Bill Text: FL H0955 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Instructional Materials for Public School Education

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 93 [H0955 Detail]

Download: Florida-2012-H0955-Introduced.html

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HB 955

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to instructional materials for public
3	school education; amending s. 1006.282, F.S.;
4	correcting a cross-reference; amending ss. 1006.37 and
5	1006.38, F.S.; revising the period of time for the
6	requisition and maintenance of inventory of
7	instructional materials for certain core courses;
8	amending s. 1006.40, F.S.; revising the period of time
9	for the purchase of instructional materials for
10	certain core courses; revising requirements relating
11	to the use of the instructional materials allocation
12	for the purchase of materials not on the state-adopted
13	list; providing an effective date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 1006.282, Florida
18	Statutes, is amended to read:
19	1006.282  Pilot program for the transition to electronic
20	and digital instructional materials.-
21	(3)  A school designated as a pilot program school by the
22	school board is exempt from:
23	(a)  Section 1006.40(3)(a) 1006.40(2)(a), if the school
24	provides comprehensive electronic or digital instructional
25	materials to all students; and
26	(b)  Section 1006.37.
27	Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 1006.37, Florida
28	Statutes, is amended to read:
29	1006.37  Requisition of instructional materials from
30	publisher's depository.-
31	(1)  The district school superintendent shall requisition
32	adopted instructional materials from the depository of the
33	publisher with whom a contract has been made. However, the
34	superintendent shall requisition current instructional materials
35	to provide each student with a textbook or other materials as a
36	major tool of instruction in core courses of the subject areas
37	specified in s. 1006.40(2). These materials must be
38	requisitioned within the first 4 2 years of the adoption cycle,
39	except for instructional materials related to growth of student
40	membership or instructional materials maintenance needs. The
41	superintendent may requisition instructional materials in the
42	core subject areas specified in s. 1006.40(2) that are related
43	to growth of student membership or instructional materials
44	maintenance needs during the 3rd, 4th, 5th year, and 6th years
45	of the original contract period.
46	Section 3.  Subsections (12) and (13) of section 1006.38,
47	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
48	1006.38  Duties, responsibilities, and requirements of
49	instructional materials publishers and manufacturers.-Publishers
50	and manufacturers of instructional materials, or their
51	representatives, shall:
52	(12)  For the core subject areas specified in s.
53	1006.40(2), maintain in the depository for the first 4 2 years
54	of the contract an inventory of instructional materials
55	sufficient to receive and fill orders.
56	(13)  For the core subject areas specified in s.
57	1006.40(2), ensure the availability of an inventory sufficient
58	to receive and fill orders for instructional materials for
59	growth, including the opening of a new school, and replacement
60	during the 5th year 3rd and subsequent years of the original
61	contract period.
62	Section 4.  Subsections (2) and (4) of section 1006.40,
63	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
64	1006.40  Use of instructional materials allocation;
65	instructional materials, library books, and reference books;
66	repair of books.-
67	(2)  Each district school board must purchase current
68	instructional materials to provide each student with a major
69	tool of instruction in core courses of the subject areas of
70	mathematics, language arts, science, social studies, reading,
71	and literature for kindergarten through grade 12. Such purchase
72	must be made within the first 4 2 years after the effective date
73	of the adoption cycle.
74	(4)  The funds described in subsection (3) which district
75	school boards may use to purchase materials not on the state-
76	adopted list shall be used for the purchase of instructional
77	materials or other items having intellectual content that is
78	aligned to the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards. These
79	instructional materials or other items shall be used instead of
80	instructional materials on the state-adopted list which provide
81	instruction in the core courses pursuant to subsection (2) which
82	assist in the instruction of a subject or course. These
83	instructional materials or other items may be available in
84	bound, unbound, kit, or package form and may consist of
85	hardbacked or softbacked textbooks, electronic content,
86	replacements for items which were part of previously purchased
87	instructional materials, consumables, learning laboratories,
88	manipulatives, electronic media, computer courseware or
89	software, and other commonly accepted instructional tools as
90	prescribed by district school board rule.
91	Section 5.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.

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