Bill Text: FL S0492 | 2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: Education
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2012-03-09 - Died in Budget, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5201 (Ch. [S0492 Detail]
Download: Florida-2012-S0492-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2012 CS for CS for SB 492 By the Committees on Budget Subcommittee on Higher Education Appropriations; and Higher Education; and Senator Braynon 605-04230-12 2012492c2 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to education; repealing s. 1001.435, 3 F.S., relating to a K-12 foreign language curriculum 4 plan; repealing s. 1002.375, F.S., relating to a pilot 5 project that allows school districts to award 6 alternative credit for high school courses; repealing 7 s. 1002.65, F.S., relating to aspirational goals for 8 the professional credentials of prekindergarten 9 instructors; repealing s. 1003.4285(1), F.S., relating 10 to a standard high school diploma designation that 11 indicates a student’s major area of interest; 12 repealing s. 1003.496, F.S., relating to the High 13 School to Business Career Enhancement Program; 14 repealing s. 1004.05, F.S., relating to the 15 development by state universities and Florida College 16 System institutions of substance abuse training 17 programs; repealing s. 1004.62, F.S., relating to 18 incentives for urban or socially and economically 19 disadvantaged area internships; repealing s. 1006.02, 20 F.S., relating to the provision of information to 21 students and parents regarding the school-to-work 22 transition; repealing s. 1006.025, F.S., relating to 23 the preparation and submission of a school district 24 guidance report by district school boards; repealing 25 s. 1006.035, F.S., relating to a dropout reentry and 26 mentor project; repealing s. 1006.051, F.S., relating 27 to the Sunshine Workforce Solutions Grant Program; 28 repealing s. 1006.141, F.S., relating to authorization 29 for the Department of Education to contract with the 30 Florida Sheriffs Association to operate a statewide 31 school safety hotline; repealing s. 1006.17, F.S., 32 relating to school district or Florida College System 33 institution sponsorship of athletic activities or 34 sports similar to sports for which public 35 postsecondary educational institutions offer 36 scholarships; repealing s. 1006.70, F.S., relating to 37 school district or Florida College System institution 38 sponsorship of athletic activities or sports similar 39 to sports for which public postsecondary educational 40 institutions offer scholarships; repealing s. 1007.21, 41 F.S., relating to student readiness for postsecondary 42 education and the workplace; repealing s. 1007.272, 43 F.S., relating to authorization for school districts, 44 Florida College System institutions, and state 45 universities to conduct advanced placement instruction 46 within dual enrollment courses; repealing s. 47 1007.33(6), F.S., relating to authorization for 48 certain Florida College System institutions to obtain 49 an exemption from required State Board of Education 50 approval for baccalaureate degree programs if 51 eligibility requirements are met; amending s. 1011.61, 52 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 53 act; repealing s. 1012.58, F.S., relating to the 54 Transition to Teaching Program; providing an effective 55 date. 56 57 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 58 59 Section 1. Section 1001.435, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 60 Section 2. Section 1002.375, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 61 Section 3. Section 1002.65, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 62 Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 1003.4285, Florida 63 Statutes, is repealed. 64 Section 5. Section 1003.496, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 65 Section 6. Section 1004.05, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 66 Section 7. Section 1004.62, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 67 Section 8. Section 1006.02, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 68 Section 9. Section 1006.025, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 69 Section 10. Section 1006.035, Florida Statutes, is 70 repealed. 71 Section 11. Section 1006.051, Florida Statutes, is 72 repealed. 73 Section 12. Section 1006.141, Florida Statutes, is 74 repealed. 75 Section 13. Section 1006.17, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 76 Section 14. Section 1006.70, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 77 Section 15. Section 1007.21, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 78 Section 16. Section 1007.272, Florida Statutes, is 79 repealed. 80 Section 17. Subsection (6) of section 1007.33, Florida 81 Statutes, is repealed. 82 Section 18. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 83 1011.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 84 1011.61 Definitions.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 85 1000.21, the following terms are defined as follows for the 86 purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program: 87 (1) A “full-time equivalent student” in each program of the 88 district is defined in terms of full-time students and part-time 89 students as follows: 90 (c)1. A “full-time equivalent student” is: 91 a. A full-time student in any one of the programs listed in 92 s. 1011.62(1)(c); or 93 b. A combination of full-time or part-time students in any 94 one of the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) which is the 95 equivalent of one full-time student based on the following 96 calculations: 97 (I) A full-time student in a combination of programs listed 98 in s. 1011.62(1)(c) shall be a fraction of a full-time 99 equivalent membership in each special program equal to the 100 number of net hours per school year for which he or she is a 101 member, divided by the appropriate number of hours set forth in 102 subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2. The difference between 103 that fraction or sum of fractions and the maximum value as set 104 forth in subsection (4) for each full-time student is presumed 105 to be the balance of the student’s time not spent in such 106 special education programs and shall be recorded as time in the 107 appropriate basic program. 108 (II) A prekindergarten handicapped student shall meet the 109 requirements specified for kindergarten students. 110 (III) A full-time equivalent student for students in 111 kindergarten through grade 5 in a virtual instruction program 112 under s. 1002.45 or a virtual charter school under s. 1002.33 113 shall consist of a student who has successfully completed a 114 basic program listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1.a. or b., and who is 115 promoted to a higher grade level. 116 (IV) A full-time equivalent student for students in grades 117 6 through 12 in a virtual instruction program under s. 118 1002.45(1)(b)1., 2., or 3. or a virtual charter school under s. 119 1002.33 shall consist of six full credit completions in programs 120 listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1.b. or c. and 3. Credit completions 121 may be a combination of full-credit courses or half-credit 122 courses. Beginning in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, when s. 123 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full-time equivalent 124 students and associated funding of students enrolled in courses 125 requiring passage of an end-of-course assessment shall be 126 adjusted after the student completes the end-of-course 127 assessment. 128 (V) A Florida Virtual School full-time equivalent student 129 shall consist of six full credit completions or the prescribed 130 level of content that counts toward promotion to the next grade 131 in the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1.a. and b. for 132 kindergarten through grade 8 and the programs listed in s. 133 1011.62(1)(c)1.c. for grades 9 through 12. Credit completions 134 may be a combination of full-credit courses or half-credit 135 courses. Beginning in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, when s. 136 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full-time equivalent 137 students and associated funding of students enrolled in courses 138 requiring passage of an end-of-course assessment shall be 139 adjusted after the student completes the end-of-course 140 assessment. 141 (VI) Each successfully completed full-credit course earned 142 through an online course delivered by a district other than the 143 one in which the student resides shall be calculated as 1/6 FTE. 144(VII) Each successfully completed credit earned under the145alternative high school course credit requirements authorized in146s.1002.375, which is not reported as a portion of the 900 net147hours of instruction pursuant to subparagraph (1)(a)1., shall be148calculated as 1/6 FTE.149 2. A student in membership in a program scheduled for more 150 or less than 180 school days or the equivalent on an hourly 151 basis as specified by rules of the State Board of Education is a 152 fraction of a full-time equivalent membership equal to the 153 number of instructional hours in membership divided by the 154 appropriate number of hours set forth in subparagraph (a)1.; 155 however, for the purposes of this subparagraph, membership in 156 programs scheduled for more than 180 days is limited to students 157 enrolled in juvenile justice education programs and the Florida 158 Virtual School. 159 160 The department shall determine and implement an equitable method 161 of equivalent funding for experimental schools and for schools 162 operating under emergency conditions, which schools have been 163 approved by the department to operate for less than the minimum 164 school day. 165 Section 19. Section 1012.58, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 166 Section 20. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.