Bill Text: FL S0486 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Florida Best and Brightest Programs
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2020-03-14 - Died in Messages [S0486 Detail]
Download: Florida-2020-S0486-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2020 SB 486 By Senator Bradley 5-00798-20 2020486__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Florida Best and Brightest 3 programs; repealing s. 1012.731, F.S., relating to the 4 Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Program; repealing 5 s. 1012.732, F.S., relating to the Florida Best and 6 Brightest Principal Program; amending s. 1011.62, 7 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 8 act; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; conforming a cross 9 reference; providing an effective date. 10 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 13 Section 1. Section 1012.731, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 14 Section 2. Section 1012.732, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 15 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsections 16 (11), (14), and (18) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are 17 amended to read: 18 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 19 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 20 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 21 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 22 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 23 follows: 24 (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The 25 Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort 26 for all school districts collectively as an item in the General 27 Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each 28 district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida 29 Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12 30 programs shall be calculated as follows: 31 (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.— 32 1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the 33 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of 34 Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for 35 school purposes in each school district and the total for all 36 school districts in the state for the current calendar year 37 based on the latest available data obtained from the local 38 property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable 39 value for school purposes for that year, and no further 40 adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to 41 paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by 42 final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (18)(b) 43(19)(b). Not later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education 44 shall compute a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one 45 one-thousandth of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of 46 the estimated state total taxable value for school purposes, 47 would generate the prescribed aggregate required local effort 48 for that year for all districts. The Commissioner of Education 49 shall certify to each district school board the millage rate, 50 computed as prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum 51 millage rate necessary to provide the district required local 52 effort for that year. 53 b. The General Appropriations Act shall direct the 54 computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for 55 required local effort for all school districts collectively from 56 ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district’s revenue 57 from required local effort millage will produce more than 90 58 percent of the district’s total Florida Education Finance 59 Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the 60 Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort 61 millage rate of each district that produces more than 90 percent 62 of its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement to a 63 level that will produce only 90 percent of its total Florida 64 Education Finance Program entitlement in the July calculation. 65 2. On the same date as the certification in sub 66 subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to 67 the Commissioner of Education for each district: 68 a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified 69 the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if 70 applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph 71 1.a. 72 b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the 73 taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s. 74 193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification 75 under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that 76 reflects all final administrative actions of the value 77 adjustment board. 78 (11) VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONTRIBUTION.—The Legislature may 79 annually provide in the Florida Education Finance Program a 80 virtual education contribution. The amount of the virtual 81 education contribution shall be the difference between the 82 amount per FTE established in the General Appropriations Act for 83 virtual education and the amount per FTE for each district and 84 the Florida Virtual School, which may be calculated by taking 85 the sum of the base FEFP allocation, the discretionary local 86 effort, the state-funded discretionary contribution, the 87 discretionary millage compression supplement, the research-based 88 reading instruction allocation,the best and brightest teacher89and principal allocation,and the instructional materials 90 allocation, and then dividing by the total unweighted FTE. This 91 difference shall be multiplied by the virtual education 92 unweighted FTE for programs and options identified in s. 93 1002.455 and the Florida Virtual School and its franchises to 94 equal the virtual education contribution and shall be included 95 as a separate allocation in the funding formula. 96 (14) QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.—The Legislature may 97 annually in the General Appropriations Act determine a 98 percentage increase in funds per K-12 unweighted FTE as a 99 minimum guarantee to each school district. The guarantee shall 100 be calculated from prior year base funding per unweighted FTE 101 student, which shall include the adjusted FTE dollars as 102 provided in subsection (18)(19), quality guarantee funds, and 103 actual nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. From the 104 base funding per unweighted FTE, the increase shall be 105 calculated for the current year. The current year funds from 106 which the guarantee shall be determined shall include the 107 adjusted FTE dollars as provided in subsection (18)(19)and 108 potential nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. A 109 comparison of current year funds per unweighted FTE to prior 110 year funds per unweighted FTE shall be computed. For those 111 school districts which have less than the legislatively assigned 112 percentage increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the 113 assigned percentage increase in funds per unweighted FTE 114 student. Should appropriated funds be less than the sum of this 115 calculated amount for all districts, the commissioner shall 116 prorate each district’s allocation. This provision shall be 117 implemented to the extent specifically funded. 118(18) THE FLORIDA BEST AND BRIGHTEST TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL119ALLOCATION.—120(a) The Florida Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal121Allocation is created to recruit, retain, and recognize122classroom teachers and instructional personnel who meet the123criteria established in s. 1012.731 and reward principals who124meet the criteria established in s. 1012.732. Subject to annual125appropriation, each school district shall receive an allocation126based on the district’s proportionate share of FEFP base127funding. The Legislature may specify a minimum allocation for128all districts in the General Appropriations Act.129(b) From the allocation, each district shall provide the130following:1311. A one-time recruitment award, as provided in s.1321012.731(3)(a);1332. A retention award, as provided in s. 1012.731(3)(b); and1343. A recognition award, as provided in s. 1012.731(3)(c)135from the remaining balance of the appropriation after the136payment of all other awards authorized under ss. 1012.731 and1371012.732.138(c) From the allocation, each district shall provide139eligible principals an award as provided in s. 1012.732(3).140 141If a district’s calculated awards exceed the allocation, the142district may prorate the awards.143 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 1011.71, Florida 144 Statutes, is amended to read: 145 1011.71 District school tax.— 146 (1) If the district school tax is not provided in the 147 General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing 148 the General Appropriations Act, each district school board 149 desiring to participate in the state allocation of funds for 150 current operation as prescribed by s. 1011.62(18)s. 1011.62(19)151 shall levy on the taxable value for school purposes of the 152 district, exclusive of millage voted under s. 9(b) or s. 12, 153 Art. VII of the State Constitution, a millage rate not to exceed 154 the amount certified by the commissioner as the minimum millage 155 rate necessary to provide the district required local effort for 156 the current year, pursuant to s. 1011.62(4)(a)1. In addition to 157 the required local effort millage levy, each district school 158 board may levy a nonvoted current operating discretionary 159 millage. The Legislature shall prescribe annually in the 160 appropriations act the maximum amount of millage a district may 161 levy. 162 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2020.