Bill Text: FL S1472 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Education
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education [S1472 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1472-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 1472 By Senator Diaz 36-01259A-19 20191472__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to education; amending ss. 1001.42, 3 1002.451, 1003.4282, 1004.04, and 1004.85, F.S.; 4 correcting references relating to the federal 5 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as 6 amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 7 (ESSA); amending s. 1008.31, F.S.; requiring the K-20 8 education performance accountability system to comply 9 with the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, instead of the 10 “No Child Left Behind Act of 2001”; amending s. 11 1008.33, F.S.; correcting a reference relating to the 12 ESEA, as amended by the ESSA; deleting a requirement 13 for the State Board of Education to comply with the 14 ESEA flexibility waiver; conforming provisions to 15 changes made by the act; amending s. 1008.332, F.S.; 16 requiring the Department of Education to establish a 17 certain committee pursuant to the requirements of the 18 ESEA, as amended by the ESSA, instead of the “No Child 19 Left Behind Act of 2001”; amending ss. 1008.34, 20 1011.62, and 1012.56, F.S.; correcting references 21 relating to the ESEA, as amended by the ESSA; 22 providing an effective date. 23 24 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 25 26 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (18) of section 27 1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 28 1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The 29 district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all 30 powers and perform all duties listed below: 31 (18) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. 32 Maintain a system of school improvement and education 33 accountability as provided by statute and State Board of 34 Education rule. This system of school improvement and education 35 accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented 36 through, the district’s continuing system of planning and 37 budgeting required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01, 38 and 1011.01. This system of school improvement and education 39 accountability shall comply with the provisions of ss. 1008.33, 40 1008.34, 1008.345, and 1008.385 and include the following: 41 (a) School improvement plans.—The district school board 42 shall annually approve and require implementation of a new, 43 amended, or continuation school improvement plan for each school 44 in the district which has a school grade of “D” or “F”; has a 45 significant gap in achievement on statewide, standardized 46 assessments administered pursuant to s. 1008.22 by one or more 47 student subgroups, as defined in the federal Elementary and 48 Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student 49 Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. s. 6311(c)(2)20 U.S.C.50s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); has not significantly increased the 51 percentage of students passing statewide, standardized 52 assessments; has not significantly increased the percentage of 53 students demonstrating Learning Gains, as defined in s. 1008.34 54 and as calculated under s. 1008.34(3)(b), who passed statewide, 55 standardized assessments; or has significantly lower graduation 56 rates for a subgroup when compared to the state’s graduation 57 rate. The improvement plan of a school that meets the 58 requirements of this paragraph shall include strategies for 59 improving these results. The state board shall adopt rules 60 establishing thresholds and for determining compliance with this 61 paragraph. 62 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 63 1002.451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 64 1002.451 District innovation school of technology program.— 65 (6) APPLICATION PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE CONTRACT.— 66 (b) A district school board may operate one innovation 67 school of technology upon an application being approved by the 68 State Board of Education. 69 1. A district school board may apply to the State Board of 70 Education to establish additional schools of technology if each 71 existing innovation school of technology in the district: 72 a. Meets all requirements in this section and in the 73 performance contract; 74 b. Has a grade of “A” or “B”; and 75 c. Has at least 50 percent of its students exceed the state 76 average on the statewide assessment program pursuant to s. 77 1008.22. This comparison may take student subgroups, as defined 78 in the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as 79 amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 80 U.S.C. s. 6311(c)(2)20 U.S.C. s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), into 81 specific consideration so that at least 50 percent of students 82 in each student subgroup meet or exceed the statewide average 83 performance, rounded to the nearest whole number, of that 84 particular subgroup. 85 2. Notwithstanding subparagraph 1., the number of schools 86 of technology in a school district may not exceed: 87 a. Seven in a school district that has 100,000 or more 88 students. 89 b. Five in a school district that has 50,000 to 99,999 90 students. 91 c. Three in a school district that has fewer than 50,000 92 students. 93 Section 3. Subsection (7) of section 1003.4282, Florida 94 Statutes, is amended to read: 95 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.— 96 (7) UNIFORM TRANSFER OF HIGH SCHOOL CREDITS.—Beginning with 97 the 2012-2013 school year, if a student transfers to a Florida 98 public high school from out of country, out of state, a private 99 school, or a home education program and the student’s transcript 100 shows a credit in Algebra I, the student must pass the 101 statewide, standardized Algebra I EOC assessment in order to 102 earn a standard high school diploma unless the student earned a 103 comparative score, passed a statewide assessment in Algebra I 104 administered by the transferring entity, or passed the statewide 105 mathematics assessment the transferring entity uses to satisfy 106 the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 107 as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 108 U.S.C. ss. 6301 et seq20 U.S.C. s. 6301. If a student’s 109 transcript shows a credit in high school reading or English 110 Language Arts II or III, in order to earn a standard high school 111 diploma, the student must take and pass the statewide, 112 standardized grade 10 Reading assessment or, when implemented, 113 the grade 10 ELA assessment, or earn a concordant score. If a 114 transfer student’s transcript shows a final course grade and 115 course credit in Algebra I, Geometry, Biology I, or United 116 States History, the transferring course final grade and credit 117 shall be honored without the student taking the requisite 118 statewide, standardized EOC assessment and without the 119 assessment results constituting 30 percent of the student’s 120 final course grade. 121 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section 122 1004.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 123 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 124 teacher preparation programs.— 125 (4) CONTINUED PROGRAM APPROVAL.—Continued approval of a 126 teacher preparation program shall be based upon evidence that 127 the program continues to implement the requirements for initial 128 approval and upon significant, objective, and quantifiable 129 measures of the program and the performance of the program 130 completers. 131 (a) The criteria for continued approval must include each 132 of the following: 133 1. Documentation from the program that each program 134 candidate met the admission requirements provided in subsection 135 (3). 136 2. Documentation from the program that the program and each 137 program completer have met the requirements provided in 138 subsection (2). 139 3. Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 140 a. Placement rate of program completers into instructional 141 positions in Florida public schools and private schools, if 142 available. 143 b. Rate of retention for employed program completers in 144 instructional positions in Florida public schools. 145 c. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 146 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers on statewide 147 assessments using the results of the student learning growth 148 formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 149 d. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 150 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers aggregated by 151 student subgroup, as defined in the federal Elementary and 152 Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student 153 Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. s. 6311(c)(2)20 U.S.C.154s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 155 prepares teachers to work with a diverse population of students 156 in a variety of settings in Florida public schools. 157 e. Results of program completers’ annual evaluations in 158 accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 159 f. Production of program completers in statewide critical 160 teacher shortage areas as identified in s. 1012.07. 161 Section 5. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 162 1004.85, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 163 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.— 164 (4) Continued approval of each program approved pursuant to 165 this section shall be determined by the Commissioner of 166 Education based upon a periodic review of the following areas: 167 (b) Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 168 1. Placement rate of program completers into instructional 169 positions in Florida public schools and private schools, if 170 available. 171 2. Rate of retention for employed program completers in 172 instructional positions in Florida public schools. 173 3. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 174 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers on statewide 175 assessments using the results of the student learning growth 176 formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 177 4. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 178 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers aggregated by 179 student subgroups, as defined in the federal Elementary and 180 Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student 181 Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. s. 6311(c)(2)20 U.S.C.182s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 183 prepares teachers to work with a diverse population of students 184 in a variety of settings in Florida public schools. 185 5. Results of program completers’ annual evaluations in 186 accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 187 6. Production of program completers in statewide critical 188 teacher shortage areas as identified in s. 1012.07. 189 Section 6. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 190 1008.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 191 1008.31 Florida’s K-20 education performance accountability 192 system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide 193 measures; data quality improvements.— 194 (1) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the intent of the Legislature 195 that: 196 (c) The K-20 education performance accountability system 197 comply with the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary 198 Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds 199 Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. ss. 6301 et seq.“No Child Left200Behind Act of 2001,” Pub. L. No. 107-110, and the Individuals 201 with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 202 Section 7. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 203 (3) of section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 204 1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.— 205 (1) The State Board of Education shall comply with the 206 federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as 207 amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 208 U.S.C. ss. 6301 et seq., and20 U.S.C. ss. 6301 et seq.,its 209 implementing regulations, and the ESEA flexibility waiver210approved for Florida by the United States Secretary of211Education. The state board may adopt rules to maintain 212 compliance with the ESEAand the ESEA flexibility waiver. 213 (3)(a) The academic performance of all students has a 214 significant effect on the state school system. Pursuant to Art. 215 IX of the State Constitution, which prescribes the duty of the 216 State Board of Education to supervise Florida’s public school 217 system, the state board shall equitably enforce the 218 accountability requirements of the state school system and may 219 impose state requirements on school districts in order to 220 improve the academic performance of all districts, schools, and 221 students based upon the provisions of the Florida K-20 Education 222 Code, chapters 1000-1013 and;the federal ESEA and its 223 implementing regulations; and the ESEA flexibility waiver224approved for Florida by the United States Secretary of225Education. 226 Section 8. Section 1008.332, Florida Statutes, is amended 227 to read: 228 1008.332 Committee of practitioners pursuant to federal law 229No Child Left Behind Act.—The Department of Education shall 230 establish a committee of practitioners pursuant to federal 231 requirements of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as 232 amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. ss. 233 6301 et seqNo Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The committee 234 members shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Education and 235 shall annually report to the Governor, the President of the 236 Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 237 January 1. The committee shall meet regularly and is authorized 238 to review potential rules and policies that will be considered 239 by the State Board of Education. 240 Section 9. Subsection (4) of section 1008.34, Florida 241 Statutes, is amended to read: 242 1008.34 School grading system; school report cards; 243 district grade.— 244 (4) SCHOOL REPORT CARD.—The Department of Education shall 245 annually develop, in collaboration with the school districts, a 246 school report card to be provided by the school district to 247 parents within the district. The report card shall include the 248 school’s grade; student performance in English Language Arts, 249 mathematics, science, and social studies; information regarding 250 school improvement; an explanation of school performance as 251 evaluated by the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act 252 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 253 (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. ss. 6301 et seq.; and indicators of return on 254 investment. Each school’s report card shall be published 255 annually by the department on its website based upon the most 256 recent data available. 257 Section 10. Subsection (13) of section 1011.62, Florida 258 Statutes, is amended to read: 259 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 260 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 261 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 262 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 263 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 264 follows: 265 (13) FEDERALLY CONNECTED STUDENT SUPPLEMENT.—The federally 266 connected student supplement is created to provide supplemental 267 funding for school districts to support the education of 268 students connected with federally owned military installations, 269 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) real 270 property, and Indian lands. To be eligible for this supplement, 271 the district must be eligible for federal Impact Aid Program 272 funds under s. 7003 of Title VIIs. 8003 of Title VIIIof the 273 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every 274 Student Succeeds Act of 2015, 20 U.S.C. ss. 6301 et seqof 1965. 275 The supplement shall be allocated annually to each eligible 276 school district in the General Appropriations Act. The 277 supplement shall be the sum of the student allocation and an 278 exempt property allocation. 279 (a) The student allocation shall be calculated based on the 280 number of students reported for federal Impact Aid Program 281 funds, including students with disabilities, who meet one of the 282 following criteria: 283 1. The student has a parent who is on active duty in the 284 uniformed services or is an accredited foreign government 285 official and military officer. Students with disabilities shall 286 also be reported separately for this category. 287 2. The student resides on eligible federally owned Indian 288 land. Students with disabilities shall also be reported 289 separately for this category. 290 3. The student resides with a civilian parent who lives or 291 works on eligible federal property connected with a military 292 installation or NASA. The number of these students shall be 293 multiplied by a factor of 0.5. 294 (b) The total number of federally connected students 295 calculated under paragraph (a) shall be multiplied by a 296 percentage of the base student allocation as provided in the 297 General Appropriations Act. The total of the number of students 298 with disabilities as reported separately under subparagraphs 299 (a)1. and 2. shall be multiplied by an additional percentage of 300 the base student allocation as provided in the General 301 Appropriations Act. The base amount and the amount for students 302 with disabilities shall be summed to provide the student 303 allocation. 304 (c) The exempt property allocation shall be equal to the 305 tax-exempt value of federal impact aid lands reserved as 306 military installations, real property owned by NASA, or eligible 307 federally owned Indian lands located in the district, multiplied 308 by the millage authorized and levied under s. 1011.71(2). 309 (d) The amount allocated for each eligible school district 310 shall be recalculated during the year using actual student 311 membership, as amended, from the most recent February survey and 312 the tax-exempt valuation from the most recent assessment roll. 313 Upon recalculation, if the total allocation is greater than the 314 amount provided in the General Appropriations Act, it must be 315 prorated to the level of the appropriation based on each 316 district’s share of the total recalculated amount. 317 Section 11. Paragraph (d) of subsection (8) of section 318 1012.56, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 319 1012.56 Educator certification requirements.— 320 (8) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION 321 COMPETENCY PROGRAM.— 322 (d) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the 323 continued approval of programs implemented under paragraph (a) 324 based upon the department’s periodic review of the following: 325 1. Evidence that the requirements in paragraph (a) are 326 consistently met; and 327 2. Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 328 a. Rate of retention for employed program completers in 329 instructional positions in Florida public schools. 330 b. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 331 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers on statewide 332 assessments using the results of the student learning growth 333 formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 334 c. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 335 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers aggregated by 336 student subgroups, as defined in the federal Elementary and 337 Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student 338 Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA), 20 U.S.C. s. 6311(c)(2)20 U.S.C.339s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 340 prepares teachers to work with a variety of students in Florida 341 public schools. 342 d. Results of program completers’ annual evaluations in 343 accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 344 e. Production of program completers in statewide critical 345 teacher shortage areas as defined in s. 1012.07. 346 Section 12. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.