Bill Text: FL S0492 | 2012 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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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
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 SB 492 By the Committee on Higher Education; and Senator Braynon 589-02058-12 2012492c1 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; amending s. 1002.20, F.S., relating to the 5 rights of public school students and parents; deleting 6 requirements that the State Board of Education adopt 7 rules relating to epinephrine use, diabetes 8 management, and the use of pancreatic enzyme 9 supplements by students; repealing s. 1002.375, F.S., 10 relating to a pilot project that allows school 11 districts to award alternative credit for high school 12 courses; repealing s. 1002.65, F.S., relating to 13 aspirational goals for the professional credentials of 14 prekindergarten instructors; repealing s. 15 1003.4285(1), F.S., relating to a standard high school 16 diploma designation that indicates a student’s major 17 area of interest; repealing s. 1003.496, F.S., 18 relating to the High School to Business Career 19 Enhancement Program; repealing s. 1003.576, F.S., 20 relating to the development and operation of an 21 electronic individual education plan system; repealing 22 s. 1004.05, F.S., relating to the development by state 23 universities and Florida College System institutions 24 of substance abuse training programs; repealing s. 25 1004.62, F.S., relating to incentives for urban or 26 socially and economically disadvantaged area 27 internships; repealing s. 1006.02, F.S., relating to 28 the provision of information to students and parents 29 regarding the school-to-work transition; repealing s. 30 1006.025, F.S., relating to the preparation and 31 submission of a school district guidance report by 32 district school boards; repealing s. 1006.035, F.S., 33 relating to a dropout reentry and mentor project; 34 repealing s. 1006.051, F.S., relating to the Sunshine 35 Workforce Solutions Grant Program; repealing s. 36 1006.141, F.S., relating to authorization for the 37 Department of Education to contract with the Florida 38 Sheriffs Association to operate a statewide school 39 safety hotline; repealing s. 1006.17, F.S., relating 40 to school district or Florida College System 41 institution sponsorship of athletic activities or 42 sports similar to sports for which public 43 postsecondary educational institutions offer 44 scholarships; repealing s. 1006.70, F.S., relating to 45 school district or Florida College System institution 46 sponsorship of athletic activities or sports similar 47 to sports for which public postsecondary educational 48 institutions offer scholarships; repealing s. 1007.21, 49 F.S., relating to student readiness for postsecondary 50 education and the workplace; repealing s. 1007.272, 51 F.S., relating to authorization for school districts, 52 Florida College System institutions, and state 53 universities to conduct advanced placement instruction 54 within dual enrollment courses; repealing s. 55 1007.33(6), F.S., relating to authorization for 56 certain Florida College System institutions to obtain 57 an exemption from required State Board of Education 58 approval for baccalaureate degree programs if 59 eligibility requirements are met; amending s. 1011.61, 60 F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the 61 act; repealing s. 1012.58, F.S., relating to the 62 Transition to Teaching Program; providing an effective 63 date. 64 65 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 66 67 Section 1. Section 1001.435, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 68 Section 2. Paragraphs (i), (j), and (k) of subsection (3) 69 of section 1002.20, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 70 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 71 school students must receive accurate and timely information 72 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed 73 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 74 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 75 rights including, but not limited to, the following: 76 (3) HEALTH ISSUES.— 77 (i) Epinephrine use.—A student who has experienced or is at 78 risk for life-threatening allergic reactions may carry an 79 epinephrine auto-injector and self-administer epinephrine by 80 auto-injector while in school, participating in school-sponsored 81 activities, or in transit to or from school or school-sponsored 82 activities if the school has been provided with parental and 83 physician authorization.The State Board of Education, in84cooperation with the Department of Health, shall adopt rules for85such use of epinephrine auto-injectors that shall include86provisions to protect the safety of all students from the misuse87or abuse of auto-injectors.A school district, county health 88 department, public-private partner, and their employees and 89 volunteers shall be indemnified by the parent of a student 90 authorized to carry an epinephrine auto-injector for any and all 91 liability with respect to the student’s use of an epinephrine 92 auto-injector pursuant to this paragraph. 93 (j) Diabetes management.—A school district may not restrict 94 the assignment of a student who has diabetes to a particular 95 school on the basis that the student has diabetes, that the 96 school does not have a full-time school nurse, or that the 97 school does not have trained diabetes personnel. Diabetic 98 students whose parent and physician provide their written 99 authorization to the school principal may carry diabetic 100 supplies and equipment on their person and attend to the 101 management and care of their diabetes while in school, 102 participating in school-sponsored activities, or in transit to 103 or from school or school-sponsored activities to the extent 104 authorized by the parent and physicianand within the parameters105set forth by State Board of Education rule. The written 106 authorization shall identify the diabetic supplies and equipment 107 that the student is authorized to carry and shall describe the 108 activities the child is capable of performing without 109 assistance, such as performing blood-glucose level checks and 110 urine ketone testing, administering insulin through the insulin 111 delivery system used by the student, and treating hypoglycemia 112 and hyperglycemia.The State Board of Education, in cooperation113with the Department of Health, shall adopt rules to encourage114every school in which a student with diabetes is enrolled to115have personnel trained in routine and emergency diabetes care.116The State Board of Education, in cooperation with the Department117of Health, shall also adopt rules for the management and care of118diabetes by students in schools that include provisions to119protect the safety of all students from the misuse or abuse of120diabetic supplies or equipment.A school district, county health 121 department, and public-private partner, and the employees and 122 volunteers of those entities, shall be indemnified by the parent 123 of a student authorized to carry diabetic supplies or equipment 124 for any and all liability with respect to the student’s use of 125 such supplies and equipment pursuant to this paragraph. 126 (k) Use of prescribed pancreatic enzyme supplements.—A 127 student who has experienced or is at risk for pancreatic 128 insufficiency or who has been diagnosed as having cystic 129 fibrosis may carry and self-administer a prescribed pancreatic 130 enzyme supplement while in school, participating in school 131 sponsored activities, or in transit to or from school or school 132 sponsored activities if the school has been provided with 133 authorization from the student’s parent and prescribing 134 practitioner.The State Board of Education, in cooperation with135the Department of Health, shall adopt rules for the use of136prescribed pancreatic enzyme supplements which shall include137provisions to protect the safety of all students from the misuse138or abuse of the supplements.A school district, county health 139 department, public-private partner, and their employees and 140 volunteers shall be indemnified by the parent of a student 141 authorized to use prescribed pancreatic enzyme supplements for 142 any and all liability with respect to the student’s use of the 143 supplements under this paragraph. 144 Section 3. Section 1002.375, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 145 Section 4. Section 1002.65, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 146 Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 1003.4285, Florida 147 Statutes, is repealed. 148 Section 6. Section 1003.496, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 149 Section 7. Section 1003.576, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 150 Section 8. Section 1004.05, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 151 Section 9. Section 1004.62, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 152 Section 10. Section 1006.02, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 153 Section 11. Section 1006.025, Florida Statutes, is 154 repealed. 155 Section 12. Section 1006.035, Florida Statutes, is 156 repealed. 157 Section 13. Section 1006.051, Florida Statutes, is 158 repealed. 159 Section 14. Section 1006.141, Florida Statutes, is 160 repealed. 161 Section 15. Section 1006.17, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 162 Section 16. Section 1006.70, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 163 Section 17. Section 1007.21, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 164 Section 18. Section 1007.272, Florida Statutes, is 165 repealed. 166 Section 19. Subsection (6) of section 1007.33, Florida 167 Statutes, is repealed. 168 Section 20. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section 169 1011.61, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 170 1011.61 Definitions.—Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 171 1000.21, the following terms are defined as follows for the 172 purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program: 173 (1) A “full-time equivalent student” in each program of the 174 district is defined in terms of full-time students and part-time 175 students as follows: 176 (c)1. A “full-time equivalent student” is: 177 a. A full-time student in any one of the programs listed in 178 s. 1011.62(1)(c); or 179 b. A combination of full-time or part-time students in any 180 one of the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c) which is the 181 equivalent of one full-time student based on the following 182 calculations: 183 (I) A full-time student in a combination of programs listed 184 in s. 1011.62(1)(c) shall be a fraction of a full-time 185 equivalent membership in each special program equal to the 186 number of net hours per school year for which he or she is a 187 member, divided by the appropriate number of hours set forth in 188 subparagraph (a)1. or subparagraph (a)2. The difference between 189 that fraction or sum of fractions and the maximum value as set 190 forth in subsection (4) for each full-time student is presumed 191 to be the balance of the student’s time not spent in such 192 special education programs and shall be recorded as time in the 193 appropriate basic program. 194 (II) A prekindergarten handicapped student shall meet the 195 requirements specified for kindergarten students. 196 (III) A full-time equivalent student for students in 197 kindergarten through grade 5 in a virtual instruction program 198 under s. 1002.45 or a virtual charter school under s. 1002.33 199 shall consist of a student who has successfully completed a 200 basic program listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1.a. or b., and who is 201 promoted to a higher grade level. 202 (IV) A full-time equivalent student for students in grades 203 6 through 12 in a virtual instruction program under s. 204 1002.45(1)(b)1., 2., or 3. or a virtual charter school under s. 205 1002.33 shall consist of six full credit completions in programs 206 listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1.b. or c. and 3. Credit completions 207 may be a combination of full-credit courses or half-credit 208 courses. Beginning in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, when s. 209 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full-time equivalent 210 students and associated funding of students enrolled in courses 211 requiring passage of an end-of-course assessment shall be 212 adjusted after the student completes the end-of-course 213 assessment. 214 (V) A Florida Virtual School full-time equivalent student 215 shall consist of six full credit completions or the prescribed 216 level of content that counts toward promotion to the next grade 217 in the programs listed in s. 1011.62(1)(c)1.a. and b. for 218 kindergarten through grade 8 and the programs listed in s. 219 1011.62(1)(c)1.c. for grades 9 through 12. Credit completions 220 may be a combination of full-credit courses or half-credit 221 courses. Beginning in the 2014-2015 fiscal year, when s. 222 1008.22(3)(g) is implemented, the reported full-time equivalent 223 students and associated funding of students enrolled in courses 224 requiring passage of an end-of-course assessment shall be 225 adjusted after the student completes the end-of-course 226 assessment. 227 (VI) Each successfully completed full-credit course earned 228 through an online course delivered by a district other than the 229 one in which the student resides shall be calculated as 1/6 FTE. 230(VII) Each successfully completed credit earned under the231alternative high school course credit requirements authorized in232s.1002.375, which is not reported as a portion of the 900 net233hours of instruction pursuant to subparagraph (1)(a)1., shall be234calculated as 1/6 FTE.235 2. A student in membership in a program scheduled for more 236 or less than 180 school days or the equivalent on an hourly 237 basis as specified by rules of the State Board of Education is a 238 fraction of a full-time equivalent membership equal to the 239 number of instructional hours in membership divided by the 240 appropriate number of hours set forth in subparagraph (a)1.; 241 however, for the purposes of this subparagraph, membership in 242 programs scheduled for more than 180 days is limited to students 243 enrolled in juvenile justice education programs and the Florida 244 Virtual School. 245 246 The department shall determine and implement an equitable method 247 of equivalent funding for experimental schools and for schools 248 operating under emergency conditions, which schools have been 249 approved by the department to operate for less than the minimum 250 school day. 251 Section 21. Section 1012.58, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 252 Section 22. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.