SB 320 full text · Session Watch

Florida Senate - 2026 SB 320 By Senator Simon 3-01468-26 2026320__

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act relating to administrative efficiency in public

3 schools; amending s. 120.81, F.S.; exempting district

4 school boards from requirements for adopting certain

5 rules; amending s. 1001.23, F.S.; requiring the

6 Department of Education to annually inform district

7 school superintendents by a specified date that they

8 are authorized to petition to receive a specified

9 declaratory statement; requiring the department to

10 annually maintain and provide school districts with a

11 list of certain statutory and rule requirements;

12 specifying requirements for such list; amending s.

13 1001.42, F.S.; deleting a requirement for a district

14 school board to employ an internal auditor in certain

15 circumstances; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; deleting a

16 requirement that the school financial report be

17 included in the student handbook; requiring the

18 department to produce specified reports relating to

19 school accountability and make them available on the

20 department’s website; requiring each school district

21 to provide a link to such reports; amending s.

22 1002.33, F.S.; conforming a provision relating to a 5

23 year facilities plan; amending s. 1002.451, F.S.;

24 requiring innovation schools of technology to comply

25 with specified provisions relating to instructional

26 multiyear contracts, in addition to annual contracts,

27 for instructional personnel; amending s. 1002.61,

28 F.S.; deleting public schools from a requirement for

29 early learning coalitions to verify compliance with

30 certain law; amending s. 1002.63, F.S.; deleting a

31 requirement for an early learning coalition to verify

32 that certain public schools comply with specified

33 provisions; amending s. 1002.71, F.S.; revising

34 requirements relating to district school board

35 attendance policies for Voluntary Prekindergarten

36 Education Programs; requiring a school district to

37 certify its attendance records for a Voluntary

38 Prekindergarten Education Program; amending s.

39 1006.40, F.S.; revising the timeframe within which

40 certain instructional materials must be purchased;

41 authorizing the State Board of Education to modify the

42 timeframe; amending s. 1008.212, F.S.; providing that

43 certain assessments are not subject to specified

44 requirements; specifying the assessments from which

45 IEP teams are authorized to submit requests for

46 extraordinary exemptions; amending s. 1008.22, F.S.;

47 requiring the Commissioner of Education to notify

48 school districts of the assessment schedule for a

49 specified time interval and to publish such schedule

50 on the department’s website; deleting requirements

51 relating to a uniform calendar that must be published

52 by the commissioner each year; revising an annual

53 timeframe for each school district to establish

54 schedules for the administration of statewide,

55 standardized assessments; requiring each school

56 district to publish certain information regarding such

57 schedules on its website; conforming provisions to

58 changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.;

59 conforming cross-references; amending s. 1008.33,

60 F.S.; prohibiting a school from being required to use

61 a certain parameter as the sole determining factor to

62 recruit instructional personnel; specifying

63 requirements for a rule adopted by the State Board of

64 Education; amending s. 1010.20, F.S.; requiring

65 charter schools to respond to monitoring questions

66 from the department; amending s. 1011.035, F.S.;

67 deleting a requirement that each district school board

68 budget posted on the school board’s website include a

69 graphical representation of specified information;

70 revising website requirements; amending s. 1011.14,

71 F.S.; revising the types of facilities for which

72 district school boards may incur certain financial

73 obligations; amending s. 1011.60, F.S.; revising

74 circumstances under which the State Board of Education

75 may alter the length of school terms for certain

76 school districts; amending s. 1011.6202, F.S.;

77 requiring schools participating in the Principal

78 Autonomy Program Initiative to comply with specified

79 provisions relating to instructional multiyear

80 contracts, in addition to annual contracts, for

81 instructional personnel; amending s. 1011.69, F.S.;

82 deleting a requirement relating to Title I fund

83 allocations to schools; providing a new category of

84 funding school districts are authorized to withhold;

85 revising a category of funding a school district is

86 authorized to withhold; requiring the department to

87 make certain funds available to local education

88 agencies; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; revising how

89 specified revenue may be expended by a district school

90 board; deleting a penalty for violating specified

91 provisions; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; specifying

92 requirements for advanced degrees that may be used to

93 set salary schedules for instructional personnel and

94 school administrators hired after a specified date;

95 specifying district school board activities that may

96 not be precluded by collective bargaining; amending s.

97 1012.335, F.S.; defining the term “instructional

98 multiyear contract”; providing requirements for the

99 award of an instructional multiyear contract;

100 requiring that an employee awarded an instructional

101 multiyear contract be returned to an annual contract

102 under certain conditions; specifying district school

103 superintendent authority; making conforming and

104 technical changes; amending s. 1012.39, F.S.; revising

105 an occupational experience qualification requirement

106 for nondegreed teachers of career programs; deleting a

107 training requirement for full-time nondegreed teachers

108 of career programs; amending s. 1012.555, F.S.;

109 revising eligibility requirements for individuals to

110 participate in the Teacher Apprenticeship Program;

111 amending employment requirements for paraprofessionals

112 to serve as an apprentice teacher; conforming a cross

113 reference; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; specifying

114 individuals who must demonstrate mastery of general

115 knowledge for educator certification; authorizing

116 school districts and consortia of school districts to

117 issue temporary certificates under certain conditions;

118 specifying Education Practices Commission authority;

119 conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1012.585,

120 F.S.; revising the validity period for professional

121 certificates; providing eligibility requirements for

122 5-year and 10-year professional certificates;

123 establishing requirements for the renewal of a 10-year

124 professional certificate; amending s. 1013.19, F.S.;

125 requiring that proceeds from certain sales or leases

126 of property be used for specified purposes by boards

127 of trustees for Florida College System institutions or

128 state universities; amending s. 1013.35, F.S.;

129 deleting definitions; revising requirements for the

130 contents of such plan; deleting provisions relating to

131 district school boards coordinating with local

132 governments to ensure consistency between school

133 district and local government plans; authorizing,

134 rather than requiring, local governments to review

135 tentative district educational facilities plans;

136 requiring a district school board to submit a revised

137 facilities plan to the department; making conforming

138 changes; amending s. 1013.41, F.S.; revising

139 requirements for an educational facilities plan;

140 revising the duties of the Office of Educational

141 Facilities; amending s. 1013.45, F.S.; specifying that

142 Florida College System institution and state

143 university boards of trustees are required to use an

144 architect for the development of certain plans;

145 deleting district school board requirements for

146 certain construction plans; repealing s. 1013.451,

147 F.S., relating to life-cycle costs comparisons;

148 amending s. 1013.64, F.S.; revising district school

149 board requirements relating to educational plant

150 construction; conforming a provision to changes made

151 by the act; amending ss. 163.3180, 200.065, 1002.68,

152 1003.631, 1004.04, 1004.85, 1012.552, 1012.586,

153 1012.98, and 1013.62, F.S.; conforming cross

154 references and provisions to changes made by the act;

155 providing an effective date.

157 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

159 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

160 120.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

161 120.81 Exceptions and special requirements; general areas.—

162 (1) EDUCATIONAL UNITS.—

163 (a) District school boards are not subject to the

164 requirements for rules in this chapter when making and adopting

165 rules with public input at a public meeting. Notwithstanding s.

166 120.536(1) and the flush left provisions of s. 120.52(8),

167 district school boards may adopt rules to implement their

168 general powers under s. 1001.41.

169 Section 2. Subsections (5) and (6) are added to section

170 1001.23, Florida Statutes, to read:

171 1001.23 Specific powers and duties of the Department of

172 Education.—In addition to all other duties assigned to it by law

173 or by rule of the State Board of Education, the department

174 shall:

175 (5) Annually by August 1, inform district school

176 superintendents that pursuant to s. 120.565, the superintendents

177 may receive a declaratory statement, within 90 days after

178 submitting a petition to receive such statement, regarding the

179 department’s opinion as to the applicability of a statutory or

180 rule provision to a school district as it applies to the

181 district’s particular set of circumstances.

182 (6) Annually maintain and make available to school

183 districts a list of all requirements in statute and rule

184 relating to required actions by district school boards or

185 superintendents. The list must include, but is not limited to,

186 required parent notifications; information that must be posted

187 on the district website; and reporting, filing, and

188 certification requirements.

189 Section 3. Paragraph (l) of subsection (12) of section

190 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

191 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The

192 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all

193 powers and perform all duties listed below:

194 (12) FINANCE.—Take steps to assure students adequate

195 educational facilities through the financial procedure

196 authorized in chapters 1010 and 1011 and as prescribed below:

197 ~~(l) Internal auditor.—May or, in the case of a school~~

198 ~~district receiving annual federal, state, and local funds in~~

199 ~~excess of $500 million, shall employ an internal auditor. The~~

200 ~~scope of the internal auditor shall not be restricted and shall~~

201 ~~include every functional and program area of the school system.~~

202 ~~1. The internal auditor shall perform ongoing financial~~

203 ~~verification of the financial records of the school district, a~~

204 ~~comprehensive risk assessment of all areas of the school system~~

205 ~~every 5 years, and other audits and reviews as the district~~

206 ~~school board directs for determining:~~

207 ~~a. The adequacy of internal controls designed to prevent~~

208 ~~and detect fraud, waste, and abuse as defined in s. 11.45(1).~~

209 ~~b. Compliance with applicable laws, rules, contracts, grant~~

210 ~~agreements, district school board-approved policies, and best~~

211 ~~practices.~~

212 ~~c. The efficiency of operations.~~

213 ~~d. The reliability of financial records and reports.~~

214 ~~e. The safeguarding of assets.~~

215 ~~f. Financial solvency.~~

216 ~~g. Projected revenues and expenditures.~~

217 ~~h. The rate of change in the general fund balance.~~

218 ~~2. The internal auditor shall prepare audit reports of his~~

219 ~~or her findings and report directly to the district school board~~

220 ~~or its designee.~~

221 ~~3. Any person responsible for furnishing or producing any~~

222 ~~book, record, paper, document, data, or sufficient information~~

223 ~~necessary to conduct a proper audit or examination which the~~

224 ~~internal auditor is by law authorized to perform is subject to~~

225 ~~the provisions of s. 11.47(3) and (4).~~

226 Section 4. Subsection (16) of section 1002.20, Florida

227 Statutes, is amended to read:

228 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public

229 school students must receive accurate and timely information

230 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed

231 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12

232 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory

233 rights including, but not limited to, the following:

234 (16) SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY AND SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING

235 REPORTS; FISCAL TRANSPARENCY.—Parents of public school students

236 have the right to an easy-to-read report card about the school’s

237 grade designation or, if applicable under s. 1008.341, the

238 school’s improvement rating, and the school’s accountability

239 report, including the school financial report as required under

240 s. 1010.215. The school financial report must be provided to the

241 parents and indicate the average amount of money expended per

242 student in the school ~~, which must also be included in the~~

243 ~~student handbook or a similar publication~~ . The department shall

244 produce the reports required under this subsection and make the

245 reports for each school available on the department’s website in

246 a prominent location. Each public school district shall provide

247 a link on its website to such reports for parent access.

248 Section 5. Paragraph (g) of subsection (18) of section

249 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

250 1002.33 Charter schools.—

251 (18) FACILITIES.—

252 (g) Each school district shall annually provide to the

253 Department of Education ~~as part of its 5-year work plan~~ the

254 number of existing vacant classrooms in each school that the

255 district does not intend to use or does not project will be

256 needed for educational purposes for the following school year.

257 The department may recommend that a district make such space

258 available to an appropriate charter school.

259 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section

260 1002.451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

261 1002.451 District innovation school of technology program.—

262 (5) EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES.—

263 (a) An innovation school of technology is exempt from

264 chapters 1000-1013. However, an innovation school of technology

265 shall comply with the following provisions of those chapters:

266 1. Laws pertaining to the following:

267 a. Schools of technology, including this section.

268 b. Student assessment program and school grading system.

269 c. Services to students who have disabilities.

270 d. Civil rights, including s. 1000.05, relating to

271 discrimination.

272 e. Student health, safety, and welfare.

273 2. Laws governing the election and compensation of district

274 school board members and election or appointment and

275 compensation of district school superintendents.

276 3. Section 1003.03, governing maximum class size, except

277 that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 1003.03 is

278 the average at the school level.

279 4. Sections 1012.22(1)(c) and 1012.27(2), relating to

280 compensation and salary schedules.

281 5. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions,

282 for annual contracts for instructional personnel. This

283 subparagraph does not apply to at-will employees.

284 6. Section 1012.335, relating to contracts with

285 instructional personnel hired on or after July 1, 2011, for

286 annual or instructional multiyear contracts for instructional

287 personnel. This subparagraph does not apply to at-will

288 employees.

289 7. Section 1012.34, relating to requirements for

290 performance evaluations of instructional personnel and school

291 administrators.

292 Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section

293 1002.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

294 1002.61 Summer prekindergarten program delivered by public

295 schools and private prekindergarten providers.—

296 (10)(a) Each early learning coalition shall verify that

297 each private prekindergarten provider ~~and public school~~

298 delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

299 within the coalition’s county or multicounty region complies

300 with this part.

301 Section 8. Subsection (9) of section 1002.63, Florida

302 Statutes, is amended to read:

303 1002.63 School-year prekindergarten program delivered by

304 public schools.—

305 (9) ~~(a) Each early learning coalition shall verify that each~~

306 ~~public school delivering the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education~~

307 ~~Program within the coalition’s service area complies with this~~

308 ~~part.~~

309 ~~(b)~~ If a public school fails or refuses to comply with this

310 part or engages in misconduct, the department must ~~shall~~ require

311 that the school district to remove the school from eligibility

312 to deliver the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and

313 receive state funds under this part for a period of at least 2

314 years but no more than 5 years.

315 Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) and subsection

316 (7) of section 1002.71, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

317 1002.71 Funding; financial and attendance reporting.—

318 (6)

319 (b)1. Each private prekindergarten provider’s ~~and district~~

320 ~~school board’s~~ attendance policy must require the parent of each

321 student in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to

322 verify, each month, the student’s attendance on the prior

323 month’s certified student attendance.

324 2. The parent must submit the verification of the student’s

325 attendance to the private prekindergarten provider ~~or public~~

326 ~~school~~ on forms prescribed by the department. The forms must

327 include, in addition to the verification of the student’s

328 attendance, a certification, in substantially the following

329 form, that the parent continues to choose the private

330 prekindergarten provider or public school in accordance with s.

331 1002.53 and directs that payments for the program be made to the

332 provider or school:

334 VERIFICATION OF STUDENT’S ATTENDANCE

335 AND CERTIFICATION OF PARENTAL CHOICE

337 I, ...(Name of Parent)..., swear (or affirm) that my child,

338 ...(Name of Student)..., attended the Voluntary Prekindergarten

339 Education Program on the days listed above and certify that I

340 continue to choose ...(Name of Provider or School)... to deliver

341 the program for my child and direct that program funds be paid

342 to the provider or school for my child.

343 ...(Signature of Parent)...

344 ...(Date)...

346 3. The private prekindergarten provider ~~or public school~~

347 must keep each original signed form for at least 2 years. Each

348 private prekindergarten provider must permit the early learning

349 coalition ~~, and each public school must permit the school~~

350 ~~district,~~ to inspect the original signed forms during normal

351 business hours. The department shall adopt procedures for early

352 learning coalitions ~~and school districts~~ to review the original

353 signed forms against the certified student attendance. The

354 review procedures must ~~shall~~ provide for the use of selective

355 inspection techniques, including, but not limited to, random

356 sampling. Each early learning coalition ~~and the school districts~~

357 must comply with the review procedures.

358 (7) The department shall require that administrative

359 expenditures be kept to the minimum necessary for efficient and

360 effective administration of the Voluntary Prekindergarten

361 Education Program. Administrative policies and procedures must

362 ~~shall be revised~~ , to the maximum extent practicable, be revised

363 to incorporate the use of automation and electronic submission

364 of forms, including those required for child eligibility and

365 enrollment, provider and class registration, and monthly

366 certification of attendance for payment. A school district may

367 use its automated daily attendance reporting system for the

368 purpose of maintaining and transmitting attendance records to

369 the early learning coalition in a mutually agreed-upon format.

370 Each school district shall certify the correctness of attendance

371 data submitted to the single point of entry system described in

372 paragraph (5)(a) as required by the department. In addition,

373 actions must ~~shall~~ be taken to reduce paperwork, eliminate the

374 duplication of reports, and eliminate other duplicative

375 activities. Each early learning coalition may retain and expend

376 no more than 5.0 percent of the funds paid by the coalition to

377 private prekindergarten providers and public schools under

378 paragraph (5)(b). Funds retained by an early learning coalition

379 under this subsection may be used only for administering the

380 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program and may not be used

381 for the school readiness program or other programs.

382 Section 10. Subsection (2) of section 1006.40, Florida

383 Statutes, is amended to read:

384 1006.40 Purchase of instructional materials.—

385 (2) Each district school board must purchase current

386 instructional materials to provide each student in kindergarten

387 through grade 12 with a major tool of instruction in core

388 courses of the subject areas of mathematics, language arts,

389 science, social studies, reading, and literature. Such purchase

390 must be made within the first 5 3 years after the effective date

391 of the adoption cycle , subject to state board requirement for an

392 earlier purchase date for a specific subject area, unless a

393 district school board or a consortium of school districts has

394 implemented an instructional materials program pursuant to s.

395 1006.283.

396 Section 11. Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1008.212,

397 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

398 1008.212 Students with disabilities; extraordinary

399 exemption.—

400 (2) A student with a disability for whom the individual

401 education plan (IEP) team determines is prevented by a

402 circumstance or condition from physically demonstrating the

403 mastery of skills that have been acquired and are measured by

404 the statewide standardized assessment, a statewide standardized

405 end-of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment pursuant to

406 s. 1008.22(3)(d) shall be granted an extraordinary exemption

407 from the administration of the assessment. A learning,

408 emotional, behavioral, or significant cognitive disability, or

409 the receipt of services through the homebound or hospitalized

410 program in accordance with rule 6A-6.03020, Florida

411 Administrative Code, is not, in and of itself, an adequate

412 criterion for the granting of an extraordinary exemption. The

413 first two administrations of the coordinated screening and

414 progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(9) or any alternate

415 assessments used in lieu of such administrations are not subject

416 to the requirements of this section.

417 (3) The IEP team, which must include the parent, may submit

418 to the district school superintendent a written request for an

419 extraordinary exemption from the end-of-year or end-of-course

420 statewide, standardized assessment at any time during the school

421 year, but not later than 60 days before the current year’s

422 assessment administration for which the request is made. A

423 request must include all of the following:

424 (a) A written description of the student’s disabilities,

425 including a specific description of the student’s impaired

426 sensory, manual, or speaking skills.

427 (b) Written documentation of the most recent evaluation

428 data.

429 (c) Written documentation, if available, of the most recent

430 administration of the statewide standardized assessment, an end

431 of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment.

432 (d) A written description of the condition’s effect on the

433 student’s participation in the statewide standardized

434 assessment, an end-of-course assessment, or an alternate

435 assessment.

436 (e) Written evidence that the student has had the

437 opportunity to learn the skills being tested.

438 (f) Written evidence that the student has been provided

439 appropriate instructional accommodations.

440 (g) Written evidence as to whether the student has had the

441 opportunity to be assessed using the instructional

442 accommodations on the student’s IEP which are allowable in the

443 administration of the statewide standardized assessment, an end

444 of-course assessment, or an alternate assessment in prior

445 assessments.

446 (h) Written evidence of the circumstance or condition as

447 defined in subsection (1).

448 Section 12. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (7)

449 of section 1008.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

450 1008.22 Student assessment program for public schools.—

451 (7) ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTING OF RESULTS.—

452 (a) The Commissioner of Education shall establish schedules

453 for the administration of statewide, standardized assessments

454 and the reporting of student assessment results. The

455 commissioner shall consider the observance of religious and

456 school holidays when developing the schedules. By January 1 of

457 each year, the commissioner shall notify each school district in

458 writing and publish on the department’s website the assessment

459 schedule for, at a minimum, the next 2 school years. The

460 assessment and reporting schedules must provide the earliest

461 possible reporting of student assessment results to the school

462 districts. Assessment results for the statewide, standardized

463 ELA and Mathematics assessments and all statewide, standardized

464 EOC assessments must be made available no later than June 30,

465 except for results for the grade 3 statewide, standardized ELA

466 assessment, which must be made available no later than May 31.

467 Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year, assessment results for

468 the statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics assessments must

469 be available no later than May 31. School districts shall

470 administer statewide, standardized assessments in accordance

471 with the schedule established by the commissioner.

472 ~~(b) By January of each year, the commissioner shall publish~~

473 ~~on the department’s website a uniform calendar that includes the~~

474 ~~assessment and reporting schedules for, at a minimum, the next 2~~

475 ~~school years. The uniform calendar must be provided to school~~

476 ~~districts in an electronic format that allows each school~~

477 ~~district and public school to populate the calendar with, at~~

478 ~~minimum, the following information for reporting the district~~

479 ~~assessment schedules under paragraph (d):~~

480 ~~1. Whether the assessment is a district-required assessment~~

481 ~~or a state-required assessment.~~

482 ~~2. The specific date or dates that each assessment will be~~

483 ~~administered, including administrations of the coordinated~~

484 ~~screening and progress monitoring system under s. 1008.25(9)(b).~~

485 ~~3. The time allotted to administer each assessment.~~

486 ~~4. Whether the assessment is a computer-based assessment or~~

487 ~~a paper-based assessment.~~

488 ~~5. The grade level or subject area associated with the~~

489 ~~assessment.~~

490 ~~6. The date that the assessment results are expected to be~~

491 ~~available to teachers and parents.~~

492 ~~7. The type of assessment, the purpose of the assessment,~~

493 ~~and the use of the assessment results.~~

494 ~~8. A glossary of assessment terminology.~~

495 ~~9. Estimates of average time for administering state~~

496 ~~required and district-required assessments, by grade level.~~

497 (c) ~~(d)~~ Each school district shall , by November 1 of each

498 year, establish schedules for the administration of any

499 statewide, standardized assessments and district-required

500 assessments and approve the schedules as an agenda item at a

501 district school board meeting. Each school district shall

502 publish ~~the~~ testing schedules on its website which specify

503 whether an assessment is a state-required or district-required

504 assessment and the grade bands or subject areas associated with

505 the assessments ~~using the uniform calendar, including all~~

506 ~~information required under paragraph (b), and submit the~~

507 ~~schedules to the Department of Education by October 1 of each~~

508 ~~year~~ . Each public school shall publish schedules for statewide,

509 standardized assessments and district-required assessments on

510 its website ~~using the uniform calendar, including all~~

511 ~~information required under paragraph (b)~~ . The school board

512 approved assessment ~~uniform~~ calendar must be included in the

513 parent guide required by s. 1002.23(5).

514 Section 13. Paragraphs (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (9)

515 of section 1008.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

516 1008.25 Public school student progression; student support;

517 coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting

518 requirements.—

519 (9) COORDINATED SCREENING AND PROGRESS MONITORING SYSTEM.—

520 (b) Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, private

521 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program providers and public

522 schools must participate in the coordinated screening and

523 progress monitoring system pursuant to this paragraph.

524 1. For students in the school-year Voluntary

525 Prekindergarten Education Program through grade 2, the

526 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be

527 administered at least three times within a school year, with the

528 first administration occurring no later than the first 30

529 instructional days after a student’s enrollment or the start of

530 the school year, the second administration occurring midyear,

531 and the third administration occurring within the last 30 days

532 of the school year pursuant to state board rule. The state board

533 may adopt alternate timeframes to address nontraditional school

534 year calendars to ensure the coordinated screening and progress

535 monitoring program is administered a minimum of three times

536 within a year.

537 2. For students in the summer prekindergarten program, the

538 coordinated screening and progress monitoring system must be

539 administered two times, with the first administration occurring

540 no later than the first 10 instructional days after a student’s

541 enrollment or the start of the summer prekindergarten program,

542 and the final administration occurring within the last 10 days

543 of the summer prekindergarten program pursuant to state board

544 rule.

545 3. For grades 3 through 10 English Language Arts and grades

546 3 through 8 Mathematics, the coordinated screening and progress

547 monitoring system must be administered at the beginning, middle,

548 and end of the school year pursuant to state board rule. The

549 end-of-year administration of the coordinated screening and

550 progress monitoring system must be a comprehensive progress

551 monitoring assessment administered in accordance with the

552 scheduling requirements under s. 1008.22(7)(b) ~~s. 1008.22(7)(c)~~ .

553 (c) To facilitate timely interventions and supports

554 pursuant to subsection (4), the system must provide results from

555 the first two administrations of the progress monitoring to a

556 student’s teacher or prekindergarten instructor within 1 week

557 and to the student’s parent within 2 weeks after the

558 administration of the progress monitoring. Delivery of results

559 from the comprehensive, end-of-year progress monitoring ELA

560 assessment for grades 3 through 10 and Mathematics assessment

561 for grades 3 through 8 must be in accordance with s.

562 1008.22(7)(g) ~~s. 1008.22(7)(h)~~ .

563 1. A student’s results from the coordinated screening and

564 progress monitoring system must be recorded in a written, easy

565 to-comprehend individual student report. Each school district

566 shall provide a parent secure access to his or her child’s

567 individual student reports through a web-based portal as part of

568 its student information system. Each early learning coalition

569 shall provide parents the individual student report in a format

570 determined by state board rule.

571 2. In addition to the information under subparagraph (a)5.,

572 the report must also include parent resources that explain the

573 purpose of progress monitoring, assist the parent in

574 interpreting progress monitoring results, and support informed

575 parent involvement. Parent resources may include personalized

576 video formats.

577 3. The department shall annually update school districts

578 and early learning coalitions on new system features and

579 functionality and collaboratively identify with school districts

580 and early learning coalitions strategies for meaningfully

581 reporting to parents results from the coordinated screening and

582 progress monitoring system. The department shall develop ways to

583 increase the utilization, by instructional staff and parents, of

584 student assessment data and resources.

585 4. An individual student report must be provided in a

586 printed format upon a parent’s request.

587 (d) Screening and progress monitoring system results,

588 including the number of students who demonstrate characteristics

589 of dyslexia and dyscalculia, shall be reported to the department

590 pursuant to state board rule and maintained in the department’s

591 Education Data Warehouse. Results must be provided to a

592 student’s teacher and parent in a timely manner as required in

593 s. 1008.22(7)(f) ~~s. 1008.22(7)(g)~~ .

594 Section 14. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and subsection

595 (5) of section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

596 1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.—

597 (3)

598 (c) The state board shall adopt by rule a differentiated

599 matrix of intervention and support strategies for assisting

600 traditional public schools identified under this section and

601 rules for implementing s. 1002.33(9)(n), relating to charter

602 schools. The intervention and support strategies must address

603 student performance and may include improvement planning;

604 leadership quality improvement; educator quality improvement;

605 professional learning; curriculum review, pacing, and alignment

606 across grade levels to improve background knowledge in social

607 studies, science, and the arts; and the use of continuous

608 improvement and monitoring plans and processes. In addition, the

609 state board may prescribe reporting requirements to review and

610 monitor the progress of the schools. The rule must define the

611 intervention and support strategies for school improvement for

612 schools earning a grade of “D” or “F” and the roles for the

613 district and department. A school may not be required to use the

614 measure of student learning growth in s. 1012.34(7) as the sole

615 determinant to recruit instructional personnel. The rule must

616 create a timeline for a school district’s school improvement

617 plan or district-managed turnaround plan to be approved and for

618 the school improvement funds under Title I to be released to the

619 school district. The timeline established in rule for the

620 release of school improvement funding under Title I may not

621 exceed 20 calendar days after the approval of the school

622 improvement plan or district-managed turnaround plan.

623 (5) The state board shall adopt rules pursuant to ss.

624 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this section. The rules

625 shall include timelines for submission of implementation plans,

626 approval criteria for implementation plans, timelines for

627 releasing Title I funding, timelines for implementing

628 intervention and support strategies, a standard charter school

629 turnaround contract, a standard facility lease, and a mutual

630 management agreement. The state board shall consult with

631 education stakeholders in developing the rules.

632 Section 15. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (2) of

633 section 1010.20, Florida Statutes, to read:

634 1010.20 Cost accounting and reporting for school

635 districts.—

636 (2) COST REPORTING.—

637 (e) Each charter school shall receive and respond to

638 monitoring questions from the department.

639 Section 16. Subsections (2) and (4) of section 1011.035,

640 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

641 1011.035 School district fiscal transparency.—

642 (2) Each district school board shall post on its website :

643 (a) A plain language version of each proposed, tentative,

644 and official budget which describes each budget item in terms

645 that are easily understandable to the public ~~and includes:~~

646 ~~(a) Graphical representations, for each public school~~

647 ~~within the district and for the school district, of the~~

648 ~~following:~~

649 ~~1. Summary financial efficiency data.~~

650 ~~2. Fiscal trend information for the previous 3 years on:~~

651 ~~a. The ratio of full-time equivalent students to full-time~~

652 ~~equivalent instructional personnel.~~

653 ~~b. The ratio of full-time equivalent students to full-time~~

654 ~~equivalent administrative personnel.~~

655 ~~c. The total operating expenditures per full-time~~

656 ~~equivalent student.~~

657 ~~d. The total instructional expenditures per full-time~~

658 ~~equivalent student.~~

659 ~~e. The general administrative expenditures as a percentage~~

660 ~~of total budget.~~

661 ~~f. The rate of change in the general fund’s ending fund~~

662 ~~balance not classified as restricted~~ .

663 (b) A link to the web-based fiscal transparency tool

664 developed by the department pursuant to s. 1010.20 to enable

665 taxpayers to evaluate the financial efficiency of the school

666 district and compare the financial efficiency of the school

667 district with other similarly situated school districts.

669 This information must be prominently posted on the school

670 district’s website in a manner that is readily accessible to the

671 public.

672 (4) The website should contain links to :

673 ~~(a) Help explain or provide background information on~~

674 ~~various budget items that are required by state or federal law.~~

675 ~~(b) Allow users to navigate to related sites to view~~

676 ~~supporting details.~~

677 ~~(c)~~ enable taxpayers, parents, and education advocates to

678 send e-mails asking questions about the budget and enable others

679 to view the questions and responses.

680 Section 17. Subsection (1) of section 1011.14, Florida

681 Statutes, is amended to read:

682 1011.14 Obligations for a period of 1 year.—District school

683 boards are authorized only under the following conditions to

684 create obligations by way of anticipation of budgeted revenues

685 accruing on a current basis without pledging the credit of the

686 district or requiring future levy of taxes for certain purposes

687 for a period of 1 year; however, such obligations may be

688 extended from year to year with the consent of the lender for a

689 period not to exceed 4 years, or for a total of 5 years

690 including the initial year of the loan:

691 (1) PURPOSES.—The purposes for which such obligations may

692 be incurred within the intent of this section shall include only

693 the purchase of school buses, land, and equipment for

694 educational purposes; the erection of, alteration to, or

695 addition to educational plants, ancillary plants, and auxiliary

696 facilities; and the adjustment of insurance on educational

697 property on a 5-year plan, as provided by rules of the State

698 Board of Education.

699 Section 18. Subsection (2) of section 1011.60, Florida

700 Statutes, is amended to read:

701 1011.60 Minimum requirements of the Florida Education

702 Finance Program.—Each district which participates in the state

703 appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program shall

704 provide evidence of its effort to maintain an adequate school

705 program throughout the district and shall meet at least the

706 following requirements:

707 (2) MINIMUM TERM.—Operate all schools for a term of 180

708 actual teaching days or the equivalent on an hourly basis as

709 specified by rules of the State Board of Education each school

710 year. The State Board of Education may prescribe procedures for

711 altering, and, upon written application, may alter, this

712 requirement during a national, state, or local emergency as it

713 may apply to an individual school or schools in any district or

714 districts if the district school board certifies to the

715 Commissioner of Education that ~~, in the opinion of the board,~~ it

716 is not necessary ~~feasible~~ to make up lost days or hours, and the

717 apportionment may, at the discretion of the Commissioner of

718 Education and if the board determines that the reduction of

719 school days or hours is caused by the existence of a bona fide

720 emergency, be reduced for such district or districts in

721 proportion to the decrease in the length of term in any such

722 school or schools. A strike, as defined in s. 447.203(6), by

723 employees of the school district may not be considered an

724 emergency.

725 Section 19. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section

726 1011.6202, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

727 1011.6202 Principal Autonomy Program Initiative.—The

728 Principal Autonomy Program Initiative is created within the

729 Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to

730 provide a highly effective principal of a participating school

731 with increased autonomy and authority to operate his or her

732 school, as well as other schools, in a way that produces

733 significant improvements in student achievement and school

734 management while complying with constitutional requirements. The

735 State Board of Education may, upon approval of a principal

736 autonomy proposal, enter into a performance contract with the

737 district school board for participation in the program.

738 (3) EXEMPTION FROM LAWS.—

739 (b) A participating school or a school operated by a

740 principal pursuant to subsection (5) shall comply with ~~the~~

741 ~~provisions of~~ chapters 1000-1013, and rules of the state board

742 that implement those provisions, pertaining to the following:

743 1. Those laws relating to the election and compensation of

744 district school board members, the election or appointment and

745 compensation of district school superintendents, public meetings

746 and public records requirements, financial disclosure, and

747 conflicts of interest.

748 2. Those laws relating to the student assessment program

749 and school grading system, including chapter 1008.

750 3. Those laws relating to the provision of services to

751 students with disabilities.

752 4. Those laws relating to civil rights, including s.

753 1000.05, relating to discrimination.

754 5. Those laws relating to student health, safety, and

755 welfare.

756 6. Section 1001.42(4)(f), relating to the uniform opening

757 date for public schools.

758 7. Section 1003.03, governing maximum class size, except

759 that the calculation for compliance pursuant to s. 1003.03 is

760 the average at the school level for a participating school.

761 8. Sections 1012.22(1)(c) and 1012.27(2), relating to

762 compensation and salary schedules.

763 9. Section 1012.33(5), relating to workforce reductions for

764 annual contracts for instructional personnel. This subparagraph

765 does not apply to at-will employees.

766 10. Section 1012.335, relating to annual or instructional

767 multiyear contracts for instructional personnel hired on or

768 after July 1, 2011. This subparagraph does not apply to at-will

769 employees.

770 11. Section 1012.34, relating to personnel evaluation

771 procedures and criteria.

772 12. Those laws pertaining to educational facilities,

773 including chapter 1013, except that s. 1013.20, relating to

774 covered walkways for relocatables, is eligible for exemption.

775 13. Those laws pertaining to participating school

776 districts, including this section and ss. 1011.69(2) and

777 1012.28(8).

778 Section 20. Subsection (4) of section 1011.69, Florida

779 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is added to that

780 section, to read:

781 1011.69 Equity in School-Level Funding Act.—

782 (4) After providing Title I, Part A, Basic funds to schools

783 above the 75 percent poverty threshold, which may include high

784 schools above the 50 percent threshold as permitted by federal

785 law, school districts shall provide any remaining Title I, Part

786 A, Basic funds directly to all eligible schools as provided in

787 this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, an eligible

788 school is a school that is eligible to receive Title I funds,

789 including a charter school. ~~The threshold for identifying~~

790 ~~eligible schools may not exceed the threshold established by a~~

791 ~~school district for the 2016-2017 school year or the statewide~~

792 ~~percentage of economically disadvantaged students, as determined~~

793 ~~annually.~~

794 (a) Prior to the allocation of Title I funds to eligible

795 schools, a school district may withhold funds only as follows:

796 1. One percent for parent involvement, in addition to the

797 one percent the district must reserve under federal law for

798 allocations to eligible schools for parent involvement;

799 2. A necessary and reasonable amount for administration

800 which includes the district’s indirect cost rate, not to exceed

801 a total of 10 percent;

802 3. A reasonable and necessary amount to provide:

803 a. Homeless programs;

804 b. Delinquent and neglected programs;

805 c. Prekindergarten programs and activities;

806 d. Private school equitable services; and

807 e. Transportation for foster care children to their school

808 of origin or choice programs;

809 4. Up to 5 percent to provide financial incentives and

810 rewards to teachers who serve students in eligible schools,

811 including charter schools, identified for comprehensive support

812 and improvement activities or targeted support and improvement

813 activities, for the purpose of attracting and retaining

814 qualified and effective teachers, including teachers of any

815 subject or grade level for whom a measurement under s.

816 1012.34(7) or a state-approved Alternative Student Growth Model

817 is unavailable; and

818 5. 4. A necessary and reasonable amount ~~, not to exceed 1~~

819 ~~percent,~~ for eligible schools , including charter schools, to

820 provide educational services in accordance with the approved

821 Title I plan. Such educational services may include the

822 provision of STEM curricula, instructional materials, and

823 related learning technologies that support academic achievement

824 in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in Title I

825 schools, including, but not limited to, technologies related to

826 drones, coding, animation, artificial intelligence,

827 cybersecurity, data science, the engineering design process,

828 mobile development, and robotics. Funds may be reserved under

829 this subparagraph only to the extent that all required

830 reservations under federal law have been met and that such

831 reservation does not reduce school-level allocations below the

832 levels required under federal law.

833 (b) All remaining Title I funds shall be distributed to all

834 eligible schools in accordance with federal law and regulation.

835 An eligible school may use funds under this subsection to

836 participate in discretionary educational services provided by

837 the school district. Any funds provided by an eligible school to

838 participate in discretionary educational services provided by

839 the school district are not subject to the requirements of this

840 subsection.

841 (c) Any funds carried forward by the school district are

842 not subject to the requirements of this subsection.

843 (5) The Department of Education shall make funds from Title

844 I, Title II, and Title III programs available to local education

845 agencies for the full period of availability provided in federal

846 law.

847 Section 21. Subsections (2) through (6) of section 1011.71,

848 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

849 1011.71 District school tax.—

850 (2) In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in

851 subsection (1), each school board may levy not more than 1.5

852 mills against the taxable value for school purposes for charter

853 schools pursuant to s. 1013.62(1) and (3) and for district

854 schools for operational or capital purposes. ~~to fund:~~

855 ~~(a) New construction, remodeling projects, sites and site~~

856 ~~improvement or expansion to new sites, existing sites, auxiliary~~

857 ~~facilities, athletic facilities, or ancillary facilities.~~

858 ~~(b) Maintenance, renovation, and repair of existing school~~

859 ~~plants or of leased facilities to correct deficiencies pursuant~~

860 ~~to s. 1013.15(2).~~

861 ~~(c) The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of school buses.~~

862 ~~(d) The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of new and~~

863 ~~replacement equipment; computer and device hardware and~~

864 ~~operating system software necessary for gaining access to or~~

865 ~~enhancing the use of electronic and digital instructional~~

866 ~~content and resources; and enterprise resource software~~

867 ~~applications that are classified as capital assets in accordance~~

868 ~~with definitions of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board,~~

869 ~~have a useful life of at least 5 years, and are used to support~~

870 ~~districtwide administration or state-mandated reporting~~

871 ~~requirements. Enterprise resource software may be acquired by~~

872 ~~annual license fees, maintenance fees, or lease agreements.~~

873 ~~(e) Payments for educational facilities and sites due under~~

874 ~~a lease-purchase agreement entered into by a district school~~

875 ~~board pursuant to s. 1003.02(1)(f) or s. 1013.15(2), not~~

876 ~~exceeding, in the aggregate, an amount equal to three-fourths of~~

877 ~~the proceeds from the millage levied by a district school board~~

878 ~~pursuant to this subsection. The three-fourths limit is waived~~

879 ~~for lease-purchase agreements entered into before June 30, 2009,~~

880 ~~by a district school board pursuant to this paragraph. If~~

881 ~~payments under lease-purchase agreements in the aggregate,~~

882 ~~including lease-purchase agreements entered into before June 30,~~

883 ~~2009, exceed three-fourths of the proceeds from the millage~~

884 ~~levied pursuant to this subsection, the district school board~~

885 ~~may not withhold the administrative fees authorized by s.~~

886 ~~1002.33(20) from any charter school operating in the school~~

887 ~~district.~~

888 ~~(f) Payment of loans approved pursuant to ss. 1011.14 and~~

889 ~~1011.15.~~

890 ~~(g) Payment of costs directly related to complying with~~

891 ~~state and federal environmental statutes, rules, and regulations~~

892 ~~governing school facilities.~~

893 ~~(h) Payment of costs of leasing relocatable educational~~

894 ~~facilities, of renting or leasing educational facilities and~~

895 ~~sites pursuant to s. 1013.15(2), or of renting or leasing~~

896 ~~buildings or space within existing buildings pursuant to s.~~

897 ~~1013.15(4).~~

898 ~~(i) Payment of the cost of school buses when a school~~

899 ~~district contracts with a private entity to provide student~~

900 ~~transportation services if the district meets the requirements~~

901 ~~of this paragraph.~~

902 ~~1. The district’s contract must require that the private~~

903 ~~entity purchase, lease-purchase, or lease, and operate and~~

904 ~~maintain, one or more school buses of a specific type and size~~

905 ~~that meet the requirements of s. 1006.25.~~

906 ~~2. Each such school bus must be used for the daily~~

907 ~~transportation of public school students in the manner required~~

908 ~~by the school district.~~

909 ~~3. Annual payment for each such school bus may not exceed~~

910 ~~10 percent of the purchase price of the state pool bid.~~

911 ~~4. The proposed expenditure of the funds for this purpose~~

912 ~~must have been included in the district school board’s notice of~~

913 ~~proposed tax for school capital outlay as provided in s.~~

914 ~~200.065(10).~~

915 ~~(j) Payment of the cost of the opening day collection for~~

916 ~~the library media center of a new school.~~

917 ~~(k) Payment of salaries and benefits for employees whose~~

918 ~~job duties support activities funded by this subsection.~~

919 (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if the revenue from 1.5

920 mills is insufficient to meet the payments due under a lease

921 purchase agreement entered into before June 30, 2009, by a

922 district school board ~~pursuant to paragraph (2)(e)~~ , or to meet

923 other critical district fixed capital outlay needs, the board,

924 in addition to the 1.5 mills, may levy up to 0.25 mills for

925 fixed capital outlay in lieu of levying an equivalent amount of

926 the discretionary mills for operations as provided in the

927 General Appropriations Act. Millage levied pursuant to this

928 subsection is subject to the provisions of s. 200.065 and,

929 combined with the 1.5 mills authorized in subsection (2), may

930 not exceed 1.75 mills. If the district chooses to use up to 0.25

931 mills for fixed capital outlay, the compression adjustment

932 pursuant to s. 1011.62(5) shall be calculated for the standard

933 discretionary millage that is not eligible for transfer to

934 capital outlay.

935 (4) If the revenue from the millage authorized in

936 subsection (2) is insufficient to make payments due under a

937 lease-purchase agreement entered into prior to June 30, 2008, by

938 a district school ~~board pursuant to paragraph (2)(e~~ ), an amount

939 up to 0.5 mills of the taxable value for school purposes within

940 the school district shall be legally available for such

941 payments, notwithstanding other restrictions on the use of such

942 revenues imposed by law.

943 ~~(5) A school district may expend, subject to s. 200.065, up~~

944 ~~to $200 per unweighted full-time equivalent student from the~~

945 ~~revenue generated by the millage levy authorized by subsection~~

946 ~~(2) to fund, in addition to expenditures authorized in~~

947 ~~paragraphs (2)(a)-(j), expenses for the following:~~

948 ~~(a) The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver’s~~

949 ~~education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or~~

950 ~~operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or~~

951 ~~vehicles used in storing or distributing materials and~~

952 ~~equipment.~~

953 ~~(b) Payment of the cost of premiums, as defined in s.~~

954 ~~627.403, for property and casualty insurance necessary to insure~~

955 ~~school district educational and ancillary plants. As used in~~

956 ~~this paragraph, casualty insurance has the same meaning as in s.~~

957 ~~624.605(1)(b), (d), (f), (g), (h), and (m). Operating revenues~~

958 ~~that are made available through the payment of property and~~

959 ~~casualty insurance premiums from revenues generated under this~~

960 ~~subsection may be expended only for nonrecurring operational~~

961 ~~expenditures of the school district.~~

962 ~~(6) Violations of the expenditure provisions in subsection~~

963 ~~(2) or subsection (5) shall result in an equal dollar reduction~~

964 ~~in the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) funds for the~~

965 ~~violating district in the fiscal year following the audit~~

966 ~~citation.~~

967 Section 22. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph

968 (a) of subsection (3) of section 1012.22, Florida Statutes, are

969 amended to read:

970 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the

971 district school board.—The district school board shall:

972 (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe

973 qualifications for those positions, and provide for the

974 appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal

975 of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this

976 chapter:

977 (c) Compensation and salary schedules.—

978 1. Definitions.—As used in this paragraph:

979 a. “Adjustment” means an addition to the base salary

980 schedule that is not a bonus and becomes part of the employee’s

981 permanent base salary and shall be considered compensation under

982 s. 121.021(22).

983 b. “Grandfathered salary schedule” means the salary

984 schedule or schedules adopted by a district school board before

985 July 1, 2014, pursuant to subparagraph 4.

986 c. “Instructional personnel” means instructional personnel

987 as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d), excluding substitute

988 teachers.

989 d. “Performance salary schedule” means the salary schedule

990 or schedules adopted by a district school board pursuant to

991 subparagraph 5.

992 e. “Salary schedule” means the schedule or schedules used

993 to provide the base salary for district school board personnel.

994 f. “School administrator” means a school administrator as

995 defined in s. 1012.01(3)(c).

996 g. “Supplement” means an annual addition to the base salary

997 for the term of the negotiated supplement as long as the

998 employee continues his or her employment for the purpose of the

999 supplement. A supplement does not become part of the employee’s

1000 continuing base salary but shall be considered compensation

1001 under s. 121.021(22).

1002 2. Cost-of-living adjustment.—A district school board may

1003 provide a cost-of-living salary adjustment if the adjustment:

1004 a. Does not discriminate among comparable classes of

1005 employees based upon the salary schedule under which they are

1006 compensated.

1007 b. Does not exceed 50 percent of the annual adjustment

1008 provided to instructional personnel rated as effective.

1009 3. Advanced degrees.—A district school board may use

1010 advanced degrees in setting a salary schedule for instructional

1011 personnel or school administrators if the advanced degree is

1012 held in the individual’s area of certification , a field related

1013 to his or her teaching assignment, or a related field of study.

1014 For the purposes of the salary schedule, an advanced degree may

1015 include a master’s degree or higher in the area of certification

1016 or teaching assignment, or an advanced degree in another field

1017 with a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours related to the area

1018 of certification or teaching assignment .

1019 4. Grandfathered salary schedule.—

1020 a. The district school board shall adopt a salary schedule

1021 or salary schedules to be used as the basis for paying all

1022 school employees hired before July 1, 2014. Instructional

1023 personnel on annual contract as of July 1, 2014, shall be placed

1024 on the performance salary schedule adopted under subparagraph 4.

1025 5. Instructional personnel on continuing contract or

1026 professional service contract may opt into the performance

1027 salary schedule if the employee relinquishes such contract and

1028 agrees to be employed on an annual contract under s. 1012.335.

1029 Such an employee shall be placed on the performance salary

1030 schedule and may not return to continuing contract or

1031 professional service contract status. Any employee who opts into

1032 the performance salary schedule may not return to the

1033 grandfathered salary schedule.

1034 b. In determining the grandfathered salary schedule for

1035 instructional personnel, a district school board must base a

1036 portion of each employee’s compensation upon performance

1037 demonstrated under s. 1012.34 and shall provide differentiated

1038 pay for both instructional personnel and school administrators

1039 based upon district-determined factors, including, but not

1040 limited to, additional responsibilities, school demographics,

1041 high-demand teacher needs areas, and level of job performance

1042 difficulties.

1043 5. Performance salary schedule.—By July 1, 2014, the

1044 district school board shall adopt a performance salary schedule

1045 that provides annual salary adjustments for instructional

1046 personnel and school administrators based upon performance

1047 determined under s. 1012.34. Employees hired on or after July 1,

1048 2014, or employees who choose to move from the grandfathered

1049 salary schedule to the performance salary schedule shall be

1050 compensated pursuant to the performance salary schedule once

1051 they have received the appropriate performance evaluation for

1052 this purpose.

1053 a. Base salary.—The base salary shall be established as

1054 follows:

1055 (I) The base salary for instructional personnel or school

1056 administrators who opt into the performance salary schedule

1057 shall be the salary paid in the prior year, including

1058 adjustments only.

1059 (II) Instructional personnel or school administrators new

1060 to the district, returning to the district after a break in

1061 service without an authorized leave of absence, or appointed for

1062 the first time to a position in the district in the capacity of

1063 instructional personnel or school administrator shall be placed

1064 on the performance salary schedule.

1065 b. Salary adjustments.—Salary adjustments for highly

1066 effective or effective performance shall be established as

1067 follows:

1068 (I) The annual salary adjustment under the performance

1069 salary schedule for an employee rated as highly effective must

1070 be at least 25 percent greater than the highest annual salary

1071 adjustment available to an employee of the same classification

1072 through any other salary schedule adopted by the district.

1073 (II) The annual salary adjustment under the performance

1074 salary schedule for an employee rated as effective must be equal

1075 to at least 50 percent and no more than 75 percent of the annual

1076 adjustment provided for a highly effective employee of the same

1077 classification.

1078 (III) A salary schedule may ~~shall~~ not provide an annual

1079 salary adjustment for an employee who receives a rating other

1080 than highly effective or effective for the year.

1081 c. Salary supplements.—In addition to the salary

1082 adjustments, each district school board shall provide for salary

1083 supplements for activities that must include, but are not

1084 limited to:

1085 (I) Assignment to a Title I eligible school.

1086 (II) Assignment to a school that earned a grade of “F” or

1087 three consecutive grades of “D” pursuant to s. 1008.34 such that

1088 the supplement remains in force for at least 1 year following

1089 improved performance in that school.

1090 (III) Certification and teaching in high-demand teacher

1091 needs areas. Statewide high-demand teacher needs areas shall be

1092 identified by the State Board of Education under s. 1012.07.

1093 However, the district school board may identify other areas of

1094 high-demand needs within the school district for purposes of

1095 this sub-sub-subparagraph and may remove areas identified by the

1096 state board which do not apply within the school district.

1097 (IV) Assignment of additional academic responsibilities.

1099 If budget constraints in any given year limit a district school

1100 board’s ability to fully fund all adopted salary schedules, the

1101 performance salary schedule may ~~shall~~ not be reduced on the

1102 basis of total cost or the value of individual awards in a

1103 manner that is proportionally greater than reductions to any

1104 other salary schedules adopted by the district. Any compensation

1105 for longevity of service awarded to instructional personnel who

1106 are on any other salary schedule must be included in calculating

1107 the salary adjustments required by sub-subparagraph b.

1108 (3)(a) Collective bargaining.—Notwithstanding provisions of

1109 chapter 447 related to district school board collective

1110 bargaining, collective bargaining may not preclude a district

1111 school board from carrying out its constitutional and statutory

1112 duties related to the following:

1113 1. Providing incentives to effective and highly effective

1114 teachers.

1115 2. Implementing intervention and support strategies under

1116 s. 1008.33 to address the causes of low student performance and

1117 improve student academic performance and attendance.

1118 3. Implementing student discipline provisions required by

1119 law, including a review of a student’s abilities, past

1120 performance, behavior, and needs.

1121 4. Implementing school safety plans and requirements.

1122 5. Implementing staff and student recognition programs.

1123 6. Distributing correspondence to parents, teachers, and

1124 community members related to the daily operation of schools and

1125 the district.

1126 7. Providing any required notice or copies of information

1127 related to the district school board or district operations

1128 which is readily available on the school district’s website.

1129 8. The school district’s calendar.

1130 9. Providing salary supplements pursuant to sub-sub

1131 subparagraph (1)(c)5.c.(III).

1132 Section 23. Present paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection

1133 (1) of section 1012.335, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as

1134 paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, a new paragraph (b) is

1135 added to that subsection, paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) are added

1136 to subsection (2) of that section, and subsections (3) and (4)

1137 of that section are amended, to read:

1138 1012.335 Contracts with instructional personnel hired on or

1139 after July 1, 2011.—

1140 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:

1141 (b) “Instructional multiyear contract,” beginning July 1,

1142 2026, means an employment contract for a period not to exceed 3

1143 years which the district school board may choose to award to

1144 instructional personnel upon completion of a probationary

1145 contract and at least one annual contract.

1146 (2) EMPLOYMENT.—

1147 (d) An instructional multiyear contract may be awarded,

1148 beginning July 1, 2026, only if the employee:

1149 1. Holds an active professional certificate issued pursuant

1150 to s. 1012.56 and rules of the State Board of Education;

1151 2. Has been recommended by the district school

1152 superintendent for the instructional multiyear contract based

1153 upon the individual’s evaluation under s. 1012.34 and approved

1154 by the district school board; and

1155 3. Has not received an annual performance evaluation rating

1156 of unsatisfactory or needs improvement in the past 3 years under

1157 s. 1012.34.

1158 (e) An employee awarded an instructional multiyear contract

1159 who receives an annual performance evaluation rating of

1160 unsatisfactory or needs improvement under s. 1012.34 must be

1161 returned to an annual contract in the following school year.

1162 Such evaluation rating must be included with the evaluation

1163 ratings under subsequent annual contracts for determinations of

1164 just cause under s. 1012.33.

1165 (f) The award of an instructional multiyear contract does

1166 not remove the authority of the district school superintendent

1167 to reassign a teacher during the term of the contract.

1168 (3) VIOLATION OF ANNUAL OR INSTRUCTIONAL MULTIYEAR

1169 CONTRACT.—Instructional personnel who accept a written offer

1170 from the district school board and who leave their positions

1171 without prior release from the district school board are subject

1172 to the jurisdiction of the Education Practices Commission.

1173 (4) SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL ON

1174 ANNUAL OR INSTRUCTIONAL MULTIYEAR CONTRACT.—Any instructional

1175 personnel with an annual or instructional multiyear contract may

1176 be suspended or dismissed at any time during the term of the

1177 contract for just cause as provided in subsection (5). The

1178 district school board shall notify the employee in writing

1179 whenever charges are made and may suspend such person without

1180 pay. However, if the charges are not sustained, the employee

1181 must ~~shall~~ be immediately reinstated and his or her back pay

1182 must ~~shall~~ be paid. If the employee wishes to contest the

1183 charges, he or she must, within 15 days after receipt of the

1184 written notice, submit a written request for a hearing to the

1185 district school board. A direct hearing must ~~shall~~ be conducted

1186 by the district school board or a subcommittee thereof within 60

1187 days after receipt of the written appeal. The hearing must ~~shall~~

1188 be conducted in accordance with ss. 120.569 and 120.57. A

1189 majority vote of the membership of the district school board

1190 shall be required to sustain the district school

1191 superintendent’s recommendation. The district school board’s

1192 determination is final as to the sufficiency or insufficiency of

1193 the grounds for suspension without pay or dismissal. Any such

1194 decision adverse to the employee may be appealed by the employee

1195 pursuant to s. 120.68.

1196 Section 24. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section

1197 1012.39, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1198 1012.39 Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of

1199 adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and

1200 career specialists and nondegreed teachers of fine and

1201 performing arts; students performing clinical field experience.—

1202 (1) Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and

1203 1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary,

1204 each district school board shall establish the minimal

1205 qualifications for:

1206 (c) Part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career

1207 programs. Qualifications must be established for nondegreed

1208 teachers of career and technical education courses for program

1209 clusters that are recognized in the state and are based

1210 primarily on successful occupational experience rather than

1211 academic training. The qualifications for such teachers must

1212 require:

1213 1. The filing of a complete set of fingerprints in the same

1214 manner as required by s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely to

1215 conduct postsecondary instruction may be exempted from this

1216 requirement.

1217 2. Documentation of education and successful occupational

1218 experience , including documentation of:

1219 a. A high school diploma or the equivalent.

1220 b. Completion of a minimum level, established by the

1221 district school board, ~~3 years~~ of full-time successful

1222 occupational experience or the equivalent of part-time

1223 experience in the teaching specialization area. The district

1224 school board may establish alternative qualifications for

1225 teachers with an industry certification in the career area in

1226 which they teach.

1227 c. ~~For full-time teachers, completion of professional~~

1228 ~~education training in teaching methods, course construction,~~

1229 ~~lesson planning and evaluation, and teaching special needs~~

1230 ~~students. This training may be completed through coursework from~~

1231 ~~an accredited or approved institution or an approved district~~

1232 ~~teacher education program, or the local school district~~

1233 ~~inservice master plan.~~

1234 d. Documentation of industry certification when state or

1235 national industry certifications are available and applicable.

1236 Section 25. Paragraphs (a), (b), (d), and (e) of subsection

1237 (2) of section 1012.555, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1238 1012.555 Teacher Apprenticeship Program.—

1239 (2)(a) An individual must meet the following minimum

1240 eligibility requirements to participate in the apprenticeship

1241 program:

1242 1. Be enrolled in or have completed ~~Have received~~ an

1243 associate degree program at ~~from~~ an accredited postsecondary

1244 institution.

1245 2. Have earned a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 in

1246 that degree program.

1247 3. Have successfully passed a background screening as

1248 provided in s. 1012.32.

1249 4. Have received a temporary apprenticeship certificate as

1250 provided in s. 1012.56(7)(d).

1251 (b) As a condition of participating in the program, an

1252 apprentice teacher must commit to spending at least the first 2

1253 years in the classroom of a mentor teacher using team teaching

1254 strategies identified in s. 1003.03(4)(b) ~~s. 1003.03(5)(b)~~ and

1255 fulfilling the on-the-job training component of the registered

1256 apprenticeship and its associated standards.

1257 (d) An apprentice teacher must be appointed by the district

1258 school board or work in the district as an education

1259 paraprofessional and must be paid in accordance with s. 446.032

1260 and rules adopted by the State Board of Education.

1261 (e) An apprentice teacher may change schools or districts

1262 after the first year of his or her apprenticeship if the

1263 receiving ~~hiring~~ school or district has agreed to fund the

1264 remaining year of the apprenticeship.

1265 Section 26. Paragraph (g) of subsection (2), subsection

1266 (7), and paragraph (a) of subsection (8) of section 1012.56,

1267 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1268 1012.56 Educator certification requirements.—

1269 (2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—To be eligible to seek

1270 certification, a person must:

1271 (g) Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge pursuant to

1272 subsection (3) , if the person serves as a classroom teacher as

1273 defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a) .

1274 (7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION.—

1275 (a) The Department of Education shall issue a professional

1276 certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant

1277 who fulfills one of the following:

1278 1. Meets all the applicable requirements outlined in

1279 subsection (2).

1280 2. For a professional certificate covering grades 6 through

1281 12:

1282 a. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a)

1283 (h).

1284 b. Holds a master’s or higher degree in the area of

1285 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics.

1286 c. Teaches a high school course in the subject of the

1287 advanced degree.

1288 d. Is rated highly effective as determined by the teacher’s

1289 performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part on

1290 student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized

1291 assessment or an Advanced Placement, Advanced International

1292 Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate

1293 examination.

1294 e. Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional

1295 education competency examination required by state board rule.

1296 3. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a)

1297 (h) and completes a professional learning certification program

1298 approved by the department pursuant to paragraph (8)(c) or an

1299 educator preparation institute approved by the department

1300 pursuant to s. 1004.85. An applicant who completes one of these

1301 programs and is rated highly effective as determined by his or

1302 her performance evaluation under s. 1012.34 is not required to

1303 take or achieve a passing score on the professional education

1304 competency examination in order to be awarded a professional

1305 certificate.

1306 (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to

1307 any applicant who:

1308 1. Completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs

1309 (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content requirements

1310 specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject

1311 area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and holds an

1312 accredited degree or a degree approved by the Department of

1313 Education at the level required for the subject area

1314 specialization in state board rule;

1315 2. For a subject area specialization for which the state

1316 board otherwise requires a bachelor’s degree, documents 48

1317 months of active-duty military service with an honorable

1318 discharge or a medical separation; completes the requirements

1319 outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d)-(f); completes the

1320 subject area content requirements specified in state board rule

1321 or demonstrates mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to

1322 subsection (5); and documents completion of 60 college credits

1323 with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0

1324 scale, as provided by one or more accredited institutions of

1325 higher learning or a nonaccredited institution of higher

1326 learning identified by the Department of Education as having a

1327 quality program resulting in a bachelor’s degree or higher; or

1328 3. Is enrolled in a state-approved teacher preparation

1329 program under s. 1004.04; is actively completing the required

1330 program field experience or internship at a public school;

1331 completes the requirements outlined in paragraphs (2)(a), (b),

1332 and (d)-(f); completes the subject area content requirements

1333 specified in state board rule or demonstrates mastery of subject

1334 area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5); and documents

1335 completion of 60 college credits with a minimum cumulative grade

1336 point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale, as provided by one or more

1337 accredited institutions of higher learning or a nonaccredited

1338 institution of higher learning identified by the Department of

1339 Education as having a quality program resulting in a bachelor’s

1340 degree or higher.

1341 (c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year

1342 temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional

1343 certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor’s

1344 degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for

1345 completion of a master’s degree program in speech-language

1346 impairment.

1347 (d) The department shall issue a temporary apprenticeship

1348 certificate to any applicant who meets the requirements of

1349 paragraphs (2)(a), (b), and (d)-(f).

1350 (e) A person who is issued a temporary certificate under

1351 paragraph (b) must be assigned a teacher mentor for a minimum of

1352 2 school years after commencing employment. Each teacher mentor

1353 selected by the school district, charter school, or charter

1354 management organization must:

1355 1. Hold a valid professional certificate issued pursuant to

1356 this section;

1357 2. Have earned at least 3 years of teaching experience in

1358 prekindergarten through grade 12; and

1359 3. Have earned an effective or highly effective rating on

1360 the prior year’s performance evaluation under s. 1012.34.

1361 (f)1. A temporary certificate is valid for 5 school fiscal

1362 years, is limited to a one-time issuance, and is nonrenewable.

1363 2. A temporary apprenticeship certificate issued under

1364 paragraph (d) is valid for 5 school years, may be issued only

1365 once, and is nonrenewable.

1366 (g) A certificateholder may request that her or his

1367 certificate be placed in an inactive status. A certificate that

1368 has been inactive may be reactivated upon application to the

1369 department. The department shall prescribe, by rule,

1370 professional learning requirements as a condition of

1371 reactivating a certificate that has been inactive for more than

1372 1 year.

1373 (h) A school district or a regional education consortium

1374 may issue temporary certificates, based on the requirements in

1375 paragraph (b). School districts and regional education consortia

1376 shall report the number of such certificates issued, and any

1377 additional information, to the department, based on reporting

1378 requirements adopted by the State Board of Education. Such

1379 certificates are subject to the authority of the Education

1380 Practices Commission under s. 1012.795.

1382 At least 1 year before an individual’s department-issued

1383 temporary certificate is set to expire, the department shall

1384 electronically notify the individual of the date on which his or

1385 her certificate will expire and provide a list of each method by

1386 which the qualifications for a professional certificate can be

1387 completed.

1388 (8) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.—

1389 (a) The Department of Education shall develop and each

1390 school district, charter school, and charter management

1391 organization may provide a cohesive competency-based

1392 professional learning certification program by which

1393 instructional staff may satisfy the mastery of professional

1394 preparation and education competence requirements specified in

1395 subsection (6) and rules of the State Board of Education.

1396 Participants must hold a state-issued temporary certificate. A

1397 school district, charter school, or charter management

1398 organization that implements the program shall provide a

1399 competency-based certification program developed by the

1400 Department of Education or developed by the district, charter

1401 school, or charter management organization and approved by the

1402 Department of Education. These entities may collaborate with

1403 other supporting agencies or educational entities for

1404 implementation. The program shall include the following:

1405 1. A teacher mentorship and induction component.

1406 a. Each individual selected by the district, charter

1407 school, or charter management organization as a mentor:

1408 (I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued

1409 pursuant to this section;

1410 (II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching

1411 experience in prekindergarten through grade 12;

1412 (III) Must have completed training in clinical supervision

1413 and participate in ongoing mentor training provided through the

1414 coordinated system of professional learning under s. 1012.98(4);

1415 (IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective

1416 rating on the prior year’s performance evaluation; and

1417 (V) May be a peer evaluator under the district’s evaluation

1418 system approved under s. 1012.34.

1419 b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at

1420 a minimum, provide routine opportunities for mentoring and

1421 induction activities, including ongoing professional learning as

1422 described in s. 1012.98 targeted to a teacher’s needs,

1423 opportunities for a teacher to observe other teachers, co

1424 teaching experiences, and reflection and follow-up ~~followup~~

1425 discussions. Professional learning must meet the criteria

1426 established in s. 1012.98(3). Mentorship and induction

1427 activities must be provided for an applicant’s first year in the

1428 program and may be provided until the applicant attains his or

1429 her professional certificate in accordance with this section.

1430 2. An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the

1431 district’s, charter school’s, or charter management

1432 organization’s system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34

1433 which provides for:

1434 a. An initial evaluation of each educator’s competencies to

1435 determine an appropriate individualized professional learning

1436 plan.

1437 b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion

1438 of the program.

1439 3. Professional education preparation content knowledge,

1440 which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities

1441 under subparagraph 1., that includes, but is not limited to, the

1442 following:

1443 a. The state academic standards provided under s. 1003.41,

1444 including scientifically researched and evidence-based reading

1445 instructional strategies grounded in the science of reading,

1446 content literacy, and mathematical practices, for each subject

1447 identified on the temporary certificate. Reading instructional

1448 strategies for foundational skills shall include phonics

1449 instruction for decoding and encoding as the primary

1450 instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional

1451 strategies may not employ the three-cueing system model of

1452 reading or visual memory as a basis for teaching word reading.

1453 Instructional strategies may include visual information and

1454 strategies which improve background and experiential knowledge,

1455 add context, and increase oral language and vocabulary to

1456 support comprehension, but may not be used to teach word

1457 reading.

1458 b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the

1459 state board.

1460 4. Required achievement of passing scores on the subject

1461 area and professional education competency examination required

1462 by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge

1463 must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3).

1464 5. Beginning with candidates entering a program in the

1465 2022-2023 school year, a candidate for certification in a

1466 coverage area identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) s.

1467 ~~1012.585(3)(f)~~ must successfully complete all competencies for a

1468 reading endorsement, including completion of the endorsement

1469 practicum.

1470 Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), subsection

1471 (3), and paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 1012.585,

1472 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1473 1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates.—

1474 (2)(a) All professional certificates, except a nonrenewable

1475 professional certificate, are ~~shall be~~ renewable for successive

1476 periods not to exceed 10 5 years after the date of submission of

1477 documentation of completion of the requirements for renewal

1478 provided in subsection (3). Only one renewal may be granted

1479 during each 5-year or 10-year validity period of a professional

1480 certificate.

1481 1. An applicant who is rated highly effective, pursuant to

1482 s. 1012.34, in the first 4 years of the 5-year validity period

1483 of his or her professional certificate is eligible for a

1484 professional certificate valid for 10 years. An applicant must

1485 be issued at least one 5-year professional certificate to be

1486 eligible for a 10-year professional certificate. An applicant

1487 who does not meet the requirement of this subparagraph is

1488 eligible only to renew his or her 5-year professional

1489 certificate.

1490 2. An applicant who is rated effective or highly effective,

1491 pursuant to s. 1012.34, for the first 9 years of the 10-year

1492 validity period of his or her professional certificate is

1493 eligible to renew a professional certificate valid for 10 years.

1494 An applicant issued a 10-year professional certificate who does

1495 not meet the requirement of this subparagraph is eligible only

1496 for renewal of a professional certificate valid for 5 years.

1497 (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the

1498 following requirements must be met:

1499 (a) The applicant must :

1500 1. Earn a minimum of 6 college credits or 120 inservice

1501 points or a combination thereof for a certificate valid for 5

1502 years .

1503 2. Earn a minimum of 12 college credits or 240 inservice

1504 points or a combination thereof for a professional certificate

1505 valid for 10 years. A minimum of 5 college credits or 100

1506 inservice points or a combination thereof must be earned within

1507 the first 5 years of a professional certificate valid for 10

1508 years.

1509 (b) For each area of specialization to be retained on a

1510 certificate, the applicant must earn at least 3 of the required

1511 credit hours or equivalent inservice points in the

1512 specialization area. Education in “clinical educator” training

1513 pursuant to s. 1004.04(5)(b); participation in mentorship and

1514 induction activities, including as a mentor, pursuant to s.

1515 1012.56(8)(a); credits or points that provide training in the

1516 knowledge and skills required to support students with autism;

1517 and credits or points that provide training in the area of

1518 scientifically researched, knowledge-based reading literacy

1519 grounded in the science of reading, including explicit,

1520 systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction,

1521 developing phonemic awareness, and implementing multisensory

1522 intervention strategies, and computational skills acquisition,

1523 exceptional student education, normal child development, and the

1524 disorders of development may be applied toward any

1525 specialization area. Credits or points that provide training in

1526 the areas of drug abuse, child abuse and neglect, strategies in

1527 teaching students having limited proficiency in English, or

1528 dropout prevention, or training in areas identified in the

1529 educational goals and performance standards adopted pursuant to

1530 ss. 1000.03(5) and 1008.345 may be applied toward any

1531 specialization area, except specialization areas identified by

1532 State Board of Education rule that include reading instruction

1533 or intervention for any students in kindergarten through grade

1534 6. Each district school board shall include in its inservice

1535 master plan the ability for teachers to receive inservice points

1536 for supporting students in extracurricular career and technical

1537 education activities, such as career and technical student

1538 organization activities outside of regular school hours and

1539 training related to supervising students participating in a

1540 career and technical student organization. Credits or points

1541 earned through approved summer institutes may be applied toward

1542 the fulfillment of these requirements. Inservice points may also

1543 be earned by participation in professional growth components

1544 approved by the State Board of Education and specified pursuant

1545 to s. 1012.98 in the district’s approved master plan for

1546 inservice educational training; however, such points may not be

1547 used to satisfy the specialization requirements of this

1548 paragraph.

1549 (c) ~~(b)~~ In lieu of college course credit or inservice

1550 points, the applicant may renew a subject area specialization by

1551 passage of a state board approved Florida-developed subject area

1552 examination or, if a Florida subject area examination has not

1553 been developed, a standardized examination specified in state

1554 board rule.

1555 (d) ~~(c)~~ If an applicant wishes to retain more than two

1556 specialization areas on the certificate, the applicant must

1557 ~~shall~~ be permitted two successive validity periods for renewal

1558 of all specialization areas, but must earn no fewer than 6

1559 college course credit hours or the equivalent inservice points

1560 in any one validity period.

1561 (e) ~~(d)~~ The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for

1562 the expanded use of training for renewal of the professional

1563 certificate for educators who are required to complete training

1564 in teaching students of limited English proficiency or students

1565 with disabilities and training in the teaching of reading as

1566 follows:

1567 1. A teacher who holds a professional certificate may use

1568 college credits or inservice points earned through training in

1569 teaching students of limited English proficiency or students

1570 with disabilities and training in the teaching of reading in

1571 excess of 6 semester hours during one certificate-validity

1572 period toward renewal of the professional certificate during the

1573 subsequent validity periods.

1574 2. A teacher who holds a temporary certificate may use

1575 college credits or inservice points earned through training in

1576 teaching students of limited English proficiency or students

1577 with disabilities and training in the teaching of reading toward

1578 renewal of the teacher’s first professional certificate. Such

1579 training must not have been included within the degree program,

1580 and the teacher’s temporary and professional certificates must

1581 be issued for consecutive school years.

1582 (f) ~~(e)~~ Beginning July 1, 2014, an applicant for renewal of

1583 a professional certificate must earn a minimum of one college

1584 credit or the equivalent inservice points in the area of

1585 instruction for teaching students with disabilities. The

1586 requirement in this paragraph may not add to the total hours

1587 required by the department for continuing education or inservice

1588 training.

1589 (g) ~~(f)~~ An applicant for renewal of a professional

1590 certificate in any area of certification identified by State

1591 Board of Education rule that includes reading instruction or

1592 intervention for any students in kindergarten through grade 6,

1593 with a beginning validity date of July 1, 2020, or thereafter,

1594 must earn a minimum of 2 college credits or the equivalent

1595 inservice points in evidence-based instruction and interventions

1596 grounded in the science of reading specifically designed for

1597 students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of

1598 explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading

1599 instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness,

1600 decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies.

1601 Such training must be provided by teacher preparation programs

1602 under s. 1004.04 or s. 1004.85 or approved school district

1603 professional learning systems under s. 1012.98. The requirements

1604 in this paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the

1605 department for continuing education or inservice training.

1606 (h) ~~(g)~~ An applicant for renewal of a professional

1607 certificate in educational leadership from a Level I program

1608 under s. 1012.562(2) or Level II program under s. 1012.562(3),

1609 with a beginning validity date of July 1, 2025, or thereafter,

1610 must earn a minimum of 1 college credit or 20 inservice points

1611 in Florida’s educational leadership standards, as established in

1612 rule by the State Board of Education. The requirement in this

1613 paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the

1614 department for continuing education or inservice training.

1615 (i) ~~(h)~~ A teacher may earn inservice points only once during

1616 each 5-year validity period for any mandatory training topic

1617 that is not linked to student learning or professional growth.

1618 (5) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to allow

1619 the reinstatement of expired professional certificates. The

1620 department may reinstate an expired professional certificate if

1621 the certificateholder:

1622 (b) Documents completion of 6 college credits during the 5

1623 years immediately preceding reinstatement of the expired

1624 certificate, completion of 120 inservice points, or a

1625 combination thereof, in an area specified in paragraph (3)(b)

1626 ~~(3)(a)~~ to include the credit required under paragraph (3)(f)

1627 ~~(3)(e)~~ .

1629 The requirements of this subsection may not be satisfied by

1630 subject area examinations or college credits completed for

1631 issuance of the certificate that has expired.

1632 Section 28. Section 1013.19, Florida Statutes, is amended

1633 to read:

1634 1013.19 Purchase, conveyance, or encumbrance of property

1635 interests above surface of land; joint-occupancy structures.—For

1636 the purpose of implementing jointly financed construction

1637 project agreements, or for the construction of combined

1638 occupancy structures, any board may purchase, own, convey, sell,

1639 lease, or encumber airspace or any other interests in property

1640 above the surface of the land, provided the lease of airspace

1641 for nonpublic use is for such reasonable rent, length of term,

1642 and conditions as the board in its discretion may determine. All

1643 proceeds from such sale or lease shall be used by a ~~the~~ board of

1644 trustees for a Florida College System institution or state

1645 university ~~or boards~~ receiving the proceeds solely for fixed

1646 capital outlay purposes. These purposes may include the

1647 renovation or remodeling of existing facilities owned by the

1648 board or the construction of new facilities; however, for a

1649 Florida College System institution board or university board,

1650 such new facility must be authorized by the Legislature. It is

1651 declared that the use of such rental by the board for public

1652 purposes in accordance with its statutory authority is a public

1653 use. Airspace or any other interest in property held by the

1654 Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund or the

1655 State Board of Education may not be divested or conveyed without

1656 approval of the respective board. Any building, including any

1657 building or facility component that is common to both nonpublic

1658 and educational portions thereof, constructed in airspace that

1659 is sold or leased for nonpublic use pursuant to this section is

1660 subject to all applicable state, county, and municipal

1661 regulations pertaining to land use, zoning, construction of

1662 buildings, fire protection, health, and safety to the same

1663 extent and in the same manner as such regulations would be

1664 applicable to the construction of a building for nonpublic use

1665 on the appurtenant land beneath the subject airspace. Any

1666 educational facility constructed or leased as a part of a joint

1667 occupancy facility is subject to all rules and requirements of

1668 the respective boards or departments having jurisdiction over

1669 educational facilities. Any contract executed by a university

1670 board of trustees pursuant to this section is subject to ~~the~~

1671 ~~provisions of~~ s. 1010.62.

1672 Section 29. Section 1013.35, Florida Statutes, is amended

1673 to read:

1674 1013.35 School district educational facilities plan;

1675 ~~definitions;~~ preparation, adoption, and amendment; long-term

1676 work programs.—

1677 (1) ~~DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:~~

1678 ~~(a) “Adopted educational facilities plan” means the~~

1679 ~~comprehensive planning document that is adopted annually by the~~

1680 ~~district school board as provided in subsection (2) and that~~

1681 ~~contains the educational plant survey.~~

1682 ~~(b) “District facilities work program” means the 5-year~~

1683 ~~listing of capital outlay projects adopted by the district~~

1684 ~~school board as provided in subparagraph (2)(a)2. and paragraph~~

1685 ~~(2)(b) as part of the district educational facilities plan,~~

1686 ~~which is required in order to:~~

1687 ~~1. Properly maintain the educational plant and ancillary~~

1688 ~~facilities of the district.~~

1689 ~~2. Provide an adequate number of satisfactory student~~

1690 ~~stations for the projected student enrollment of the district in~~

1691 ~~K-12 programs.~~

1692 ~~(c) “Tentative educational facilities plan” means the~~

1693 ~~comprehensive planning document prepared annually by the~~

1694 ~~district school board and submitted to the Office of Educational~~

1695 ~~Facilities and the affected general-purpose local governments.~~

1696 ~~(2) PREPARATION OF TENTATIVE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL~~

1697 ~~FACILITIES PLAN.—~~

1698 ~~(a)~~ Annually, before ~~prior to~~ the adoption of the district

1699 school budget, each district school board shall prepare a

1700 tentative district educational facilities plan that includes

1701 long-range planning for facilities needs ~~over 5-year, 10-year,~~

1702 ~~and 20-year periods~~ . The district school board shall submit the

1703 tentative facilities plan to the department ~~The plan must be~~

1704 ~~developed in coordination with the general-purpose local~~

1705 ~~governments and be consistent with the local government~~

1706 ~~comprehensive plans~~ . ~~The school board’s plan for provision of~~

1707 ~~new schools must meet the needs of all growing communities in~~

1708 ~~the district, ranging from small rural communities to large~~

1709 ~~urban cities. The plan must include:~~

1710 ~~1. Projected student populations apportioned geographically~~

1711 ~~at the local level. The projections must be based on information~~

1712 ~~produced by the demographic, revenue, and education estimating~~

1713 ~~conferences pursuant to s. 216.136, where available, as modified~~

1714 ~~by the district based on development data and agreement with the~~

1715 ~~local governments and the Office of Educational Facilities. The~~

1716 ~~projections must be apportioned geographically with assistance~~

1717 ~~from the local governments using local development trend data~~

1718 ~~and the school district student enrollment data.~~

1719 ~~2. An inventory of existing school facilities. Any~~

1720 ~~anticipated expansions or closures of existing school sites over~~

1721 ~~the 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year periods must be identified. The~~

1722 ~~inventory must include an assessment of areas proximate to~~

1723 ~~existing schools and identification of the need for improvements~~

1724 ~~to infrastructure, safety, including safe access routes, and~~

1725 ~~conditions in the community. The plan must also provide a~~

1726 ~~listing of major repairs and renovation projects anticipated~~

1727 ~~over the period of the plan.~~

1728 ~~3. Projections of facilities space needs, which may not~~

1729 ~~exceed the norm space and occupant design criteria established~~

1730 ~~in the State Requirements for Educational Facilities.~~

1731 ~~4. Information on leased, loaned, and donated space and~~

1732 ~~relocatables used for conducting the district’s instructional~~

1733 ~~programs.~~

1734 ~~5. The general location of public schools proposed to be~~

1735 ~~constructed over the 5-year, 10-year, and 20-year time periods,~~

1736 ~~including a listing of the proposed schools’ site acreage needs~~

1737 ~~and anticipated capacity and maps showing the general locations.~~

1738 ~~The school board’s identification of general locations of future~~

1739 ~~school sites must be based on the school siting requirements of~~

1740 ~~s. 163.3177(6)(a) and policies in the comprehensive plan which~~

1741 ~~provide guidance for appropriate locations for school sites.~~

1742 ~~6. The identification of options deemed reasonable and~~

1743 ~~approved by the school board which reduce the need for~~

1744 ~~additional permanent student stations. Such options may include,~~

1745 ~~but need not be limited to:~~

1746 ~~a. Acceptable capacity;~~

1747 ~~b. Redistricting;~~

1748 ~~c. Busing;~~

1749 ~~d. Year-round schools;~~

1750 ~~e. Charter schools;~~

1751 ~~f. Magnet schools; and~~

1752 ~~g. Public-private partnerships.~~

1753 ~~7. The criteria and method, jointly determined by the local~~

1754 ~~government and the school board, for determining the impact of~~

1755 ~~proposed development to public school capacity.~~

1756 ~~(b) The plan must also include a financially feasible~~

1757 ~~district facilities work program for a 5-year period. The work~~

1758 ~~program must include:~~

1759 ~~1. A schedule of major repair and renovation projects~~

1760 ~~necessary to maintain the educational facilities and ancillary~~

1761 ~~facilities of the district.~~

1762 ~~2. A schedule of capital outlay projects necessary to~~

1763 ~~ensure the availability of satisfactory student stations for the~~

1764 ~~projected student enrollment in K-12 programs. This schedule~~

1765 ~~shall consider:~~

1766 ~~a. The locations, capacities, and planned utilization rates~~

1767 ~~of current educational facilities of the district. The capacity~~

1768 ~~of existing satisfactory facilities, as reported in the Florida~~

1769 ~~Inventory of School Houses must be compared to the capital~~

1770 ~~outlay full-time-equivalent student enrollment as determined by~~

1771 ~~the department, including all enrollment used in the calculation~~

1772 ~~of the distribution formula in s. 1013.64.~~

1773 ~~b. The proposed locations of planned facilities, whether~~

1774 ~~those locations are consistent with the comprehensive plans of~~

1775 ~~all affected local governments, and recommendations for~~

1776 ~~infrastructure and other improvements to land adjacent to~~

1777 ~~existing facilities. The provisions of ss. 1013.33(6), (7), and~~

1778 ~~(8) and 1013.36 must be addressed for new facilities planned~~

1779 ~~within the first 3 years of the work plan, as appropriate.~~

1780 ~~c. Plans for the use and location of relocatable~~

1781 ~~facilities, leased facilities, and charter school facilities.~~

1782 ~~d. Plans for multitrack scheduling, grade level~~

1783 ~~organization, block scheduling, or other alternatives that~~

1784 ~~reduce the need for additional permanent student stations.~~

1785 ~~e. Information concerning average class size and~~

1786 ~~utilization rate by grade level within the district which will~~

1787 ~~result if the tentative district facilities work program is~~

1788 ~~fully implemented.~~

1789 ~~f. The number and percentage of district students planned~~

1790 ~~to be educated in relocatable facilities during each year of the~~

1791 ~~tentative district facilities work program. For determining~~

1792 ~~future needs, student capacity may not be assigned to any~~

1793 ~~relocatable classroom that is scheduled for elimination or~~

1794 ~~replacement with a permanent educational facility in the current~~

1795 ~~year of the adopted district educational facilities plan and in~~

1796 ~~the district facilities work program adopted under this section.~~

1797 ~~Those relocatable classrooms clearly identified and scheduled~~

1798 ~~for replacement in a school-board-adopted, financially feasible,~~

1799 ~~5-year district facilities work program shall be counted at zero~~

1800 ~~capacity at the time the work program is adopted and approved by~~

1801 ~~the school board. However, if the district facilities work~~

1802 ~~program is changed and the relocatable classrooms are not~~

1803 ~~replaced as scheduled in the work program, the classrooms must~~

1804 ~~be reentered into the system and be counted at actual capacity.~~

1805 ~~Relocatable classrooms may not be perpetually added to the work~~

1806 ~~program or continually extended for purposes of circumventing~~

1807 ~~this section. All relocatable classrooms not identified and~~

1808 ~~scheduled for replacement, including those owned, lease~~

1809 ~~purchased, or leased by the school district, must be counted at~~

1810 ~~actual student capacity. The district educational facilities~~

1811 ~~plan must identify the number of relocatable student stations~~

1812 ~~scheduled for replacement during the 5-year survey period and~~

1813 ~~the total dollar amount needed for that replacement.~~

1814 ~~g. Plans for the closure of any school, including plans for~~

1815 ~~disposition of the facility or usage of facility space, and~~

1816 ~~anticipated revenues.~~

1817 ~~h. Projects for which capital outlay and debt service funds~~

1818 ~~accruing under s. 9(d), Art. XII of the State Constitution are~~

1819 ~~to be used shall be identified separately in priority order on a~~

1820 ~~project priority list within the district facilities work~~

1821 ~~program.~~

1822 ~~3. The projected cost for each project identified in the~~

1823 ~~district facilities work program. For proposed projects for new~~

1824 ~~student stations, a schedule shall be prepared comparing the~~

1825 ~~planned cost and square footage for each new student station, by~~

1826 ~~elementary, middle, and high school levels, to the low, average,~~

1827 ~~and high cost of facilities constructed throughout the state~~

1828 ~~during the most recent fiscal year for which data is available~~

1829 ~~from the Department of Education.~~

1830 ~~4. A schedule of estimated capital outlay revenues from~~

1831 ~~each currently approved source which is estimated to be~~

1832 ~~available for expenditure on the projects included in the~~

1833 ~~district facilities work program.~~

1834 ~~5. A schedule indicating which projects included in the~~

1835 ~~district facilities work program will be funded from current~~

1836 ~~revenues projected in subparagraph 4.~~

1837 ~~6. A schedule of options for the generation of additional~~

1838 ~~revenues by the district for expenditure on projects identified~~

1839 ~~in the district facilities work program which are not funded~~

1840 ~~under subparagraph 5. Additional anticipated revenues may~~

1841 ~~include Classrooms First funds.~~

1842 ~~(c) To the extent available, the tentative district~~

1843 ~~educational facilities plan shall be based on information~~

1844 ~~produced by the demographic, revenue, and education estimating~~

1845 ~~conferences pursuant to s. 216.136.~~

1846 (2) ~~(d)~~ Provision must ~~shall~~ be made for public comment

1847 concerning the tentative district educational facilities plan.

1848 ~~(e) The district school board shall coordinate with each~~

1849 ~~affected local government to ensure consistency between the~~

1850 ~~tentative district educational facilities plan and the local~~

1851 ~~government comprehensive plans of the affected local governments~~

1852 ~~during the development of the tentative district educational~~

1853 ~~facilities plan.~~

1854 (3) ~~(f)~~ Not less than once every 5 years, the district

1855 school board shall have an audit conducted of the district’s

1856 educational planning and construction activities. An operational

1857 audit conducted by the Auditor General pursuant to s. 11.45

1858 satisfies this requirement.

1859 (4) ~~(3)~~ ~~SUBMITTAL OF TENTATIVE DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL~~

1860 ~~FACILITIES PLAN TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT.—~~ The district school board

1861 shall submit a copy of its tentative district educational

1862 facilities plan to all affected local governments before ~~prior~~

1863 to adoption by the board. The affected local governments may

1864 ~~shall~~ review the tentative district educational facilities plan

1865 and comment to the district school board on the consistency of

1866 the plan with the local comprehensive plan, whether a

1867 comprehensive plan amendment will be necessary for any proposed

1868 educational facility, and whether the local government supports

1869 a necessary comprehensive plan amendment. If the local

1870 government does not support a comprehensive plan amendment for a

1871 proposed educational facility, the matter must ~~shall~~ be resolved

1872 pursuant to the interlocal agreement when required by ss.

1873 163.3177(6)(h), 163.31777, and 1013.33(2). The process for the

1874 submittal and review must ~~shall~~ be detailed in the interlocal

1875 agreement when required pursuant to ss. 163.3177(6)(h),

1876 163.31777, and 1013.33(2).

1877 (5) ~~(4)~~ ~~ADOPTED DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLAN.~~

1878 Annually, the district school board shall consider and adopt the

1879 tentative district educational facilities plan ~~completed~~

1880 ~~pursuant to subsection (2)~~ . Upon giving proper notice to the

1881 public and local governments and opportunity for public comment,

1882 the district school board may amend the plan to revise the

1883 priority of projects, to add or delete projects, to reflect the

1884 impact of change orders, or to reflect the approval of new

1885 revenue sources which may become available. The district school

1886 board shall submit the revised plan to the department. The

1887 adopted district educational facilities plan must ~~shall~~ :

1888 (a) Be a complete, balanced, and financially feasible

1889 capital outlay financial plan for the district.

1890 (b) Set forth the proposed commitments and planned

1891 expenditures of the district to address the educational

1892 facilities needs of its students and to adequately provide for

1893 the maintenance of the educational plant and ancillary

1894 facilities, including safe access ways from neighborhoods to

1895 schools.

1896 (6) ~~(5)~~ ~~EXECUTION OF ADOPTED DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES~~

1897 ~~PLAN.—~~ The first year of the adopted district educational

1898 facilities plan constitutes ~~shall constitute~~ the capital outlay

1899 budget required in s. 1013.61. ~~The adopted district educational~~

1900 ~~facilities plan shall include the information required in~~

1901 ~~subparagraphs (2)(b)1., 2., and 3., based upon projects actually~~

1902 ~~funded in the plan.~~

1903 Section 30. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 1013.41,

1904 Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

1905 1013.41 SMART schools; Classrooms First; legislative

1906 purpose.—

1907 (3) SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PLAN.—It is the

1908 purpose of the Legislature to create s. 1013.35, requiring each

1909 school district annually to adopt an educational facilities plan

1910 that provides an integrated long-range facilities plan ,

1911 ~~including the survey of projected needs and the 5-year work~~

1912 ~~program~~ . The purpose of the educational facilities plan is to

1913 keep the district school board, local governments, and the

1914 public fully informed as to whether the district is using sound

1915 policies and practices that meet the essential needs of students

1916 and that warrant public confidence in district operations. The

1917 educational facilities plan will be monitored by the Office of

1918 Educational Facilities, which will also apply performance

1919 standards pursuant to s. 1013.04.

1920 (4) OFFICE OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES.—It is the purpose of

1921 the Legislature to require the Office of Educational Facilities

1922 to assist school districts in building SMART schools utilizing

1923 functional and frugal practices. The Office of Educational

1924 Facilities shall ~~must~~ review district facilities ~~work programs~~

1925 ~~and~~ projects and identify opportunities to maximize design and

1926 construction savings ~~; develop school district facilities work~~

1927 ~~program performance standards;~~ and provide for review and

1928 recommendations to the Governor, the Legislature, and the State

1929 Board of Education.

1930 Section 31. Subsection (4) of section 1013.45, Florida

1931 Statutes, is amended to read:

1932 1013.45 Educational facilities contracting and construction

1933 techniques for school districts and Florida College System

1934 institutions.—

1935 (4) Except as otherwise provided in this section and s.

1936 481.229, the services of a registered architect must be used by

1937 Florida College System institution and state university boards

1938 of trustees for the development of plans for the erection,

1939 enlargement, or alteration of any educational facility. The

1940 services of a registered architect are not required for a minor

1941 renovation project for which the construction cost is less than

1942 $50,000 or for the placement or hookup of relocatable

1943 educational facilities that conform to standards adopted under

1944 s. 1013.37. However, boards must provide compliance with

1945 building code requirements and ensure that these structures are

1946 adequately anchored for wind resistance as required by law. A

1947 ~~district school board shall reuse existing construction~~

1948 ~~documents or design criteria packages if such reuse is feasible~~

1949 ~~and practical. If a school district’s 5-year educational~~

1950 ~~facilities work plan includes the construction of two or more~~

1951 ~~new schools for students in the same grade group and program,~~

1952 ~~such as elementary, middle, or high school, the district school~~

1953 ~~board must require that prototype design and construction be~~

1954 ~~used for the construction of these schools.~~ Notwithstanding s.

1955 287.055, a board may purchase the architectural services for the

1956 design of educational or ancillary facilities under an existing

1957 contract agreement for professional services held by a district

1958 school board in the State of Florida, provided that the purchase

1959 is to the economic advantage of the purchasing board, the

1960 services conform to the standards prescribed by rules of the

1961 State Board of Education, and such reuse is not without notice

1962 to, and permission from, the architect of record whose plans or

1963 design criteria are being reused. Plans must be reviewed for

1964 compliance with the State Requirements for Educational

1965 Facilities. Rules adopted under this section must establish

1966 uniform prequalification, selection, bidding, and negotiation

1967 procedures applicable to construction management contracts and

1968 the design-build process. This section does not supersede any

1969 small, woman-owned, or minority-owned business enterprise

1970 preference program adopted by a board. Except as otherwise

1971 provided in this section, the negotiation procedures applicable

1972 to construction management contracts and the design-build

1973 process must conform to the requirements of s. 287.055. A board

1974 may not modify any rules regarding construction management

1975 contracts or the design-build process.

1976 Section 32. Section 1013.451, Florida Statutes, is

1977 repealed.

1978 Section 33. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and paragraph

1979 (b) of subsection (6) of section 1013.64, Florida Statutes, are

1980 amended to read:

1981 1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs;

1982 construction cost maximums for school district capital

1983 projects.—Allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay

1984 and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for capital

1985 outlay projects shall be determined as follows:

1986 (1)

1987 (e) Remodeling projects must ~~shall~~ be based on the

1988 recommendations of a survey pursuant to s. 1013.31 , or, for

1989 district school boards, as indicated by the relative need as

1990 determined by the Florida Inventory of School Houses and the

1991 capital outlay full-time equivalent enrollment in the district .

1992 (6)

1993 (b)1. A district school board may not use funds from the

1994 following sources: Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt

1995 Service Trust Fund; School District and Community College

1996 District Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; Classrooms

1997 First Program funds provided in s. 1013.68; nonvoted 1.5-mill

1998 levy of ad valorem property taxes provided in s. 1011.71(2);

1999 Classrooms for Kids Program funds provided in s. 1013.735;

2000 District Effort Recognition Program funds provided in s.

2001 1013.736; or High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance

2002 Grant Program funds provided in s. 1013.738 to pay for any

2003 portion of the cost of any new construction of educational plant

2004 space with a total cost per student station, including change

2005 orders, which exceeds:

2006 a. $17,952 for an elementary school;

2007 b. $19,386 for a middle school; or

2008 c. $25,181 for a high school,

2010 (January 2006) as adjusted annually to reflect increases or

2011 decreases in the Consumer Price Index. The department, in

2012 conjunction with the Office of Economic and Demographic

2013 Research, shall review and adjust the cost per student station

2014 limits to reflect actual construction costs by January 1, 2020,

2015 and annually thereafter. The adjusted cost per student station

2016 shall be used by the department for computation of the statewide

2017 average costs per student station for each instructional level

2018 pursuant to paragraph (d). The department shall also collaborate

2019 with the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to select

2020 an industry-recognized construction index to replace the

2021 Consumer Price Index by January 1, 2020, adjusted annually to

2022 reflect changes in the construction index.

2023 2. School districts shall maintain accurate documentation

2024 related to the costs of all new construction of educational

2025 plant space reported to the Department of Education pursuant to

2026 paragraph (d). The Auditor General shall review the

2027 documentation maintained by the school districts and verify

2028 compliance with the limits under this paragraph during its

2029 scheduled operational audits of the school district.

2030 3. Except for educational facilities and sites subject to a

2031 lease-purchase agreement ~~entered pursuant to s. 1011.71(2)(e) or~~

2032 funded solely through local impact fees, in addition to the

2033 funding sources listed in subparagraph 1., a district school

2034 board may not use funds from any sources for new construction of

2035 educational plant space with a total cost per student station,

2036 including change orders, which equals more than the current

2037 adjusted amounts provided in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c. However,

2038 if a contract has been executed for architectural and design

2039 services or for construction management services before July 1,

2040 2017, a district school board may use funds from any source for

2041 the new construction of educational plant space and such funds

2042 are exempt from the total cost per student station requirements.

2043 4. A district school board must not use funds from the

2044 Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund or

2045 the School District and Community College District Capital

2046 Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund for any new construction of

2047 an ancillary plant that exceeds 70 percent of the average cost

2048 per square foot of new construction for all schools.

2049 Section 34. Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section

2050 163.3180, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2051 163.3180 Concurrency.—

2052 (6)

2053 (e) A school district that includes relocatable facilities

2054 in its inventory of student stations shall include the capacity

2055 of such relocatable facilities ~~as provided in s.~~

2056 ~~1013.35(2)(b)2.f.~~ , provided the relocatable facilities were

2057 purchased after 1998 and the relocatable facilities meet the

2058 standards for long-term use pursuant to s. 1013.20.

2059 Section 35. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section

2060 200.065, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2061 200.065 Method of fixing millage.—

2062 (10)(a) In addition to the notice required in subsection

2063 (3), a district school board shall publish a second notice of

2064 intent to levy additional taxes under s. 1011.71(2) or (3). The

2065 notice shall specify the projects or number of school buses

2066 anticipated to be funded by the additional taxes and shall be

2067 published in the size, within the time periods, adjacent to, and

2068 in substantial conformity with the advertisement required under

2069 subsection (3). The projects shall be listed in priority within

2070 each category as follows: construction and remodeling;

2071 maintenance, renovation, and repair; motor vehicle purchases;

2072 new and replacement equipment; payments for educational

2073 facilities and sites due under a lease-purchase agreement;

2074 payments for renting and leasing educational facilities and

2075 sites; payments of loans approved pursuant to ss. 1011.14 and

2076 1011.15; payment of costs of compliance with environmental

2077 statutes and regulations; payment of premiums for property and

2078 casualty insurance necessary to insure the educational and

2079 ancillary plants of the school district; payment of costs of

2080 leasing relocatable educational facilities; and payments to

2081 private entities to offset the cost of school buses ~~pursuant to~~

2082 ~~s. 1011.71(2)(i)~~ . The additional notice shall be in the

2083 following form, except that if the district school board is

2084 proposing to levy the same millage under s. 1011.71(2) or (3)

2085 which it levied in the prior year, the words “continue to” shall

2086 be inserted before the word “impose” in the first sentence, and

2087 except that the second sentence of the second paragraph shall be

2088 deleted if the district is advertising pursuant to paragraph

2089 (3)(e):

2091 NOTICE OF TAX FOR SCHOOL

2092 CAPITAL OUTLAY

2094 The ...(name of school district)... will soon consider a

2095 measure to impose a ...(number)... mill property tax for the

2096 capital outlay projects listed herein.

2097 This tax is in addition to the school board’s proposed tax

2098 of ...(number)... mills for operating expenses and is proposed

2099 solely at the discretion of the school board. THE PROPOSED

2100 COMBINED SCHOOL BOARD TAX INCREASE FOR BOTH OPERATING EXPENSES

2101 AND CAPITAL OUTLAY IS SHOWN IN THE ADJACENT NOTICE.

2102 The capital outlay tax will generate approximately

2103 $...(amount)..., to be used for the following projects:

2105 ...(list of capital outlay projects)...

2107 All concerned citizens are invited to a public hearing to

2108 be held on ...(date and time)... at ...(meeting place)....

2109 A DECISION on the proposed CAPITAL OUTLAY TAXES will be

2110 made at this hearing.

2112 Section 36. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section

2113 1002.68, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2114 1002.68 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program

2115 accountability.—

2116 (5)(a) If a public school’s or private prekindergarten

2117 provider’s program assessment composite score for its

2118 prekindergarten classrooms fails to meet the minimum program

2119 assessment composite score for contracting adopted in rule by

2120 the department, the private prekindergarten provider or public

2121 school may not participate in the Voluntary Prekindergarten

2122 Education Program beginning in the consecutive program year and

2123 thereafter until the public school or private prekindergarten

2124 provider meets the minimum composite score for contracting. A

2125 public school or private prekindergarten provider may request

2126 one program assessment per program year in order to requalify

2127 for participation in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education

2128 Program, provided that the public school or private

2129 prekindergarten provider is not excluded from participation

2130 under s. 1002.55(6), s. 1002.61(10)(b), s. 1002.63(9) ~~ss.~~

2131 ~~1002.55(6), 1002.61(10)(b), 1002.63(9)(b)~~ , or paragraph (5)(b)

2132 of this section. If a public school or private prekindergarten

2133 provider would like an additional program assessment completed

2134 within the same program year, the public school or private

2135 prekindergarten provider is ~~shall be~~ responsible for the cost of

2136 the program assessment.

2137 Section 37. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section

2138 1003.631, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2139 1003.631 Schools of Excellence.—The Schools of Excellence

2140 Program is established to provide administrative flexibility to

2141 the state’s top schools so that the instructional personnel and

2142 administrative staff at such schools can continue to serve their

2143 communities and increase student learning to the best of their

2144 professional ability.

2145 (2) ADMINISTRATIVE FLEXIBILITIES.—A School of Excellence

2146 must be provided the following administrative flexibilities:

2147 (c) For instructional personnel, the substitution of 1

2148 school year of employment at a School of Excellence for 20

2149 inservice points toward the renewal of a professional

2150 certificate, up to 60 inservice points in a 5-year cycle ,

2151 ~~pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)~~ .

2152 Section 38. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) and paragraph

2153 (b) of subsection (5) of section 1004.04, Florida Statutes, are

2154 amended to read:

2155 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for

2156 teacher preparation programs.—

2157 (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT.—

2158 (c) Each candidate must receive instruction and be assessed

2159 on the uniform core curricula in the candidate’s area or areas

2160 of program concentration during course work and field

2161 experiences. Beginning with candidates entering a teacher

2162 preparation program in the 2022-2023 school year, a candidate

2163 for certification in a coverage area identified pursuant to s.

2164 1012.585(3)(g) ~~s. 1012.585(3)(f)~~ must successfully complete all

2165 competencies for a reading endorsement, including completion of

2166 the endorsement practicum through the candidate’s field

2167 experience under subsection (5), in order to graduate from the

2168 program.

2169 (5) PRESERVICE FIELD EXPERIENCE.—All postsecondary

2170 instructors, school district personnel and instructional

2171 personnel, and school sites preparing instructional personnel

2172 through preservice field experience courses and internships

2173 shall meet special requirements. District school boards may pay

2174 student teachers during their internships.

2175 (b)1. All school district personnel and instructional

2176 personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students

2177 during field experience courses or internships taking place in

2178 this state in which candidates demonstrate an impact on student

2179 learning growth must have:

2180 a. Evidence of “clinical educator” training;

2181 b. A valid professional certificate issued pursuant to s.

2182 1012.56;

2183 c. At least 3 years of teaching experience in

2184 prekindergarten through grade 12;

2185 d. Earned an effective or highly effective rating on the

2186 prior year’s performance evaluation under s. 1012.34 or be a

2187 peer evaluator under the district’s evaluation system approved

2188 under s. 1012.34; and

2189 e. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, for all such

2190 personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students

2191 during internships in kindergarten through grade 3 or who are

2192 enrolled in a teacher preparation program for a certificate area

2193 identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) ~~s. 1012.585(3)(f)~~ , a

2194 certificate or endorsement in reading.

2196 The State Board of Education shall approve the training

2197 requirements.

2198 2. All instructional personnel who supervise or direct

2199 teacher preparation students during field experience courses or

2200 internships in another state, in which a candidate demonstrates

2201 his or her impact on student learning growth, through a Florida

2202 online or distance program must have received “clinical

2203 educator” training or its equivalent in that state, hold a valid

2204 professional certificate issued by the state in which the field

2205 experience takes place, and have at least 3 years of teaching

2206 experience in prekindergarten through grade 12.

2207 3. All instructional personnel who supervise or direct

2208 teacher preparation students during field experience courses or

2209 internships, in which a candidate demonstrates his or her impact

2210 on student learning growth, on a United States military base in

2211 another country through a Florida online or distance program

2212 must have received “clinical educator” training or its

2213 equivalent, hold a valid professional certificate issued by the

2214 United States Department of Defense or a state or territory of

2215 the United States, and have at least 3 years teaching experience

2216 in prekindergarten through grade 12.

2217 Section 39. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section

2218 1004.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2219 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.—

2220 (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to

2221 this section may offer competency-based certification programs

2222 specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate

2223 degree holders to enable program participants to meet the

2224 educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator

2225 preparation institute choosing to offer a competency-based

2226 certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section

2227 must implement a program developed by the institute and approved

2228 by the department for this purpose. Approved programs shall be

2229 available for use by other approved educator preparation

2230 institutes.

2231 (b) Each program participant must:

2232 1. Meet certification requirements pursuant to s.

2233 1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility in

2234 the certification subject area of the educational plan and meet

2235 the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f) before participating in

2236 field experiences.

2237 2. Demonstrate competency and participate in field

2238 experiences that are appropriate to his or her educational plan

2239 prepared under paragraph (a). Beginning with candidates entering

2240 an educator preparation institute in the 2022-2023 school year,

2241 a candidate for certification in a coverage area identified

2242 pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) ~~s. 1012.585(3)(f)~~ must

2243 successfully complete all competencies for a reading

2244 endorsement, including completion of the endorsement practicum

2245 through the candidate’s field experience, in order to graduate

2246 from the program.

2247 3. Before completion of the program, fully demonstrate his

2248 or her ability to teach the subject area for which he or she is

2249 seeking certification by documenting a positive impact on

2250 student learning growth in a prekindergarten through grade 12

2251 setting and, except as provided in s. 1012.56(7)(a)3., achieving

2252 a passing score on the professional education competency

2253 examination, the basic skills examination, and the subject area

2254 examination for the subject area certification which is required

2255 by state board rule.

2256 Section 40. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section

2257 1012.552, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2258 1012.552 The Coaching for Educator Readiness and Teaching

2259 (CERT) Certification Program.—

2260 (2) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—A CERT program must include all

2261 of the following:

2262 (e) Required successful completion of all competencies for

2263 a reading endorsement, including completion of the endorsement

2264 practicum, for a candidate certification in a coverage area

2265 identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) ~~s. 1012.585(3)(f)~~ .

2266 Section 41. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section

2267 1012.586, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2268 1012.586 Additions or changes to certificates; duplicate

2269 certificates; reading endorsement pathways.—

2270 (2)

2271 (b) As part of adopting a pathway pursuant to paragraph

2272 (a), the department shall review the competencies for the

2273 reading endorsement and subject area examinations for educator

2274 certificates identified pursuant to s. 1012.585(3)(g) s.

2275 ~~1012.585(3)(f)~~ for alignment with evidence-based instructional

2276 and intervention strategies rooted in the science of reading and

2277 identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(7) and recommend changes to

2278 the State Board of Education. Recommended changes must address

2279 identification of the characteristics of conditions such as

2280 dyslexia, implementation of evidence-based classroom instruction

2281 and interventions, including evidence-based reading instruction

2282 and interventions specifically for students with characteristics

2283 of dyslexia, and effective progress monitoring. By July 1, 2023,

2284 each school district reading endorsement add-on program must be

2285 resubmitted for approval by the department consistent with this

2286 paragraph.

2287 Section 42. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section

2288 1012.98, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2289 1012.98 School Community Professional Learning Act.—

2290 (5) The Department of Education, school districts, schools,

2291 Florida College System institutions, and state universities

2292 share the responsibilities described in this section. These

2293 responsibilities include the following:

2294 (b) Each school district shall develop a professional

2295 learning system as specified in subsection (4). The system shall

2296 be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher-educators of

2297 Florida College System institutions and state universities,

2298 business and community representatives, and local education

2299 foundations, consortia, and professional organizations. The

2300 professional learning system must:

2301 1. Be reviewed and approved by the department for

2302 compliance with s. 1003.42(3) and this section. Effective March

2303 1, 2024, the department shall establish a calendar for the

2304 review and approval of all professional learning systems. A

2305 professional learning system must be reviewed and approved every

2306 5 years. Any substantial revisions to the system must be

2307 submitted to the department for review and approval. The

2308 department shall establish a format for the review and approval

2309 of a professional learning system.

2310 2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and

2311 instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous,

2312 relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools

2313 and districts, in developing and refining the professional

2314 learning system, shall also review and monitor school discipline

2315 data; school environment surveys; assessments of parental

2316 satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers, managers,

2317 and administrative personnel; and other performance indicators

2318 to identify school and student needs that can be met by improved

2319 professional performance.

2320 3. Provide inservice activities coupled with follow-up

2321 ~~followup~~ support appropriate to accomplish district-level and

2322 school-level improvement goals and standards. The inservice

2323 activities for instructional and school administrative personnel

2324 shall focus on analysis of student achievement data; ongoing

2325 formal and informal assessments of student achievement;

2326 identification and use of enhanced and differentiated

2327 instructional strategies that emphasize rigor, relevance, and

2328 reading in the content areas; enhancement of subject content

2329 expertise; integrated use of classroom technology that enhances

2330 teaching and learning; classroom management; parent involvement;

2331 and school safety.

2332 4. Provide inservice activities and support targeted to the

2333 individual needs of new teachers participating in the

2334 professional learning certification and education competency

2335 program under s. 1012.56(8)(a).

2336 5. Include a professional learning catalog for inservice

2337 activities, pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education,

2338 for all district employees from all fund sources. The catalog

2339 must be updated annually by September 1, must be based on input

2340 from teachers and district and school instructional leaders, and

2341 must use the latest available student achievement data and

2342 research to enhance rigor and relevance in the classroom. Each

2343 district inservice catalog must be aligned to and support the

2344 school-based inservice catalog and school improvement plans

2345 pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). Each district inservice catalog must

2346 provide a description of the training that middle grades

2347 instructional personnel and school administrators receive on the

2348 district’s code of student conduct adopted pursuant to s.

2349 1006.07; integrated digital instruction and competency-based

2350 instruction and CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry

2351 certifications; classroom management; student behavior and

2352 interaction; extended learning opportunities for students; and

2353 instructional leadership. District plans must be approved by the

2354 district school board annually in order to ensure compliance

2355 with subsection (1) and to allow for dissemination of research

2356 based best practices to other districts. District school boards

2357 shall submit verification of their approval to the Commissioner

2358 of Education no later than October 1, annually. Each school

2359 principal may establish and maintain an individual professional

2360 learning plan for each instructional employee assigned to the

2361 school as a seamless component to the school improvement plans

2362 developed pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional

2363 learning plan must be related to specific performance data for

2364 the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the

2365 inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements

2366 expected in student performance as a result of the inservice

2367 activity, and include an evaluation component that determines

2368 the effectiveness of the professional learning plan.

2369 6. Include inservice activities for school administrative

2370 personnel, aligned to the state’s educational leadership

2371 standards, which address updated skills necessary for

2372 instructional leadership and effective school management

2373 pursuant to s. 1012.986.

2374 7. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and

2375 state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and

2376 evaluation of local professional learning programs.

2377 8. Provide for delivery of professional learning by

2378 distance learning and other technology-based delivery systems to

2379 reach more educators at lower costs.

2380 9. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and

2381 effectiveness of professional learning programs in order to

2382 eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand

2383 effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such

2384 activities on the performance of participating educators and

2385 their students’ achievement and behavior.

2386 10. For all grades, emphasize:

2387 a. Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and

2388 instruction.

2389 b. Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to

2390 the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41.

2391 c. Use of small learning communities; problem-solving,

2392 inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students;

2393 strategies and tools based on student needs; competency-based

2394 instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project-based

2395 instruction.

2397 Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall include

2398 in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a

2399 description of the specific strategies used by the school to

2400 implement each item listed in this subparagraph.

2401 11. Provide training to reading coaches, classroom

2402 teachers, and school administrators in effective methods of

2403 identifying characteristics of conditions such as dyslexia and

2404 other causes of diminished phonological processing skills;

2405 incorporating instructional techniques into the general

2406 education setting which are proven to improve reading

2407 performance for all students; and using predictive and other

2408 data to make instructional decisions based on individual student

2409 needs. The training must help teachers integrate phonemic

2410 awareness; phonics, word study, and spelling; reading fluency;

2411 vocabulary, including academic vocabulary; and text

2412 comprehension strategies into an explicit, systematic, and

2413 sequential approach to reading instruction, including

2414 multisensory intervention strategies. Such training for teaching

2415 foundational skills must be based on the science of reading and

2416 include phonics instruction for decoding and encoding as the

2417 primary instructional strategy for word reading. Instructional

2418 strategies included in the training may not employ the three

2419 cueing system model of reading or visual memory as a basis for

2420 teaching word reading. Such instructional strategies may include

2421 visual information and strategies which improve background and

2422 experiential knowledge, add context, and increase oral language

2423 and vocabulary to support comprehension, but may not be used to

2424 teach word reading. Each district shall ~~must~~ provide all

2425 elementary grades instructional personnel access to training

2426 sufficient to meet the requirements of s. 1012.585(3)(g) s.

2427 ~~1012.585(3)(f)~~ .

2428 Section 43. Subsection (3) of section 1013.62, Florida

2429 Statutes, is amended to read:

2430 1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding.—

2431 (3) If the school board levies the discretionary millage

2432 authorized in s. 1011.71(2), the department must ~~shall~~ use the

2433 following calculation methodology to determine the amount of

2434 revenue that a school district must distribute to each eligible

2435 charter school:

2436 (a) Reduce the total discretionary millage revenue by the

2437 school district’s annual debt service obligation incurred as of

2438 March 1, 2017, which has not been subsequently retired, and any

2439 amount of participation requirement pursuant to s.

2440 1013.64(2)(a)8. that is being satisfied by revenues raised by

2441 the discretionary millage.

2442 (b) Divide the school district’s adjusted discretionary

2443 millage revenue by the district’s total capital outlay full-time

2444 equivalent membership and the total number of full-time

2445 equivalent students of each eligible charter school to determine

2446 a capital outlay allocation per full-time equivalent student.

2447 (c) Multiply the capital outlay allocation per full-time

2448 equivalent student by the total number of full-time equivalent

2449 students of each eligible charter school to determine the

2450 capital outlay allocation for each charter school.

2451 (d) If applicable, reduce the capital outlay allocation

2452 identified in paragraph (c) by the total amount of state funds

2453 allocated to each eligible charter school in subsection (2) to

2454 determine the maximum calculated capital outlay allocation. The

2455 amount of funds a school district must distribute to charter

2456 schools shall be as follows:

2457 1. For fiscal year 2023-2024, the amount is 20 percent of

2458 the amount calculated under this paragraph.

2459 2. For fiscal year 2024-2025, the amount is 40 percent of

2460 the amount calculated under this paragraph.

2461 3. For fiscal year 2025-2026, the amount is 60 percent of

2462 the amount calculated under this paragraph.

2463 4. For fiscal year 2026-2027, the amount is 80 percent of

2464 the amount calculated under this paragraph.

2465 5. For fiscal year 2027-2028, and each fiscal year

2466 thereafter, the amount is 100 percent of the amount calculated

2467 under this paragraph.

2468 (e) School districts shall distribute capital outlay funds

2469 to eligible charter schools no later than February 1 of each

2470 year, as required by this subsection, based on the amount of

2471 funds received by the district school board. School districts

2472 shall distribute any remaining capital outlay funds, as required

2473 by this subsection, upon the receipt of such funds until the

2474 total amount calculated pursuant to this subsection is

2475 distributed.

2477 By October 1 of each year, each school district shall certify to

2478 the department the amount of debt service and participation

2479 requirement that complies with the requirement of paragraph (a)

2480 and can be reduced from the total discretionary millage revenue.

2481 The Auditor General shall verify compliance with the

2482 requirements of paragraph (a) ~~and s. 1011.71(2)(e)~~ during

2483 scheduled operational audits of school districts.

2484 Section 44. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.