Florida Senate - 2025                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 754
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/11/2025           .                                
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       The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Burton) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section
    6  1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
    8  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
    9  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
   10  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
   11  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
   12  follows:
   13         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
   14  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
   15  determining the annual allocation to each district for
   16  operation:
   17         (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
   18  membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
   19  scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
   20  membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
   21  International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
   22  higher on a subject examination, or a grade of “C” or higher in
   23  Theory of Knowledge. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student
   24  membership shall be calculated for each student who receives an
   25  International Baccalaureate diploma. Such value shall be added
   26  to the total full-time equivalent student membership in basic
   27  programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year.
   28  Each school district shall allocate 80 percent of the funds
   29  received from International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to
   30  the school program whose students generate the funds and to
   31  school programs that prepare prospective students to enroll in
   32  International Baccalaureate courses. Funds shall be expended
   33  solely for the payment of allowable costs associated with the
   34  International Baccalaureate program. Allowable costs include
   35  International Baccalaureate annual school fees; International
   36  Baccalaureate examination fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses
   37  for teachers and program coordinators for the International
   38  Baccalaureate program and teachers and coordinators who prepare
   39  prospective students for the International Baccalaureate
   40  program; supplemental books; instructional supplies;
   41  instructional equipment or instructional materials for
   42  International Baccalaureate courses; other activities that
   43  identify prospective International Baccalaureate students or
   44  prepare prospective students to enroll in International
   45  Baccalaureate courses; and training or professional learning for
   46  International Baccalaureate teachers. School districts shall
   47  allocate the remaining 20 percent of the funds received from
   48  International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding for programs that
   49  assist academically disadvantaged students to prepare for more
   50  rigorous courses. The school district shall distribute to each
   51  classroom teacher who provided International Baccalaureate
   52  instruction:
   53         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
   54  the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
   55  Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
   56  International Baccalaureate examination, or a grade of “C” or
   57  higher in Theory of Knowledge.
   58         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
   59  Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
   60  or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
   61  International Baccalaureate examination, or a grade of “C” or
   62  higher in Theory of Knowledge, regardless of the number of
   63  classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 4 or
   64  higher on the International Baccalaureate examination, or a
   65  grade of “C” or higher in Theory of Knowledge.
   66  
   67  Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
   68  regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled
   69  to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an
   70  additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying
   71  score.
   72         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
   73  
   74  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   75  And the title is amended as follows:
   76         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   77  and insert:
   78                        A bill to be entitled                      
   79         An act relating to International Baccalaureate bonus
   80         funding; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the
   81         requirements for the calculation of additional full
   82         time equivalent membership and certain bonuses based
   83         on International Baccalaureate examination scores of
   84         students to include students who earn a minimum grade
   85         in a specified course; providing an effective date.