Bill Text: FL S0216 | 2018 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Schools of Hope
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-10 - Died in Education [S0216 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S0216-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2018 SB 216 By Senator Book 32-00110-18 2018216__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to schools of hope; amending s. 3 1001.292, F.S.; revising enrollment requirements for a 4 hope operator to receive a loan under the Schools of 5 Hope Revolving Loan Program; amending s. 1002.333, 6 F.S.; redefining the term “school of hope”; requiring 7 hope operators to employ school administrators and 8 instructional and noninstructional personnel who meet 9 specified certification requirements; providing an 10 effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 1001.292, 15 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 16 1001.292 Schools of Hope Revolving Loan Program.— 17 (3) The department may contract with a third-party 18 administrator to administer the program. If the department 19 contracts with a third-party administrator, funds shall be 20 granted to the third-party administrator to create a revolving 21 loan fund to financefor the purpose of financingprojects that 22 meet the requirements of subsection (4). The third-party 23 administrator shall report to the department annually. The 24 department shall continue to administer the program until a 25 third-party administrator is selected. 26 (4) Hope operators that have been designated by the State 27 Board of Education and have executed a performance-based 28 agreement pursuant to s. 1002.333 shall be provided a loan of up 29 to the amount provided in subsection (2) for projects that are 30 located in the attendance area of a persistently low-performing 31 school or within a 5-mile radius of such school and primarily 32 serve students who comprise at least 75 percent of its total 33 enrollment from the persistently low-performing school. A hope 34 operator is not eligible for funding if it operates in 35 facilities provided by the school district for a nominal fee, or 36 at no charge, or if it is directly or indirectly operated by the 37 school district. 38 Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and paragraph 39 (d) of subsection (6) of section 1002.333, Florida Statutes, are 40 amended to read: 41 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— 42 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 43 (c) “School of hope” means: 44 1. A charter school operated by a hope operator which 45 serves students from one or more persistently low-performing 46 schools and who comprise at least 75 percent of its total 47 enrollment; is located in the attendance zone of a persistently 48 low-performing school or within a 5-mile radius of such school, 49 whichever is greater; and is a Title I eligible school; or 50 2. A school operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 51 1008.33(4)(b)3. 52 (6) STATUTORY AUTHORITY.— 53 (d) A hope operator mustmayemploy school administrators 54 and instructional and noninstructional personnel whodo notmeet 55 the requirements of s. 1012.55 or s. 1012.56if the school56administrators and instructional personnel are not ineligible57for such employment under s. 1012.315. 58 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.