advanced Placement Examination.
   97         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement
   98  teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who
   99  has at least one student scoring 3 or higher on the College
  100  Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number
  101  of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 3 or
  102  higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination.
  103  
  104         Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition
  105  to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is
  106  scheduled to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn
  107  an additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying
  108  score.
  109         (11) VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONTRIBUTION.—The Legislature may
  110  annually provide in the Florida Education Finance Program a
  111  virtual education contribution. The amount of the virtual
  112  education contribution shall be the difference between the
  113  amount per FTE established in the General Appropriations Act for
  114  virtual education and the amount per FTE for each district and
  115  the Florida Virtual School, which may be calculated by taking
  116  the sum of the base FEFP allocation, the discretionary local
  117  effort, the state-funded discretionary contribution, the
  118  discretionary millage compression supplement, the research-based
  119  reading instruction allocation, the teacher salary increase
  120  allocation best and brightest teacher and principal allocation,
  121  and the instructional materials allocation, and then dividing by
  122  the total unweighted FTE. This difference shall be multiplied by
  123  the virtual education unweighted FTE for programs and options
  124  identified in s. 1002.455 and the Florida Virtual School and its
  125  franchises to equal the virtual education contribution and shall
  126  be included as a separate allocation in the funding formula.
  127         (18) TEACHER SALARY INCREASE ALLOCATION.—The Legislature
  128  may annually provide in the Florida Education Finance Program a
  129  teacher salary increase allocation to assist school districts in
  130  their recruitment and retention of classroom teachers and other
  131  instructional personnel. The amount of the allocation shall be
  132  specified in the General Appropriations Act.
  133         (a)Each school district shall receive an allocation based
  134  on the school district’s proportionate share of the base FEFP
  135  allocation. Each school district shall provide each charter
  136  school within its district its proportionate share calculated
  137  pursuant to s. 1002.33(17)(b).
  138         (b)Allocation funds are restricted in use as follows:
  139         1.Each school district and charter school shall use its
  140  share of the allocation to increase the minimum base salary for
  141  full-time classroom teachers, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a),
  142  plus certified prekindergarten teachers funded in the Florida
  143  Education Finance Program, as specified in the General
  144  Appropriations Act, or to the maximum amount achievable based on
  145  the allocation. The term “minimum base salary” means the annual
  146  base salary reported on the salary schedule for a full-time
  147  classroom teacher with zero years of classroom teaching
  148  experience. This subparagraph does not apply to substitute
  149  teachers.
  150         2.In addition, each school district shall use its share of
  151  the allocation to provide salary increases, as funding permits,
  152  for the following personnel:
  153         a.Full-time classroom teachers, as defined in s.
  154  1012.01(2)(a), plus certified prekindergarten teachers funded in
  155  the Florida Education Finance Program, who did not receive an
  156  increase or who received an increase of less than two percent
  157  under subparagraph 1. or as specified in the General
  158  Appropriations Act. This subparagraph does not apply to
  159  substitute teachers.
  160         b.Other full-time instructional personnel as defined in s.
  161  1012.01(2)(b)-(d).
  162         3.A school district or charter school shall not reduce the
  163  minimum base salary achieved for classroom teachers provided
  164  under subparagraph 1. or the salary increases provided under
  165  subparagraph 2. in any subsequent fiscal year, unless
  166  specifically authorized in the General Appropriations Act.
  167         (c)Before distributing allocation funds received pursuant
  168  to paragraph (a), each school district and each charter school
  169  shall develop a salary distribution plan that clearly delineates
  170  the planned distribution of funds pursuant to paragraph (b) in
  171  accordance with modified salary schedules, as necessary, for the
  172  implementation of this subsection.
  173         1.Each school district superintendent and each charter
  174  school administrator must submit its proposed salary
  175  distribution plan to the district school board or the charter
  176  school governing body, as appropriate, for approval.
  177         2.Each school district shall submit the approved district
  178  salary distribution plan, along with the approved salary
  179  distribution plan for each charter school in the district, to
  180  the department by October 1 of each fiscal year.
  181         (d)In a format specified by the department, provide as
  182  follows:
  183         1.By December 1, each school district shall provide a
  184  preliminary report to the department that includes a detailed
  185  summary explaining the school district’s planned expenditure of
  186  the entire allocation for the district received pursuant to
  187  paragraph (a), the amount of the increase to the minimum base
  188  salary for classroom teachers pursuant to paragraph (b), and the
  189  school district’s salary schedule for the prior fiscal year and
  190  the fiscal year in which the base salary is increased. Each
  191  charter school governing board shall submit the information
  192  required under this subparagraph to the district school board
  193  for inclusion in the school district’s preliminary report to the
  194  department.
  195         2.By February 1, the department shall submit to the
  196  Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House,
  197  a statewide report on the planned expenditure of the teacher
  198  salary increase allocation, which includes the detailed summary
  199  provided by each school district and charter school.
  200         3. By August 1, each school district shall provide a final
  201  report to the department with the information required in
  202  subparagraph 1. for the prior fiscal year. Each charter school
  203  governing board shall submit the information required under this
  204  subparagraph to the district school board for inclusion in the
  205  school district’s final report to the department.
  206         (e)Although district school boards and charter school
  207  governing boards are not precluded from bargaining over wages,
  208  the teacher salary increase allocation must be used solely to
  209  comply with the requirements of this section. A district school
  210  board or charter school governing board that is unable to meet
  211  the reporting requirements specified in paragraphs (c) or (d)
  212  due to a collective bargaining impasse must provide written
  213  notification to department or district school board, as
  214  applicable, detailing the reasons for the impasse with a
  215  proposed timeline and details for a resolution.
  216  
  217         THE FLORIDA BEST AND BRIGHTEST TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL
  218  ALLOCATION.—
  219         (a)The Florida Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal
  220  Allocation is created to recruit, retain, and recognize
  221  classroom teachers and instructional personnel who meet the
  222  criteria established in s. 1012.731 and reward principals who
  223  meet the criteria established in s. 1012.732. Subject to annual
  224  appropriation, each school district shall receive an allocation
  225  based on the district’s proportionate share of FEFP base
  226  funding. The Legislature may specify a minimum allocation for
  227  all districts in the General Appropriations Act.
  228         (b)From the allocation, each district shall provide the
  229  following:
  230         1.A one-time recruitment award, as provided in s.
  231  1012.731(3)(a);
  232         2.A retention award, as provided in s. 1012.731(3)(b); and
  233         3.A recognition award, as provided in s. 1012.731(3)(c)
  234  from the remaining balance of the appropriation after the
  235  payment of all other awards authorized under ss. 1012.731 and
  236  1012.732.
  237         (c)From the allocation, each district shall provide
  238  eligible principals an award as provided in s. 1012.732(3).
  239  
  240  If a district’s calculated awards exceed the allocation, the
  241  district may prorate the awards.
  242         Section 3. Section 1012.731, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  243         Section 4. Section 1012.732, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  244         Section 5. Effective upon becoming law, subsection (5) is
  245  added to section 1006.33, Florida Statutes, to read:
  246         1006.33 Bids or proposals; advertisement and its contents.—
  247         (5)  Notwithstanding the requirements of this section and
  248  rules adopted to implement this section, for the 2020 adoption
  249  cycle, the department may establish timeframes for the
  250  advertisement and submission of bids for instructional
  251  materials. This subsection expires July 1, 2022
  252         Section 6. Except as otherwise provided in this act and
  253  except for this section, which shall take effect upon becoming a
  254  law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2020.
  255  
  256  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  257  And the title is amended as follows:
  258         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  259  and insert:
  260                        A bill to be entitled                      
  261         An act relating to funds for the operation of schools;
  262         amending s. 1007.27, F.S.; removing a limitation on
  263         the number of semester credit hours a student may be
  264         awarded in certain programs; amending s. 1011.62,
  265         F.S.; revising the annual allocation to school
  266         districts to include an additional calculation of
  267         full-time equivalent membership for students who earn
  268         a College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma
  269         beginning in a specified fiscal year; conforming
  270         provision to changes made by the act; creating the
  271         teacher salary increase allocation; providing that
  272         each school district shall receive the teacher salary
  273         allocation based on a certain calculation; providing
  274         restrictions on the use of funds from the teacher
  275         salary allocation; defining the term, “minimum base
  276         salary”; providing funding priority for certain
  277         instructional personnel; prohibiting a school district
  278         or charter school from reducing the base minimum
  279         salary; providing an exception; providing that each
  280         school district and charter school must submit a
  281         proposed salary distribution plan for approval to the
  282         district school board or charter school governing
  283         body, as applicable; providing that each school
  284         district and charter school governing body shall
  285         submit a preliminary report of the distribution plans
  286         to the Department of Education by a certain date;
  287         requiring that final reports must be filed by a
  288         certain date; providing the department must submit a
  289         report that contains specified information to the
  290         Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker
  291         of the House of Representatives by a certain date;
  292         requiring a district school board or a charter school
  293         governing board that is unable to meet reporting
  294         requirements to provide written notification to the
  295         department or a district school board, as applicable,
  296         and requiring the notification to include specified
  297         information; deleting the Florida Best and Brightest
  298         Allocation; repealing s. 1012.731, F.S., relating to
  299         the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Program;
  300         repealing s. 1012.732, F.S.; relating to the Florida
  301         Best and Brightest Principal Program; amending s.
  302         1006.33, F.S.; providing the department may establish
  303         timeframes for the advertisement and submission of
  304         bids for instructional materials for the 2020 adoption
  305         cycle; providing an expiration date; providing
  306         effective dates.