Florida Senate - 2021 PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
Bill No. CS for SB 52
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576-02036-21
Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Appropriations
(Appropriations Subcommittee on Education)
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to postsecondary education; amending
3 s. 1007.273, F.S.; renaming collegiate high school
4 programs as early college programs; defining the term
5 “early college program”; requiring early college
6 programs to prioritize certain courses; deleting
7 obsolete language; conforming provisions to changes
8 made by the act; authorizing charter schools to
9 execute contracts with certain institutions to
10 establish an early college program; amending
11 s. 1009.25, F.S.; clarifying fee exemptions for the
12 Department of Children and Families; creating s.
13 1009.30, F.S.; providing legislative findings;
14 establishing the Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program;
15 providing for the administration of the program;
16 providing for the reimbursement of tuition and costs
17 to eligible postsecondary institutions; requiring
18 students participating in dual enrollment programs to
19 meet specified minimum eligibility requirements in
20 order for institutions to receive reimbursements;
21 requiring participating institutions to annually
22 report specified information to the Department of
23 Education by certain dates; providing a reimbursement
24 schedule for tuition and instructional materials
25 costs; requiring the Department of Education to
26 reimburse institutions by specified dates; providing
27 that reimbursement for dual enrollment courses is
28 contingent upon appropriations; providing for the
29 prorating of reimbursements under certain
30 circumstances; requiring the State Board of Education
31 to adopt rules; creating s. 1012.978, F.S.;
32 authorizing state university boards of trustees to
33 implement a bonus scheme for state university system
34 employees based on awards for work performance or
35 employee recruitment and retention; requiring a board
36 of trustees to submit the bonus scheme to the Board of
37 Governors; requiring the Board of Governors to approve
38 such bonus scheme before its implementation; amending
39 ss. 1002.20 and 1003.4282, F.S.; conforming provisions
40 to changes made by the act; providing an effective
41 date.
42
43 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
44
45 Section 1. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is amended
46 to read:
47 1007.273 Early college Collegiate high school program.—
48 (1) Each Florida College System institution shall work with
49 each district school board in its designated service area to
50 establish one or more early college collegiate high school
51 programs. As used in this section, the term “early college
52 program” means a structured high school acceleration program in
53 which a cohort of students is enrolled full time in
54 postsecondary courses toward an associate degree. The early
55 college program must prioritize courses applicable as general
56 education core courses under s. 1007.25 for an associate degree
57 or a baccalaureate degree.
58 (2) At a minimum, collegiate high school programs must
59 include an option for public school students in grade 11 or
60 grade 12 participating in the program, for at least 1 full
61 school year, to earn CAPE industry certifications pursuant to s.
62 1008.44 and to successfully complete 30 credit hours through the
63 dual enrollment program under s. 1007.271 toward the first year
64 of college for an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while
65 enrolled in the program.
66 (3) Each district school board and its local Florida
67 College System institution shall execute a contract to establish
68 one or more early college collegiate high school programs at a
69 mutually agreed upon location or locations. Beginning with the
70 2015-2016 school year, If the institution does not establish a
71 program with a district school board in its designated service
72 area, another Florida College System institution may execute a
73 contract with that district school board to establish the
74 program. The contract must be executed by January 1 of each
75 school year for implementation of the program during the next
76 school year. The contract must:
77 (a) Identify the grade levels to be included in the early
78 college collegiate high school program which must, at a minimum,
79 include grade 12.
80 (b) Describe the early college collegiate high school
81 program, including the delineation of courses and industry
82 certifications offered, including online course availability;
83 the high school and college credits earned for each
84 postsecondary course completed and industry certification
85 earned; student eligibility criteria; and the enrollment process
86 and relevant deadlines.
87 (c) Describe the methods, medium, and process by which
88 students and their parents are annually informed about the
89 availability of the early college collegiate high school
90 program, the return on investment associated with participation
91 in the program, and the information described in paragraphs (a)
92 and (b).
93 (d) Identify the delivery methods for instruction and the
94 instructors for all courses.
95 (e) Identify student advising services and progress
96 monitoring mechanisms.
97 (f) Establish a program review and reporting mechanism
98 regarding student performance outcomes.
99 (g) Describe the terms of funding arrangements to implement
100 the early college collegiate high school program.
101 (3)(4) Each student participating in an early college a
102 collegiate high school program must enter into a student
103 performance contract which must be signed by the student, the
104 parent, and a representative of the school district and the
105 applicable Florida College System institution, state university,
106 or other institution participating pursuant to subsection (4)
107 (5). The performance contract must include the schedule of
108 courses, by semester, and industry certifications to be taken by
109 the student, student attendance requirements, and course grade
110 requirements.
111 (4)(5) In addition to executing a contract with the local
112 Florida College System institution under this section, a
113 district school board may execute a contract to establish an
114 early college a collegiate high school program with a state
115 university or an institution that is eligible to participate in
116 the William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education
117 Grant Program, that is a nonprofit independent college or
118 university located and chartered in this state, and that is
119 accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern
120 Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate
121 degrees. Such university or institution must meet the
122 requirements specified under subsections (2) and (3) (3) and
123 (4).
124 (5) A charter school may execute a contract directly with
125 the local Florida College System institution or another
126 institution as authorized under this section to establish an
127 early college program at a mutually agreed upon location.
128 (6) The early college collegiate high school program must
129 shall be funded pursuant to ss. 1007.271 and 1011.62. The State
130 Board of Education shall enforce compliance with this section by
131 withholding the transfer of funds for the school districts and
132 the Florida College System institutions in accordance with s.
133 1008.32.
134 Section 2. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1) of
135 section 1009.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
136 1009.25 Fee exemptions.—
137 (1) The following students are exempt from the payment of
138 tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that
139 provides workforce education programs, Florida College System
140 institution, or state university:
141 (c) A student who is, or was at the time he or she reached
142 18 years of age, in the custody of the Department of Children
143 and Families or who, after spending at least 6 months in the
144 custody of the department after reaching 16 years of age, was
145 placed in a guardianship by the court. Such exemption includes
146 fees associated with enrollment in applied academics for adult
147 education instruction. The exemption remains valid until the
148 student reaches 28 years of age.
149 (d) A student who is, or was at the time he or she reached
150 18 years of age, in the custody of a relative or nonrelative
151 under s. 39.5085 or s. 39.6225 or who was adopted from the
152 Department of Children and Families after May 5, 1997. Such
153 exemption includes fees associated with enrollment in applied
154 academics for adult education instruction. The exemption remains
155 valid until the student reaches 28 years of age.
156 Section 3. Section 1009.30, Florida Statutes, is created to
157 read:
158 1009.30 Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program.—
159 (1) The Legislature finds and declares that dual enrollment
160 is an integral part of the education system in this state and
161 should be available for all eligible secondary students without
162 cost to the student. There is established the Dual Enrollment
163 Scholarship Program to support postsecondary institutions in
164 providing dual enrollment.
165 (2) The Department of Education shall administer the Dual
166 Enrollment Scholarship Program in accordance with rules adopted
167 by the State Board of Education pursuant to subsection (9).
168 (3)(a) Beginning in the 2021 fall term, the program shall
169 reimburse eligible postsecondary institutions for tuition and
170 related instructional materials costs for dual enrollment
171 courses taken by private school or home education program
172 secondary students during the fall or spring terms.
173 (b) Beginning in the 2022 summer term, the program shall
174 reimburse institutions for tuition and related instructional
175 materials costs for dual enrollment courses taken by public
176 school, private school, or home education program secondary
177 students during the summer term.
178 (4) A student participating in a dual enrollment program
179 must meet the minimum eligibility requirements specified in s.
180 1007.271 in order for the institution to receive a
181 reimbursement.
182 (5) Annually, by March 15, each participating institution
183 must report to the department any eligible secondary students
184 from private schools or home education programs who were
185 enrolled during the previous fall or spring terms. Annually, by
186 July 15, each participating institution must report to the
187 department any eligible public school, private school, or home
188 education program students who were enrolled during the summer
189 term. For each dual enrollment course in which the student is
190 enrolled, the report must include a unique student identifier,
191 the postsecondary institution name, the postsecondary course
192 number, and the postsecondary course name.
193 (6)(a) Florida College System institutions shall be
194 reimbursed at the in-state resident tuition rate established in
195 s. 1009.23(3)(a).
196 (b) State University System institutions and independent
197 postsecondary institutions shall be reimbursed at the standard
198 tuition rate established in s. 1009.24(4)(a).
199 (c) Institutions shall be reimbursed for instructional
200 materials costs based on a rate specified in the General
201 Appropriations Act.
202 (7) For dual enrollment courses taken during the fall and
203 spring terms, the department must reimburse institutions by
204 April 15 of the same year. For dual enrollment courses taken
205 during the summer term, the department must reimburse
206 institutions by August 15 of the same year, before the beginning
207 of the next academic year.
208 (8) Reimbursement for dual enrollment courses is contingent
209 upon an appropriation in the General Appropriations Act each
210 year. If the statewide reimbursement amount is greater than the
211 appropriation, the institutional reimbursement amounts specified
212 in subsection (6) shall be prorated among the institutions that
213 have reported eligible students to the department by the
214 deadlines specified in subsection (5).
215 (9) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
216 implement this section.
217 Section 4. Section 1012.978, Florida Statutes, is created
218 to read:
219 1012.978 Bonuses for state university system employees.
220 Notwithstanding s. 215.425(3), a university board of trustees
221 may implement a bonus scheme based on awards for work
222 performance or employee recruitment and retention. The board of
223 trustees must submit to the Board of Governors the bonus scheme,
224 including the evaluation criteria by which a bonus will be
225 awarded. The Board of Governors must approve any bonus scheme
226 created under this section before its implementation.
227 Section 5. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
228 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
229 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
230 school students must receive accurate and timely information
231 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
232 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
233 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
234 rights including, but not limited to, the following:
235 (6) EDUCATIONAL CHOICE.—
236 (a) Public educational school choices.—Parents of public
237 school students may seek any public educational school choice
238 options that are applicable and available to students throughout
239 the state. These options may include controlled open enrollment,
240 single-gender programs, lab schools, virtual instruction
241 programs, charter schools, charter technical career centers,
242 magnet schools, alternative schools, special programs, auditory
243 oral education programs, advanced placement, dual enrollment,
244 International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate
245 of Secondary Education (pre-AICE), CAPE digital tools, CAPE
246 industry certifications, early college collegiate high school
247 programs, Advanced International Certificate of Education, early
248 admissions, credit by examination or demonstration of
249 competency, the New World School of the Arts, the Florida School
250 for the Deaf and the Blind, and the Florida Virtual School.
251 These options may also include the public educational choice
252 options of the Opportunity Scholarship Program and the McKay
253 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program.
254 Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (10) of section
255 1003.4282, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
256 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.—
257 (10) STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES.—Beginning with students
258 entering grade 9 in the 2014-2015 school year, this subsection
259 applies to a student with a disability.
260 (c) A student with a disability who meets the standard high
261 school diploma requirements in this section may defer the
262 receipt of a standard high school diploma if the student:
263 1. Has an individual education plan that prescribes special
264 education, transition planning, transition services, or related
265 services through age 21; and
266 2. Is enrolled in accelerated college credit instruction
267 pursuant to s. 1007.27, industry certification courses that lead
268 to college credit, an early college a collegiate high school
269 program, courses necessary to satisfy the Scholar designation
270 requirements, or a structured work-study, internship, or
271 preapprenticeship program.
272
273 The State Board of Education shall adopt rules under ss.
274 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this subsection, including
275 rules that establish the minimum requirements for students
276 described in this subsection to earn a standard high school
277 diploma. The State Board of Education shall adopt emergency
278 rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54.
279 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.