Florida Senate - 2021 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 934
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
04/09/2021 .
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Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Passidomo) recommended
the following:
1 Senate Amendment to Amendment (751078) (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Between lines 4 and 5
5 insert:
6 Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 1001.43, Florida
7 Statutes, is amended to read:
8 1001.43 Supplemental powers and duties of district school
9 board.—The district school board may exercise the following
10 supplemental powers and duties as authorized by this code or
11 State Board of Education rule.
12 (10) DISTRICT SCHOOL BOARD GOVERNANCE AND OPERATIONS.—The
13 district school board may adopt policies and procedures
14 necessary for the daily business operation of the district
15 school board, including, but not limited to, the provision of
16 legal services for the district school board; conducting a
17 district legislative program; district school board member
18 participation at conferences, conventions, and workshops,
19 including member compensation and reimbursement for expenses;
20 district school board policy development, adoption, and repeal;
21 district school board meeting procedures, including
22 participation via telecommunications networks, use of technology
23 at meetings, and presentations by nondistrict personnel; citizen
24 communications with the district school board and with
25 individual district school board members; collaboration with
26 local government and other entities as required by law; and
27 organization of the district school board, including special
28 committees and advisory committees. Notwithstanding section
29 1001.372, members of special committees and advisory committees
30 may conduct meetings in person or through the use of
31 telecommunications networks such as telephonic and video
32 conferencing. The committee is not required to meet at a
33 physical public place, and public access may be provided through
34 the use of telecommunications technology.
35 Section 2. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2) of section
36 1003.621, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
37 1003.621 Academically high-performing school districts.—It
38 is the intent of the Legislature to recognize and reward school
39 districts that demonstrate the ability to consistently maintain
40 or improve their high-performing status. The purpose of this
41 section is to provide high-performing school districts with
42 flexibility in meeting the specific requirements in statute and
43 rules of the State Board of Education.
44 (2) COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTES AND RULES.—Each academically
45 high-performing school district shall comply with all of the
46 provisions in chapters 1000-1013, and rules of the State Board
47 of Education which implement these provisions, pertaining to the
48 following:
49 (g) Those statutes pertaining to planning and budgeting,
50 including chapter 1011, except s. 1011.62(9)(d), relating to the
51 requirement for a comprehensive reading plan, and s. 1011.60(2),
52 relating to the operation of all schools for a term of 180
53 actual teaching days. A district that is exempt from submitting
54 a comprehensive reading this plan shall be deemed approved to
55 receive the research-based reading instruction allocation. Each
56 academically high-performing school district may provide up to 2
57 days of virtual instruction as part of the required 180 actual
58 teaching days or the equivalent on an hourly basis each school
59 year, as specified by rules of the State Board of Education, and
60 shall be deemed in compliance with s. 1011.60(2). This virtual
61 instruction shall be teacher-developed and aligned with enrolled
62 courses.
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65 And the title is amended as follows:
66 Delete line 379
67 and insert:
68 An act relating to education; amending s. 1001.43,
69 F.S.; authorizing district school boards to conduct
70 daily business in person or through the use of
71 telecommunication networks; amending s. 1003.621,
72 F.S.; exempting academically high-performing school
73 districts from complying with a specified provision
74 relating to the operation of all schools for a term of
75 180 actual teaching days; authorizing academically
76 high-performing school districts to provide up to 2
77 days of virtual instruction; specifying requirements
78 for the virtual instruction; amending s. 1004.04,