Bill Amendment: FL S1434 | 2018 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: K-12 Education Enhancements
Status: 2018-03-10 - Died in Appropriations [S1434 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1434-Senate_Committee_Amendment_218144.html
Bill Title: K-12 Education Enhancements
Status: 2018-03-10 - Died in Appropriations [S1434 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1434-Senate_Committee_Amendment_218144.html
Florida Senate - 2018 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 1434 Ì218144!Î218144 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Education (Passidomo) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete everything after the enacting clause 4 and insert: 5 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2), paragraph (a) of 6 subsection (4), paragraphs (b), (g), and (i) of subsection (5), 7 paragraph (a) of subsection (7), subsection (9), and paragraph 8 (b) of subsection (10) of section 1002.333, Florida Statutes, 9 are amended to read: 10 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— 11 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 12 (a) “Hope operator” means an entity identified by the 13 department pursuant to subsection (2). 14 (b) “Persistently low-performing school” means a school 15 that has completed 2 school years of a district-managed 16 turnaround plan required under s. 1008.33(4)(a) and has not 17 improved its school grade to a “C” or higher,earned three18consecutive grades lower than a “C,”pursuant to s. 1008.34, and 19 a school that was closed pursuant to s. 1008.33(4) within 2 20 years after the submission of a notice of intent. 21 (c) “School of hope” means: 22 1. A charter school operated by a hope operator which 23 serves students from one or more persistently low-performing 24 schools;is located in the attendance zone of a persistently 25 low-performing schoolor within a 5-mile radius of such school,26whichever is greater;and is a Title I eligible school; or 27 2. A school operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 28 1008.33(4)(b)3.b.s. 1008.33(4)(b)3. 29 (2) HOPE OPERATOR.—A hope operator is a nonprofit 30 organization with tax exempt status under s. 501(c)(3) of the 31 Internal Revenue Code whichthatoperates three or more charter 32 schools that serve students in grades K-12 in Florida or other 33 states with a record of serving students from low-income 34 families and is designated by the State Board of Education as a 35 hope operator based on a determination that: 36 (a) The past performance of the hope operator meets or 37 exceeds the following criteria: 38 1. The achievement of enrolled students exceeds the 39 district and state averages of the states in which the 40 operator’s schools operate; 41 2. The average college attendance rate at all schools 42 currently operated by the operator exceeds 80 percent, if such 43 data is available; 44 3. The percentage of students eligible for a free or 45 reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Act enrolled 46 at all schools currently operated by the operator exceeds 70 47 percent; 48 4. The operator is in good standing with the authorizer in 49 each state in which it operates; 50 5. The audited financial statements of the operator are 51 free of material misstatements and going concern issues; and 52 6. Other outcome measures as determined by the State Board 53 of Education; 54 (b) The operator was awarded a United States Department of 55 Education Charter School Program Grant for Replication and 56 Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools within the preceding 3 57 years before applying to be a hope operator; 58 (c) The operator receives funding through the National Fund 59 of the Charter School Growth Fund to accelerate the growth of 60 the nation’s best charter schools; or 61 (d) The operator is selected by a district school board in 62 accordance with s. 1008.33. 63 64 An entity that meets the requirements of paragraph (b), 65 paragraph (c), or paragraph (d) before the adoption by the state 66 board of measurable criteria pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be 67 designated as a hope operator. After the adoption of the 68 measurable criteria, an entity, including a governing board that 69 operates a school established pursuant to s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.b. 70s. 1008.33(4)(b)3., shall be designated as a hope operator if it 71 meets the criteria of paragraph (a). 72 (4) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF HOPE.—A hope operator 73 seeking to open a school of hope must submit a notice of intent 74 to the school district in which a persistently low-performing 75 school has been identified by the State Board of Education 76 pursuant to subsection (10). 77 (a) The notice of intent must include all of the following: 78 1. An academic focus and plan. 79 2. A financial plan. 80 3. Goals and objectives for increasing student achievement 81 for the students from low-income families. 82 4. A completed or planned community outreach plan. 83 5. The organizational history of success in working with 84 students with similar demographics. 85 6. The grade levels to be served and enrollment 86 projections. 87 7. The specificproposedlocation or geographic area 88 proposed for the school and its proximity to the persistently 89 low-performing school or the plan to use the district-owned 90 facilities of the persistently low-performing school. 91 8. A staffing plan. 92 9. An operations plan specifying the operator’s intent to 93 undertake the operations of the persistently low-performing 94 school in its entirety or through limited components of the 95 operations. 96 (5) PERFORMANCE-BASED AGREEMENT.—The following shall 97 comprise the entirety of the performance-based agreement: 98(b) The location or geographic area proposed for the school99of hope and its proximity to the persistently low-performing100school.101 (f)(g)The grounds for termination, including failure to 102 meet the requirements for student performance established 103 pursuant to paragraph (d)(e), generally accepted standards of 104 fiscal management, or material violation of terms of the 105 agreement. The nonrenewal or termination of a performance-based 106 agreement must comply with the requirements of s. 1002.33(8). 107 (h)(i)A provision establishing the initial term as 5 108 years. The agreement mustshallbe renewed, upon the request of 109 the hope operator, unless the school fails to meet the 110 requirements for student performance established pursuant to 111 paragraph (d)(e)or generally accepted standards of fiscal 112 management or the school of hope materially violates the law or 113 the terms of the agreement. 114 (7) FACILITIES.— 115 (a)1. A school of hope that meets the definition under 116 subparagraph (1)(c)1. shall use facilities that comply with the 117 Florida Building Code, except for the State Requirements for 118 Educational Facilities.A school of hope that uses school119district facilities must comply with the State Requirements for120Educational Facilities only if the school district and the hope121operator have entered into a mutual management plan for the122reasonable maintenance of such facilities. The mutual management123plan shall contain a provision by which the district school124board agrees to maintain the school facilities in the same125manner as its other public schools within the district.126 2. A school of hope that meets the definition under 127 subparagraph (1)(c)2. and that receives funds from the hope 128 supplemental services allocation under s. 1011.62(16) shall use 129 the district-owned facilities of the persistently low-performing 130 school that the school of hope operates. A school of hope that 131 uses district-owned facilities must comply with the State 132 Requirements for Educational Facilities only if the school 133 district and the hope operator have entered into a mutual 134 management plan for the reasonable maintenance of the 135 facilities. The mutual management plan must contain a provision 136 specifying that the district school board agrees to maintain the 137 school facilities in the same manner as other public schools 138 within the district. 139 140 The local governing authority shall not adopt or impose any 141 local building requirements or site-development restrictions, 142 such as parking and site-size criteria, student enrollment, and 143 occupant load, that are addressed by and more stringent than 144 those found in the State Requirements for Educational Facilities 145 of the Florida Building Code. A local governing authority must 146 treat schools of hope equitably in comparison to similar 147 requirements, restrictions, and site planning processes imposed 148 upon public schools. The agency having jurisdiction for 149 inspection of a facility and issuance of a certificate of 150 occupancy or use shall be the local municipality or, if in an 151 unincorporated area, the county governing authority. If an 152 official or employee of the local governing authority refuses to 153 comply with this paragraph, the aggrieved school or entity has 154 an immediate right to bring an action in circuit court to 155 enforce its rights by injunction. An aggrieved party that 156 receives injunctive relief may be awarded reasonable attorney 157 fees and court costs. 158 (9) FUNDING.— 159 (a) Schools of hope shall be funded in accordance with s. 160 1002.33(17). 161 (b) Schools of hope shall receive priority in the 162 department’s Public Charter School Grant Program competitions. 163 (c) Schools of hope shall be considered charter schools for 164 purposes of s. 1013.62, except charter capital outlay may not be 165 used to purchase real property or for the construction of school 166 facilities. 167 (d) Schools of hope that meet the definition under s. 168 subparagraph (1)(c)1. are eligible to receive funds from the 169 Schools of Hope Program. 170 (e) Schools of hope that meet the definition under 171 subparagraph (1)(c)2. are eligible to receive funds from the 172 hope supplemental services allocation established under s. 173 1011.62(16). 174 (10) SCHOOLS OF HOPE PROGRAM.—The Schools of Hope Program 175 is created within the Department of Education. 176 (b) A traditional public school that is required to submit 177 a plan for implementation pursuant to s. 1008.33(4) is eligible 178 to receive funding for services authorizedup to $2,000 per179full-time equivalent studentfrom the hope supplemental services 180 allocation established under s. 1011.62(16)Schools of Hope181Program based upon the strength of the school’s plan for182implementation and its focus on evidence-based interventions183that lead to student success by providing wrap-around services184that leverage community assets, improve school and community185collaboration, and develop family and community partnerships. 186Wrap-around services include, but are not limited to, tutorial187and after-school programs, student counseling, nutrition188education, parental counseling, and adult education. Plans for189implementation may also include models that develop a culture of190attending college, high academic expectations, character191development, dress codes, and an extended school day and school192year. At a minimum, a plan for implementation must:1931. Establish wrap-around services that develop family and194community partnerships.1952. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic196and character standards.1973. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the198child’s education.1994. Describe how the school district will identify, recruit,200retain, and reward instructional personnel. The state board may201waive the requirements of s. 1012.22(1)(c)5., and suspend the202requirements of s. 1012.34, to facilitate implementation of the203plan.2045. Identify a knowledge-rich curriculum that the school205will use that focuses on developing a student’s background206knowledge.2076. Provide professional development that focuses on208academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic209and character standards.210 Section 2. Section 1002.334, Florida Statutes, is created 211 to read: 212 1002.334 Franchise model schools.— 213 (1) As used in this section, the term “franchise model 214 school” means a persistently low-performing school, as defined 215 in s. 1002.333(1)(b), which is led by a highly effective 216 principal in addition to the principal’s currently assigned 217 school. If a franchise model school achieves a grade of “C” or 218 higher, the school may retain its status as a franchise model 219 school at the discretion of the school district. 220 (2) A school district that has one or more persistently 221 low-performing schools may use a franchise model school as a 222 school turnaround option pursuant to s. 1008.33(4)(b)4. 223 (3) A franchise model school principal: 224 (a) Must be rated as highly effective pursuant to s. 225 1012.34; 226 (b) May lead two or more schools, including a persistently 227 low-performing school or a school that was considered a 228 persistently low-performing school before becoming a franchise 229 model school; 230 (c) May allocate resources and personnel between the 231 schools under his or her administration; however, he or she must 232 expend hope supplemental services allocation funds, authorized 233 under s. 1011.62(16), at the franchise model school; and 234 (d) Is eligible to receive a Best and Brightest Principal 235 award under s. 1012.732. 236 Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 1002.395, Florida 237 Statutes, is amended to read: 238 1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.— 239 (3) PROGRAM; SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.— 240 (a) The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program is 241 established. 242 (b) A student is eligible for a Florida tax credit 243 scholarship under this section if the student meets one or more 244 of the following criteria: 245 1. The student is on the direct certification list or the 246 student’s household income level does not exceed 185 percent of 247 the federal poverty level; or 248 2. The student is currently placed, or during the previous 249 state fiscal year was placed, in foster care or in out-of-home 250 care as defined in s. 39.01. A student who initially receives a 251 scholarship based on eligibility under this subparagraph remains 252 eligible to participate until the student graduates from high 253 school or attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, 254 regardless of the student’s household income level. 255 3. The student’s household income level is greater than 185 256 percent of the federal poverty level but does not exceed 260 257 percent of the federal poverty level. 258 4. The student currently attends, or attended in the 259 previous academic year, a persistently low-performing school, as 260 defined in s. 1002.333(1)(b). A student who initially receives a 261 scholarship under this subparagraph remains eligible to 262 participate as long as his or her zoned school retains its 263 status as a persistently low-performing school. 264 265 A student who is eligible for a Florida tax credit scholarship 266 under subparagraphs (b)1.-3. shall be given priority for a 267 scholarship over a student who is eligible under subparagraph 268 (b)4.A student who initially receives a scholarship based on269eligibility under subparagraph (b)2. remains eligible to270participate until the student graduates from high school or271attains the age of 21 years, whichever occurs first, regardless272of the student’s household income level.A sibling of a student 273 who is participating in the scholarship program under this 274 subsection is eligible for a scholarship if the student resides 275 in the same household as the sibling. 276 Section 4. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is amended 277 to read: 278 1007.273 Structured high school acceleration programs 279Collegiate high school program.— 280(1)Each Florida College System institution shall work with 281 each district school board in its designated service area to 282 establish one or more structured programs, including, but not 283 limited to, collegiate high school programs. As used in this 284 section, the term “structured program” means a structured high 285 school acceleration program. 286 (1)(2)PURPOSE.—At a minimum, structuredcollegiatehigh287schoolprograms must include an option for public school 288 students in grade 11 or grade 12 participating in the structured 289 program, for at least 1 full school year, to earn CAPE industry 290 certifications pursuant to s. 1008.44, and to successfully 291 complete at least 30 credit hours through the dual enrollment 292 program under s. 1007.271. The structured program must 293 prioritize dual enrollment courses that are applicable toward 294 general education core courses or common prerequisite course 295 requirements under s. 1007.25 over dual enrollment courses 296 applicable as electives toward at least the first year of 297 college for an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while 298 enrolled in the structured program. A district school board may 299 not limit the number of eligible public school students who may 300 enroll in such structured programs. 301 (2)(3)REQUIRED STRUCTURED PROGRAM CONTRACTS.— 302 (a) Each district school board and its local Florida 303 College System institution shall execute a contract to establish 304 one or more structuredcollegiate high schoolprograms at a 305 mutually agreed upon location or locations.Beginning with the3062015-2016 school year,If the local Florida College System 307 institution does not establish a structured program with a 308 district school board in its designated service area, another 309 Florida College System institution may execute a contract with 310 that district school board to establish the structured program. 311 The contract must be executed by January 1 of each school year 312 for implementation of the structured program during the next 313 school year. By August 1, 2018, a contract entered into before 314 January 1, 2018 for the 2018-2019 school year must be modified 315 to include the provisions of paragraph (b). 316 (b) The contract must: 317 1.(a)Identify the grade levels to be included in the 318 structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram;which must, at a319minimum, include grade 12.320 2.(b)Describe the structuredcollegiate high school321 program, including a list of the meta-major academic pathways 322 approved pursuant to s. 1008.30(4), which are available to 323 participating students through the partner Florida College 324 System institution or other eligible partner postsecondary 325 institutions; the delineation of courses that must, at a 326 minimum, include general education core courses and common 327 prerequisite course requirements pursuant to s. 1007.25;and328 industry certifications offered, including online course 329 availability; the high school and college credits earned for 330 each postsecondary course completed and industry certification 331 earned; student eligibility criteria; and the enrollment process 332 and relevant deadlines;.333 3.(c)Describe the methods, medium, and process by which 334 students and their parents are annually informed about the 335 availability of the structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram, 336 the return on investment associated with participation in the 337 structured program, and the information described in 338 subparagraphs 1. and 2.;paragraphs (a) and (b).339 4.(d)Identify the delivery methods for instruction and the 340 instructors for all courses;.341 5.(e)Identify student advising services and progress 342 monitoring mechanisms;.343 6.(f)Establish a program review and reporting mechanism 344 regarding student performance outcomes; and.345 7.(g)Describe the terms of funding arrangements to 346 implement the structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram pursuant 347 to paragraph (5)(a). 348 (3) STUDENT PERFORMANCE CONTRACT AND NOTIFICATION.— 349 (a)(4)Each student participating in a structured 350collegiatehigh schoolprogram must enter into a student 351 performance contract which must be signed by the student, the 352 parent, and a representative of the school district and the 353 applicable Florida College System institution, state university, 354 or other institution participating pursuant to subsection (4) 355(5). The performance contract must, at a minimum, specify 356includethe schedule of courses, by semester, and industry 357 certifications to be taken by the student, if any; student 358 attendance requirements;,andcourse grade requirements; and the 359 applicability of such courses to an associate degree or a 360 baccalaureate degree. 361 (b) By September 1 of each school year, each district 362 school board must notify each student enrolled in grades 9, 10, 363 11, and 12 in a public school within the school district about 364 the structured program, including, but not limited to: 365 1. The method for earning college credit through 366 participation in the structured program. The notification must 367 include website links to the dual enrollment course equivalency 368 list approved by the State Board of Education; the common degree 369 program prerequisite requirements published by the Articulation 370 Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01(3)(f); the 371 industry certification articulation agreements adopted by the 372 State Board of Education in rule; and the approved meta-major 373 academic pathways of the partner Florida College System 374 institution and other eligible partner postsecondary 375 institutions participating pursuant to subsection (4); and 376 2. The estimated cost savings to students and their 377 families resulting from students successfully completing 30 378 credit hours applicable toward general education core courses or 379 common prerequisite course requirements before graduating from 380 high school versus the cost of earning such credit hours after 381 graduating from high school. 382 (4)(5)AUTHORIZED STRUCTURED PROGRAM CONTRACTS.—In addition 383 to executing a contract with the local Florida College System 384 institution under this section, a district school board may 385 execute a contract to establish a structuredcollegiatehigh386schoolprogram with a state university or an institution that is 387 eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida 388 Resident Access Grant Program, that is a nonprofit independent 389 college or university located and chartered in this state, and 390 that is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 391 Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate 392 degrees. Such university or institution must meet the 393 requirements specified under subsections (2)(3)and (3)(4). A 394 charter school may execute a contract directly with the local 395 Florida College System institution or another institution as 396 authorized under this section to establish a structured program 397 at a mutually agreed upon location. 398 (5) FUNDING.— 399 (a)(6)The structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram shall 400 be funded pursuant to ss. 1007.271 and 1011.62. The State Board 401 of Education shall enforce compliance with this section by 402 withholding the transfer of funds for the school districtsand403the Florida College System institutionsin accordance with s. 404 1008.32. Annually, by December 31, the State Board of Education 405 shall enforce compliance with this section by withholding the 406 transfer of funds for the Florida College System institutions in 407 accordance with s. 1001.602. 408 (b) A student who enrolls in the structured program and 409 successfully completes at least 30 college credit hours during a 410 school year through the dual enrollment program under s. 411 1007.271 generates a 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) bonus. A 412 student who enrolls in the structured program and successfully 413 completes an additional 30 college credit hours during a school 414 year, resulting in at least 60 college credit hours through the 415 dual enrollment program under s. 1007.271 applicable toward 416 fulfilling the requirements for an associate in arts degree or 417 an associate in science degree or a baccalaureate degree 418 pursuant to the student performance contract under subsection 419 (3), before graduating from high school, generates an additional 420 0.5 FTE bonus. Each district school board that is a contractual 421 partner with a Florida College System institution or other 422 eligible postsecondary institution shall report to the 423 commissioner the total FTE bonus for each structured program for 424 the students from that school district. The total FTE bonus 425 shall be added to each school district’s total weighted FTE for 426 funding in the subsequent fiscal year. 427 (c) For any industry certification a student attains under 428 this section, the FTE bonus shall be calculated and awarded in 429 accordance with s. 1011.62(1)(o). 430 (6) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 431 (a) By September 1 of each school year, each district 432 school superintendent shall report to the commissioner, at a 433 minimum, the following information on each structured program 434 administered during the prior school year: 435 1. The number of students in public schools within the 436 school district who enrolled in the structured program, and the 437 partnering postsecondary institutions pursuant to subsections 438 (2) and (4); 439 2. The total and average number of dual enrollment courses 440 completed, high school and college credits earned, standard high 441 school diplomas and associate and baccalaureate degrees awarded, 442 and the number of industry certifications attained, if any, by 443 the students who enrolled in the structured program; 444 3. The projected student enrollment in the structured 445 program during the next school year; and 446 4. Any barriers to executing contracts to establish one or 447 more structured programs. 448 (b) By November 30 of each school year, the commissioner 449 must report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 450 the Speaker of the House of Representatives the status of 451 structured programs, including, at a minimum, a summary of 452 student enrollment and completion information pursuant to this 453 subsection; barriers, if any, to establishing such programs; and 454 recommendations for expanding access to such programs statewide. 455 Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and subsection 456 (4) of section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 457 1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.— 458 (3) 459 (c) The state board shall adopt by rule a differentiated 460 matrix of intervention and support strategies for assisting 461 traditional public schools identified under this section and 462 rules for implementing s. 1002.33(9)(n), relating to charter 463 schools. 464 1. The intervention and support strategies must address 465 efforts to improve student performance through one or more of 466 the following strategies:and may include467 a. Improvement planning; 468 b. Leadership quality improvement; 469 c. Educator quality improvement; 470 d. Professional development; 471 e. Curriculum review, pacing, and alignment across grade 472 levels to improve background knowledge in social studies, 473 science, and the arts; and 474 f. The use of continuous improvement and monitoring plans 475 and processes. 476 2.In addition,The state board may prescribe reporting 477 requirements to review and monitor the progress of the schools. 478 The rule must define the intervention and support strategies for 479 school improvement for schools earning a grade of “D” or “F” and 480 the roles for the district and department. 481 (4)(a) The state board shall apply intensive intervention 482 and support strategies tailored to the needs of schools earning 483 two consecutive grades of “D” or a grade of “F.” In the first 484 full school year after a school initially earns two consecutive 485 grades of “D” or a grade of “F,” the school district must 486 immediately implement intervention and support strategies 487 prescribed in rule under paragraph (3)(c) and, by September 1, 488 provide the department with the memorandum of understanding 489 negotiated pursuant to s. 1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a 490 district-managed turnaround plan for approval by the state 491 board. The district-managed turnaround plan may include a 492 proposal for the district to implement an extended school day, a 493 summer program, or a combination of an extended school day and 494 summer program. Upon approval by the state board, the school 495 district must implement the plan for the remainder of the school 496 year and continue the plan for 1 full school year. The state 497 board may allow a school an additional year of implementation 498 before the school must implement a turnaround option required 499 under paragraph (b) if it determines that the school is likely 500 to improve to a grade of “C” or higher after the first full 501 school year of implementation. 502 (b) Unless an additional year of implementation is provided 503 pursuant to paragraph (a), a school that has completed 2 school 504 years of a district-managed turnaround plan required under 505 paragraph (a) and has not improved its school grade to a “C” or 506 higher, pursuant to s. 1008.34,earns three consecutive grades507below a “C”must implement one of the following options: 508 1. Reassign students to another school and monitor the 509 progress of each reassigned student.;510 2. Close the school and reopen the school as one or more 511 charter schools, each with a governing board that has a 512 demonstrated record of effectiveness. Such charter schools are 513 eligible for funding from the hope supplemental services 514 allocation established under s. 1011.62(16).;or515 3. Contract with an outside entity that has a demonstrated 516 record of effectiveness to operate the school. An outside entity 517 may include: 518 a. A district-managed charter school in which all 519 instructional personnel are not employees of the school 520 district, but are employees of an independent governing board 521 composed of members who did not participate in the review or 522 approval of the charter. A district-managed charter school is 523 eligible for funding from the hope supplemental services 524 allocation established in s. 1011.62(16); or 525 b. A hope operator that submits to a school district a 526 notice of intent of a performance-based agreement pursuant to s. 527 1002.333. A school of hope established pursuant to this sub 528 subparagraph is eligible for funding from the hope supplemental 529 services allocation for up to 5 years, beginning in the school 530 year in which the school of hope is established, if the school 531 of hope: 532 (I) Is established at the district-owned facilities of the 533 persistently low-performing school; 534 (II) Gives priority enrollment to students who are enrolled 535 in, or are eligible to attend and are living in the attendance 536 area of, the persistently low-performing school that the school 537 of hope operates, consistent with the enrollment lottery 538 exemption provided under s. 1002.333(5)(c); and 539 (III) Meets the requirements of its performance-based 540 agreement pursuant to s. 1002.333. 541 4. Implement a franchise model school in which a highly 542 effective principal, pursuant to s. 1012.34, leads the 543 persistently low-performing school in addition to the 544 principal’s currently assigned school. The franchise model 545 school principal may allocate resources and personnel between 546 the schools he or she leads. The persistently low-performing 547 school is eligible for funding from the hope supplemental 548 services allocation established under s. 1011.62(16). 549 (c) Implementation of the turnaround option is no longer 550 required if the school improves to a grade of “C” or higher. 551 (d) If a schoolearning two consecutive grades of “D” or a552grade of “F”does not improve to a grade of “C” or higher after 553 2fullschool years of implementing the turnaround option 554 selected by the school district under paragraph (b), the school 555 district must implement another turnaround option. 556 Implementation of the turnaround option must begin the school 557 year following the implementation period of the existing 558 turnaround option, unless the state board determines that the 559 school is likely to improve to a grade of “C” or higher if 560 additional time is provided to implement the existing turnaround 561 option. 562 Section 6. Present subsections (16) and (17) of section 563 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (18) 564 and (19), respectively, new subsections (16) and (17) are added 565 to that section, and paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and 566 subsection (14) of that section are amended, to read: 567 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 568 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 569 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 570 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 571 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 572 follows: 573 (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The 574 Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort 575 for all school districts collectively as an item in the General 576 Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each 577 district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida 578 Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12 579 programs shall be calculated as follows: 580 (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.— 581 1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the 582 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of 583 Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for 584 school purposes in each school district and the total for all 585 school districts in the state for the current calendar year 586 based on the latest available data obtained from the local 587 property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable 588 value for school purposes for that year, and no further 589 adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to 590 paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by 591 final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (18)(b) 592(16)(b). Not later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education 593 shall compute a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one 594 one-thousandth of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of 595 the estimated state total taxable value for school purposes, 596 would generate the prescribed aggregate required local effort 597 for that year for all districts. The Commissioner of Education 598 shall certify to each district school board the millage rate, 599 computed as prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum 600 millage rate necessary to provide the district required local 601 effort for that year. 602 b. The General Appropriations Act shall direct the 603 computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for 604 required local effort for all school districts collectively from 605 ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district’s revenue 606 from required local effort millage will produce more than 90 607 percent of the district’s total Florida Education Finance 608 Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the 609 Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort 610 millage rate of each district that produces more than 90 percent 611 of its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement to a 612 level that will produce only 90 percent of its total Florida 613 Education Finance Program entitlement in the July calculation. 614 2. On the same date as the certification in sub 615 subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to 616 the Commissioner of Education for each district: 617 a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified 618 the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if 619 applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph 620 1.a. 621 b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the 622 taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s. 623 193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification 624 under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that 625 reflects all final administrative actions of the value 626 adjustment board. 627 (14) QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.—The Legislature may 628 annually in the General Appropriations Act determine a 629 percentage increase in funds per K-12 unweighted FTE as a 630 minimum guarantee to each school district. The guarantee shall 631 be calculated from prior year base funding per unweighted FTE 632 student which shall include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided 633 in subsection (18)(16), quality guarantee funds, and actual 634 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. From the base 635 funding per unweighted FTE, the increase shall be calculated for 636 the current year. The current year funds from which the 637 guarantee shall be determined shall include the adjusted FTE 638 dollars as provided in subsection (18)(16)and potential 639 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. A comparison of 640 current year funds per unweighted FTE to prior year funds per 641 unweighted FTE shall be computed. For those school districts 642 which have less than the legislatively assigned percentage 643 increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the assigned 644 percentage increase in funds per unweighted FTE student. Should 645 appropriated funds be less than the sum of this calculated 646 amount for all districts, the commissioner shall prorate each 647 district’s allocation. This provision shall be implemented to 648 the extent specifically funded. 649 (16) HOPE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES ALLOCATION.-The hope 650 supplemental services allocation is created to provide district 651 managed turnaround schools, as required under s. 1008.33(4)(a), 652 charter schools authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)2., district 653 managed charter schools authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.a., 654 schools of hope authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.b., and 655 franchise model schools as authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)4., 656 with funds to offer services designed to improve the overall 657 academic and community welfare of the schools’ students and 658 their families. 659 (a) Services funded by the allocation may include, but are 660 not limited to, tutorial and after-school programs, student 661 counseling, nutrition education, and parental counseling. In 662 addition, services may also include models that develop a 663 culture that encourages students to complete high school and to 664 attend college or career training, set high academic 665 expectations, inspire character development, and include an 666 extended school day and school year. 667 (b) Prior to distribution of the allocation, a school 668 district, for a district turnaround school and persistently low 669 performing schools that use a franchise model; a hope operator, 670 for a school of hope; or the charter school governing board for 671 a charter school, as applicable, shall develop and submit a plan 672 for implementation to its respective governing body for approval 673 no later than August 1 of the fiscal year. 674 (c) At a minimum, the plans required under paragraph (b) 675 must: 676 1. Establish comprehensive support services that develop 677 family and community partnerships; 678 2. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic 679 and character standards; 680 3. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the 681 child’s education; 682 4. Describe how instructional personnel will be identified, 683 recruited, retained, and rewarded; 684 5. Provide professional development that focuses on 685 academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic 686 and character standards; and 687 6. Provide focused instruction to improve student academic 688 proficiency, which may include additional instruction time 689 beyond the normal school day or school year. 690 (d) Each school district and hope operator shall submit 691 approved plans to the commissioner by September 1 of each fiscal 692 year. 693 (e) For the 2018-2019 fiscal year, a school that is 694 selected to receive funding in the 2017-2018 fiscal year 695 pursuant to s. 1002.333(10)(c) shall receive $2,000 per FTE. A 696 district-managed turnaround school required under s. 697 1008.33(4)(a), charter school authorized under s. 698 1008.33(4)(b)2., district-managed charter school authorized 699 under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.a., school of hope authorized under s. 700 1008.33(4)(b)3.b., and franchise model school authorized under 701 s. 1008.33(4)(b)4. are eligible for the remaining funds based on 702 the school’s unweighted FTE, up to $2,000 per FTE or as provided 703 in the General Appropriations Act. 704 (f) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year and thereafter, each 705 school district’s allocation shall be based on the unweighted 706 FTE student enrollment at the eligible schools and a per-FTE 707 funding amount of up to $2,000 per FTE or as provided in the 708 General Appropriations Act. If the calculated funds for 709 unweighted FTE student enrollment at the eligible schools exceed 710 the per-FTE funds appropriated, the allocation of funds to each 711 school district must be prorated based on each school district’s 712 share of the total unweighted FTE student enrollment for the 713 eligible schools. 714 (17) MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION.—The mental health 715 assistance allocation is created to provide supplemental funding 716 to assist school districts in establishing or expanding 717 comprehensive school-based mental health programs that increase 718 awareness of mental health issues among children and school-age 719 youth; train educators and other school staff in detecting and 720 responding to mental health issues; and connect children, youth, 721 and families who may experience behavioral health issues with 722 appropriate services. These funds may be allocated annually in 723 the General Appropriations Act to each eligible school district 724 and developmental research school based on each entity’s 725 proportionate share of Florida Education Finance Program base 726 funding. The district funding allocation must include a minimum 727 amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act. Upon 728 submission and approval of a plan that includes the elements 729 specified in paragraph (b), charter schools are also entitled to 730 a proportionate share of district funding for this program. The 731 allocated funds may not supplant funds that are provided for 732 this purpose from other operating funds and may not be used to 733 increase salaries or provide bonuses. 734 (a) Prior to the distribution of the allocation: 735 1. The district must annually develop and submit a detailed 736 plan outlining the local program and planned expenditures to the 737 district school board for approval. 738 2. A charter school must annually develop and submit a 739 detailed plan outlining the local program and planned 740 expenditures of the funds in the plan to its governing body for 741 approval. After the plan is approved by the governing body, it 742 must be provided to its school district for submission to the 743 commissioner. 744 (b) The plans required under paragraph (a) must include, at 745 a minimum, all of the following elements: 746 1. A collaborative effort or partnership between the school 747 district and at least one local community program or agency 748 involved in mental health to provide or to improve prevention, 749 diagnosis, and treatment services for students; 750 2. Programs to assist students in dealing with bullying, 751 trauma, and violence; 752 3. Strategies or programs to reduce the likelihood of at 753 risk students developing social, emotional, or behavioral health 754 problems or substance use disorders; 755 4. Strategies to improve the early identification of 756 social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use 757 disorders and to improve the provision of early intervention 758 services; 759 5. Strategies to enhance the availability of school-based 760 crisis intervention services and appropriate referrals for 761 students in need of mental health services; and 762 6. Training opportunities for school personnel in the 763 techniques and supports needed to identify students who have 764 trauma histories and who have or are at risk of having a mental 765 illness, and in the use of referral mechanisms that effectively 766 link such students to appropriate treatment and intervention 767 services in the school and in the community. 768 (c) The districts shall submit approved plans to the 769 commissioner by August 1 of each fiscal year. 770 (d) Beginning September 30, 2019, and by each September 30 771 thereafter, each entity that receives an allocation under this 772 subsection shall submit to the commissioner in a format 773 prescribed by the department a final report on its program 774 outcomes and its expenditures for each element of the program. 775 Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 1011.71, Florida 776 Statutes, is amended to read: 777 1011.71 District school tax.— 778 (5)Effective July 1, 2008,A school district may expend, 779 subject tothe provisions ofs. 200.065, up to $150$100per 780 unweighted full-time equivalent student from the revenue 781 generated by the millage levy authorized by subsection (2) to 782 fund, in addition to expenditures authorized in paragraphs 783 (2)(a)-(j), expenses for the following: 784 (a) The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver’s 785 education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or 786 operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or 787 vehicles used in storing or distributing materials and 788 equipment. 789 (b) Payment of the cost of premiums, as defined in s. 790 627.403, for property and casualty insurance necessary to insure 791 school district educational and ancillary plants. As used in 792 this paragraph, casualty insurance has the same meaning as in s. 793 624.605(1)(d), (f), (g), (h), and (m). Operating revenues that 794 are made available through the payment of property and casualty 795 insurance premiums from revenues generated under this subsection 796 may be expended only for nonrecurring operational expenditures 797 of the school district. 798 Section 8. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 799 1012.732, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 800 1012.732 The Florida Best and Brightest Principal 801 Scholarship Program.— 802 (2) There is created the Florida Best and Brightest 803 Principal Scholarship Program to be administered by the 804 Department of Education. The program shall provide categorical 805 funding for scholarships to be awarded to school principals, as 806 defined in s. 1012.01(3)(c)1., who are serving as a franchise 807 model school principal or who have recruited and retained a high 808 percentage of best and brightest teachers. 809 (3)(a) A school principal identified pursuant to s. 810 1012.731(4)(c) is eligible to receive a scholarship under this 811 section if he or she has served as school principal at his or 812 her school for at least 2 consecutive school years including the 813 current school year and his or her school has a ratio of best 814 and brightest teachers to other classroom teachers that is at 815 the 80th percentile or higher for schools within the same grade 816 group, statewide, including elementary schools, middle schools, 817 high schools, and schools with a combination of grade levels. 818 (b) A principal of a franchise model school, as defined in 819 s. 1002.334, is eligible to receive a scholarship under this 820 section. 821 (4) Annually, by February 1, the department shall identify 822 eligible school principals and disburse funds to each school 823 district for each eligible school principal to receive a 824 scholarship. 825 (a) A scholarship of $10,000$5,000must be awarded to each 826 franchise model school principal who iseveryeligible under 827 paragraph (3)(b) of this section. 828 (b) A scholarship of $5,000 must be awarded to each school 829 principal assigned to a Title I school and a scholarship of 830 $4,000 to eacheveryeligible school principal who is not 831 assigned to a Title I school and who is eligible under paragraph 832 (3)(a). 833 Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection 834 (3) of section 1013.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 835 1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding.— 836 (1) Charter school capital outlay funding shall consist of 837 revenue resulting from the discretionary millage authorized in 838 s. 1011.71(2) and state funds when such funds are appropriated 839 in the General Appropriations Act. 840 (b) A charter school is not eligible to receive capital 841 outlay funds if: 842 1. It was created by the conversion of a public school and 843 operates in facilities provided by the charter school’s sponsor 844 for a nominal fee, or at no charge, or if it is directly or 845 indirectly operated by the school district; or.846 2. The chair of the governing board and the chief 847 administrative officer of the charter school do not annually 848 certify under oath that the funds will be used solely and 849 exclusively for constructing, renovating, or improving charter 850 school facilities that are: 851 a. Owned by a school district, a political subdivision of 852 the state, a municipality, a Florida College System institution, 853 or a state university; or 854 b. Owned by an organization that is qualified as an exempt 855 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 856 whose articles of incorporation specify that, upon the 857 organization’s dissolution, the subject property will be 858 transferred to a school district, a political subdivision of the 859 state, a municipality, a Florida College System institution, or 860 a state university. 861 (3) If the school board levies the discretionary millage 862 authorized in s. 1011.71(2), the department shall use the 863 following calculation methodology to determine the amount of 864 revenue that a school district must distribute to each eligible 865 charter school: 866 (a) Reduce the total discretionary millage revenue by the 867 school district’s annual debt service obligation incurred as of 868 March 1, 2017, and any amount of participation requirement 869 pursuant to s. 1013.64(2)(a)8. that is being satisfied by 870 revenues raised by the discretionary millage. 871 (b) Divide the school district’s adjusted discretionary 872 millage revenue by the district’s total capital outlay full-time 873 equivalent membership and the total number of unweighted full 874 time equivalent students of each eligible charter school to 875 determine a capital outlay allocation per full-time equivalent 876 student. 877 (c) Multiply the capital outlay allocation per full-time 878 equivalent student by the total number of full-time equivalent 879 students for allof eacheligible charter schools within the 880 districtschoolto determine the total charter school capital 881 outlay allocation for each districtcharter school. 882 (d) If applicable, reduce the capital outlay allocation 883 identified in paragraph (c) by the total amount of state funds 884 allocated pursuant to subsection (2) to alleacheligible 885 charter schools within a districtschoolin subsection (2)to 886 determine the net totalmaximumcalculated capital outlay 887 allocation from local funds. If state funds are not allocated 888 pursuant to subsection (2), the amount determined in paragraph 889 (c) is equal to the net total calculated capital outlay 890 allocation from local funds for each district. 891 (e) For each charter school within each district, the net 892 capital outlay amount from local funds shall be calculated in 893 the same manner as the state funds in paragraphs (2)(a)-(d), 894 except that the base charter school per weighted FTE allocation 895 amount shall be determined by dividing the net total capital 896 outlay amount from local funds by the total weighted FTE for all 897 eligible charter schools within the district. The per weighted 898 FTE allocation amount from local funds shall be multiplied by 899 the weighted FTE for each charter school to determine each 900 charter school’s capital outlay allocation from local funds. 901 (f)(e)School districts shall distribute capital outlay 902 funds to charter schools no later than February 1 of each year,903beginning on February 1, 2018, for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. 904 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018. 905 906 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 907 And the title is amended as follows: 908 Delete everything before the enacting clause 909 and insert: 910 A bill to be entitled 911 An act relating to K-12 education enhancements; 912 amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; redefining the terms 913 “persistently low-performing school” and “school of 914 hope”; revising the contents of a school of hope 915 notice of intent and performance-based agreement; 916 revising school of hope facility requirements; 917 specifying that certain schools of hope are eligible 918 to receive hope supplemental service allocation funds; 919 requiring the State Board of Education to provide 920 awards to all eligible schools that meet certain 921 requirements; conforming cross-references; creating s. 922 1002.334, F.S.; defining the term “franchise model 923 school”; authorizing specified schools to use a 924 franchise model school as a turnaround option; 925 specifying requirements for a franchise model school 926 principal; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; revising 927 student eligibility criteria for the Florida Tax 928 Credit Scholarship Program; specifying priority levels 929 for the scholarships; amending s. 1007.273, F.S.; 930 defining the term “structured program”; providing 931 additional options for students participating in a 932 structured program; prohibiting a district school 933 board from limiting the number of public school 934 students who may participate in a structured program; 935 revising contract requirements; requiring each 936 district school board to annually notify students in 937 certain grades of certain information about the 938 structured program, by a specified date; revising 939 provisions relating to funding; requiring the state 940 board to enforce compliance with certain provisions by 941 a specified date each year; providing reporting 942 requirements; amending s. 1008.33, F.S.; revising the 943 turnaround options available for certain schools; 944 amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; creating the hope 945 supplemental services allocation; providing the 946 purpose of the allocation; specifying the services 947 that may be funded by the allocation; providing that 948 implementation plans may include certain models; 949 providing requirements for implementation plans; 950 providing for the allocation of funds in specified 951 fiscal years; creating the mental health assistance 952 allocation; providing the purpose of the allocation; 953 providing for the annual allocation of such funds on a 954 specified basis; prohibiting the use of allocated 955 funds to supplant funds provided from other operating 956 funds, to increase salaries, or to provide bonuses; 957 providing requirements for school districts and 958 charter schools; providing that required plans must 959 include certain elements; requiring school districts 960 to annually submit approved plans to the Commissioner 961 of Education by a specified date; requiring that 962 entities that receive such allocations annually submit 963 a final report on program outcomes and specific 964 expenditures to the commissioner by a specified date; 965 amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; increasing the amount that 966 a school district may expend from a specified millage 967 levy for certain expenses; amending s. 1012.732, F.S.; 968 specifying that a franchise model school principal is 969 eligible to receive a Florida Best and Brightest 970 Principal scholarship; requiring specified awards for 971 eligible principals; amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; 972 prohibiting a charter school from being eligible for 973 capital outlay funds unless the chair of the governing 974 board and the chief administrative officer of the 975 charter school annually certify certain information; 976 revising the Department of Education’s calculation 977 methodology for a school district’s distribution of 978 discretionary millage to its eligible charter schools; 979 providing an effective date.