Bill Text: FL S1224 | 2019 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
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Bill Title: Charter Schools
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Rules [S1224 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1224-Comm_Sub.html
Bill Title: Charter Schools
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Rules [S1224 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1224-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2019 CS for SB 1224 By the Committee on Education; and Senator Farmer 581-03533-19 20191224c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to charter schools; creating s. 3 1001.241, F.S.; requiring the Department of Education 4 to approve credentialing entities for a specified 5 purpose; requiring credentialing entities to 6 establish, develop, and administer specified 7 requirements and processes; requiring credentialing 8 entities to establish a certification program; 9 providing requirements for the certification program; 10 requiring credentialing entities to establish certain 11 fees; providing requirements for such fees; providing 12 that applicants who submit applications to a 13 credentialing entity are subject to a certain 14 background screening; providing for the ineligibility 15 of certain applicants; requiring the Department of Law 16 Enforcement to notify the credentialing entity of an 17 applicant’s background screening results; requiring 18 credentialing entities to issue certificates of 19 compliance upon approval of a person’s application; 20 providing for termination of the certification after a 21 specified time period if the certification is not 22 renewed; authorizing credentialing entities to suspend 23 or revoke a certificate of compliance under specified 24 conditions; requiring charter schools to remove a 25 charter school principal, charter school governing 26 board member, or charter school chief financial 27 officer from his or her position, as applicable, under 28 specified conditions; requiring charter schools to 29 notify the credentialing entity of such removal; 30 providing that certain decisions by a department 31 recognized credentialing program are reviewable by the 32 Department of Education; providing that an aggrieved 33 person may request an administrative hearing within a 34 specified timeframe after receiving an adverse 35 determination after completion of an appeals process 36 offered by the credentialing program; amending s. 37 1002.33, F.S.; deleting obsolete language; revising 38 charter school application deadline requirements; 39 authorizing certain charter school applicants to open 40 charter schools before a specified timeframe and after 41 approval; prohibiting specified individuals and 42 entities from submitting an application to open a 43 charter school for specified periods of time; defining 44 the term “relative” for the purpose of applying the 45 prohibition; requiring each charter school principal, 46 governing board member, chief financial officer, or 47 their equivalent, to meet certain certification 48 requirements; amending s. 1002.45, F.S.; authorizing 49 virtual charter schools to provide part-time virtual 50 instruction for certain students; providing that a 51 charter school may be an approved provider; amending 52 s. 1012.32, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; 53 revising fingerprint filing requirements for charter 54 school instructional and noninstructional personnel; 55 providing that fingerprints and background checks of 56 such personnel who meet certain requirements are valid 57 for a specified period of time in all school 58 districts; providing an effective date. 59 60 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 61 62 Section 1. Section 1001.241, Florida Statutes, is created 63 to read: 64 1001.241 Third-party credentialing entities.— 65 (1) The department shall approve one or more third-party 66 credentialing entities for the purposes of developing and 67 administering a credentialing program for charter school 68 principals, charter school governing board members, and charter 69 school chief financial officers. The approved credentialing 70 entity shall: 71 (a) Establish position core competencies, certification 72 requirements, testing instruments, and recertification 73 requirements for charter school principals, charter school 74 governing board members, and charter school chief financial 75 officers. 76 (b) Establish a process to administer the certification 77 application, award, and maintenance processes. 78 (c) Develop and administer: 79 1. A code of ethics and disciplinary process. 80 2. Biennial continuing education requirements and annual 81 certification renewal requirements. 82 3. An education provider program to approve training 83 entities that are qualified to provide precertification training 84 to applicants and continuing education opportunities to 85 certified persons. 86 (2) A credentialing entity shall establish a certification 87 program that: 88 (a) Is directly related to the core competencies. 89 (b) Establishes minimum requirements in each of the 90 following categories: 91 1. Training. 92 2. On-the-job work experience. 93 3. Supervision. 94 4. Testing. 95 5. Biennial continuing education. 96 (c) Requires adherence to a code of ethics and provides for 97 a disciplinary process that applies to certified persons. 98 (d) Approves qualified training entities that provide 99 precertification training to applicants and continuing education 100 to charter school principals, charter school governing board 101 members, and charter school chief financial officers. To avoid a 102 conflict of interest, a credentialing entity or its affiliate 103 may not deliver training to an applicant or continuing education 104 to a certificateholder. 105 (3) A credentialing entity shall establish application, 106 examination, and certification fees and an annual certification 107 renewal fee. The application, examination, and certification fee 108 may not exceed $225. The annual certification renewal fee may 109 not exceed $100. 110 (4) All applicants are subject to level 2 background 111 screening as provided under chapter 435. An applicant is 112 ineligible, and a credentialing entity shall deny the 113 application, if the applicant has been found guilty of, or has 114 entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, regardless of 115 adjudication, any offense listed in s. 435.04(2) unless the 116 department has issued an exemption under s. 397.4872. In 117 accordance with s. 435.04, the Department of Law Enforcement 118 shall notify the credentialing entity of the applicant’s 119 eligibility based on the results of his or her background 120 screening. 121 (5) The credentialing entity shall issue a certificate of 122 compliance upon approval of a person’s application. The 123 certification shall automatically terminate 1 year after 124 issuance if not renewed. 125 (a) A credentialing entity may suspend or revoke the 126 certificate of compliance of a charter school principal, a 127 charter school governing board member, or a charter school chief 128 financial officer if the charter school principal, the charter 129 school governing board member, or the charter school chief 130 financial officer fails to adhere to the continuing education 131 requirements. 132 (b) A credentialing entity shall revoke a certificate of 133 compliance of a charter school principal, charter school 134 governing board member, or charter school chief financial 135 officer if the charter school principal, charter school 136 governing board member, or charter school chief financial 137 officer provides false or misleading information to the 138 credentialing entity at any time. 139 (c) If a charter school principal, charter school governing 140 board member, or charter school chief financial officer is 141 arrested for or found guilty of, or enters a plea of guilty or 142 nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, any offense 143 listed in s. 435.04(2) while acting in that capacity, the 144 charter school shall immediately remove the person from that 145 position and shall notify the credentialing entity within 3 146 business days after such removal. 147 (6) Any decision by a department-recognized credentialing 148 program to deny certification or otherwise impose sanctions on 149 an individual who is certified is reviewable by the department. 150 The individual aggrieved may request an administrative hearing 151 conducted pursuant to ss. 120.569 and 120.57(1) within 30 days 152 after receiving an adverse determination after completing any 153 appeals process offered by the credentialing program. 154 Section 2. Present paragraphs (g), (h), and (i) of 155 subsection (12) of section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, are 156 redesignated as paragraphs (h), (i), and (j), respectively, and 157 a new paragraph (g) is added to that subsection, paragraph (g) 158 is added to subsection (8), and paragraph (b) of subsection (6) 159 and paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of that section are amended, 160 to read: 161 1002.33 Charter schools.— 162 (6) APPLICATION PROCESS AND REVIEW.—Charter school 163 applications are subject to the following requirements: 164 (b) A sponsor shall receive and review all applications for 165 a charter school using the evaluation instrument developed by 166 the Department of Education. A sponsor shall receive and 167 consider charter school applications received on or before 168 August 1 of each calendar year for charter schools to be opened 169 at the beginning of the school district’s next school year, or 170 to be opened at a time determinedagreed toby the applicant and 171 the sponsor. A sponsor may not refuse to receive a charter 172 school application submitted before August 1 and may receive an 173 application submitted later than August 1 if it chooses. 174Beginning in 2018 and thereafter,A sponsor shall also receive 175 and consider charter school applications received on or before 176 February 1 of each calendar year for charter schools to be 177 opened18 months laterat the beginning of the school district’s 178 school year, or to be opened at a time determined by the 179 applicant. A sponsor may not refuse to receive a charter school 180 application submitted before February 1 and may receive an 181 application submitted later than February 1 if it chooses. A 182 sponsor may not charge an applicant for a charter any fee for 183 the processing or consideration of an application, and a sponsor 184 may not base its consideration or approval of a final 185 application upon the promise of future payment of any kind. If 186 an applicant is ready to do so, it may open a charter school 187 before the school district’s next school year after approval of 188 the charter school application submitted by either application 189 deadline. Before approving or denying any application, the 190 sponsor shall allow the applicant, upon receipt of written 191 notification, at least 7 calendar days to make technical or 192 nonsubstantive corrections and clarifications, including, but 193 not limited to, corrections of grammatical, typographical, and 194 like errors or missing signatures, if such errors are identified 195 by the sponsor as cause to deny the final application. 196 1. In order to facilitate an accurate budget projection 197 process, a sponsor shall be held harmless for FTE students who 198 are not included in the FTE projection due to approval of 199 charter school applications after the FTE projection deadline. 200 In a further effort to facilitate an accurate budget projection, 201 within 15 calendar days after receipt of a charter school 202 application, a sponsor shall report to the Department of 203 Education the name of the applicant entity, the proposed charter 204 school location, and its projected FTE. 205 2. In order to ensure fiscal responsibility, an application 206 for a charter school shall include a full accounting of expected 207 assets, a projection of expected sources and amounts of income, 208 including income derived from projected student enrollments and 209 from community support, and an expense projection that includes 210 full accounting of the costs of operation, including start-up 211 costs. 212 3.a. A sponsor shall by a majority vote approve or deny an 213 application no later than 90 calendar days after the application 214 is received, unless the sponsor and the applicant mutually agree 215 in writing to temporarily postpone the vote to a specific date, 216 at which time the sponsor shall by a majority vote approve or 217 deny the application. If the sponsor fails to act on the 218 application, an applicant may appeal to the State Board of 219 Education as provided in paragraph (c). If an application is 220 denied, the sponsor shall, within 10 calendar days after such 221 denial, articulate in writing the specific reasons, based upon 222 good cause, supporting its denial of the application and shall 223 provide the letter of denial and supporting documentation to the 224 applicant and to the Department of Education. 225 b. An application submitted by a high-performing charter 226 school identified pursuant to s. 1002.331 or a high-performing 227 charter school system identified pursuant to s. 1002.332 may be 228 denied by the sponsor only if the sponsor demonstrates by clear 229 and convincing evidence that: 230 (I) The application of a high-performing charter school 231 does not materially comply with the requirements in paragraph 232 (a) or, for a high-performing charter school system, the 233 application does not materially comply with s. 1002.332(2)(b); 234 (II) The charter school proposed in the application does 235 not materially comply with the requirements in paragraphs 236 (9)(a)-(f); 237 (III) The proposed charter school’s educational program 238 does not substantially replicate that of the applicant or one of 239 the applicant’s high-performing charter schools; 240 (IV) The applicant has made a material misrepresentation or 241 false statement or concealed an essential or material fact 242 during the application process; or 243 (V) The proposed charter school’s educational program and 244 financial management practices do not materially comply with the 245 requirements of this section. 246 247 Material noncompliance is a failure to follow requirements or a 248 violation of prohibitions applicable to charter school 249 applications, which failure is quantitatively or qualitatively 250 significant either individually or when aggregated with other 251 noncompliance. An applicant is considered to be replicating a 252 high-performing charter school if the proposed school is 253 substantially similar to at least one of the applicant’s high 254 performing charter schools and the organization or individuals 255 involved in the establishment and operation of the proposed 256 school are significantly involved in the operation of replicated 257 schools. 258 c. If the sponsor denies an application submitted by a 259 high-performing charter school or a high-performing charter 260 school system, the sponsor must, within 10 calendar days after 261 such denial, state in writing the specific reasons, based upon 262 the criteria in sub-subparagraph b., supporting its denial of 263 the application and must provide the letter of denial and 264 supporting documentation to the applicant and to the Department 265 of Education. The applicant may appeal the sponsor’s denial of 266 the application in accordance with paragraph (c). 267 4. For budget projection purposes, the sponsor shall report 268 to the Department of Education the approval or denial of an 269 application within 10 calendar days after such approval or 270 denial. In the event of approval, the report to the Department 271 of Education shall include the final projected FTE for the 272 approved charter school. 273 5. Upon approval of an application, the initial startup 274 shall commence with the beginning of the public school calendar 275 for the district in which the charter is granted. A charter 276 school may defer the opening of the school’s operations for up 277 to 3 years to provide time for adequate facility planning. The 278 charter school must provide written notice of such intent to the 279 sponsor and the parents of enrolled students at least 30 280 calendar days before the first day of school. 281 (7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 282 a charter school shall be set forth by the sponsor and the 283 applicant in a written contractual agreement, called a charter. 284 The sponsor and the governing board of the charter school shall 285 use the standard charter contract pursuant to subsection (21), 286 which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 287 approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 288 proposed charter contract that differs from the standard charter 289 contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall 290 be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 291 sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that 292 violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility 293 to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 294 governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following 295 a public hearing to ensure community input. 296 (a) The charter shall address and criteria for approval of 297 the charter shall be based on: 298 1. The school’s mission, the students to be served, and the 299 ages and grades to be included. 300 2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional methods 301 to be used, any distinctive instructional techniques to be 302 employed, and identification and acquisition of appropriate 303 technologies needed to improve educational and administrative 304 performance which include a means for promoting safe, ethical, 305 and appropriate uses of technology which comply with legal and 306 professional standards. 307 a. The charter shall ensure that reading is a primary focus 308 of the curriculum and that resources are provided to identify 309 and provide specialized instruction for students who are reading 310 below grade level. The curriculum and instructional strategies 311 for reading must be consistent with the Next Generation Sunshine 312 State Standards and grounded in scientifically based reading 313 research. 314 b. In order to provide students with access to diverse 315 instructional delivery models, to facilitate the integration of 316 technology within traditional classroom instruction, and to 317 provide students with the skills they need to compete in the 318 21st century economy, the Legislature encourages instructional 319 methods for blended learning courses consisting of both 320 traditional classroom and online instructional techniques. 321 Charter schools may implement blended learning courses which 322 combine traditional classroom instruction and virtual 323 instruction. Students in a blended learning course must be full 324 time students of the charter school pursuant to s. 325 1011.61(1)(a)1. Instructional personnel certified pursuant to s. 326 1012.55 who provide virtual instruction for blended learning 327 courses may be employees of the charter school or may be under 328 contract to provide instructional services to charter school 329 students. At a minimum, such instructional personnel must hold 330 an active state or school district adjunct certification under 331 s. 1012.57 for the subject area of the blended learning course. 332 The funding and performance accountability requirements for 333 blended learning courses are the same as those for traditional 334 courses. 335 3. The current incoming baseline standard of student 336 academic achievement, the outcomes to be achieved, and the 337 method of measurement that will be used. The criteria listed in 338 this subparagraph shall include a detailed description of: 339 a. How the baseline student academic achievement levels and 340 prior rates of academic progress will be established. 341 b. How these baseline rates will be compared to rates of 342 academic progress achieved by these same students while 343 attending the charter school. 344 c. To the extent possible, how these rates of progress will 345 be evaluated and compared with rates of progress of other 346 closely comparable student populations. 347 348 The district school board is required to provide academic 349 student performance data to charter schools for each of their 350 students coming from the district school system, as well as 351 rates of academic progress of comparable student populations in 352 the district school system. 353 4. The methods used to identify the educational strengths 354 and needs of students and how well educational goals and 355 performance standards are met by students attending the charter 356 school. The methods shall provide a means for the charter school 357 to ensure accountability to its constituents by analyzing 358 student performance data and by evaluating the effectiveness and 359 efficiency of its major educational programs. Students in 360 charter schools shall, at a minimum, participate in the 361 statewide assessment program created under s. 1008.22. 362 5. In secondary charter schools, a method for determining 363 that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation in 364 s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282. 365 6. A method for resolving conflicts between the governing 366 board of the charter school and the sponsor. 367 7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures, 368 including the school’s code of student conduct. Admission or 369 dismissal must not be based on a student’s academic performance. 370 8. The ways by which the school will achieve a 371 racial/ethnic balance reflective of the community it serves or 372 within the racial/ethnic range of other public schools in the 373 same school district. 374 9. The financial and administrative management of the 375 school, including a reasonable demonstration of the professional 376 experience or competence of those individuals or organizations 377 applying to operate the charter school or those hired or 378 retained to perform such professional services and the 379 description of clearly delineated responsibilities and the 380 policies and practices needed to effectively manage the charter 381 school. A description of internal audit procedures and 382 establishment of controls to ensure that financial resources are 383 properly managed must be included. Both public sector and 384 private sector professional experience shall be equally valid in 385 such a consideration. 386 10. The asset and liability projections required in the 387 application which are incorporated into the charter and shall be 388 compared with information provided in the annual report of the 389 charter school. 390 11. A description of procedures that identify various risks 391 and provide for a comprehensive approach to reduce the impact of 392 losses; plans to ensure the safety and security of students and 393 staff; plans to identify, minimize, and protect others from 394 violent or disruptive student behavior; and the manner in which 395 the school will be insured, including whether or not the school 396 will be required to have liability insurance, and, if so, the 397 terms and conditions thereof and the amounts of coverage. 398 12. The term of the charter which shall provide for 399 cancellation of the charter if insufficient progress has been 400 made in attaining the student achievement objectives of the 401 charter and if it is not likely that such objectives can be 402 achieved before expiration of the charter. The initial term of a 403 charter shall be for 5 years, excluding 2 planning years. In 404 order to facilitate access to long-term financial resources for 405 charter school construction, charter schools that are operated 406 by a municipality or other public entity as provided by law are 407 eligible for up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the 408 district school board. A charter lab school is eligible for a 409 charter for a term of up to 15 years. In addition, to facilitate 410 access to long-term financial resources for charter school 411 construction, charter schools that are operated by a private, 412 not-for-profit, s. 501(c)(3) status corporation are eligible for 413 up to a 15-year charter, subject to approval by the district 414 school board. Such long-term charters remain subject to annual 415 review and may be terminated during the term of the charter, but 416 only according to the provisions set forth in subsection (8). 417 13. The facilities to be used and their location. The 418 sponsor may not require a charter school to have a certificate 419 of occupancy or a temporary certificate of occupancy for such a 420 facility earlier than 15 calendar days before the first day of 421 school. 422 14. The qualifications to be required of the teachers and 423 the potential strategies used to recruit, hire, train, and 424 retain qualified staff to achieve best value. 425 15. The governance structure of the school, including the 426 status of the charter school as a public or private employer as 427 required in paragraph (12)(j)(12)(i). 428 16. A timetable for implementing the charter which 429 addresses the implementation of each element thereof and the 430 date by which the charter shall be awarded in order to meet this 431 timetable. 432 17. In the case of an existing public school that is being 433 converted to charter status, alternative arrangements for 434 current students who choose not to attend the charter school and 435 for current teachers who choose not to teach in the charter 436 school after conversion in accordance with the existing 437 collective bargaining agreement or district school board rule in 438 the absence of a collective bargaining agreement. However, 439 alternative arrangements shall not be required for current 440 teachers who choose not to teach in a charter lab school, except 441 as authorized by the employment policies of the state university 442 which grants the charter to the lab school. 443 18. Full disclosure of the identity of all relatives 444 employed by the charter school who are related to the charter 445 school owner, president, chairperson of the governing board of 446 directors, superintendent, governing board member, principal, 447 assistant principal, or any other person employed by the charter 448 school who has equivalent decisionmaking authority. For the 449 purpose of this subparagraph, the term “relative” means father, 450 mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 451 cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, father-in-law, mother-in 452 law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, 453 stepfather, stepmother, stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, 454 stepsister, half brother, or half sister. 455 19. Implementation of the activities authorized under s. 456 1002.331 by the charter school when it satisfies the eligibility 457 requirements for a high-performing charter school. A high 458 performing charter school shall notify its sponsor in writing by 459 March 1 if it intends to increase enrollment or expand grade 460 levels the following school year. The written notice shall 461 specify the amount of the enrollment increase and the grade 462 levels that will be added, as applicable. 463 (8) CAUSES FOR NONRENEWAL OR TERMINATION OF CHARTER.— 464 (g)1. If a charter is terminated or a charter school closes 465 before the end of a school year or within 3 years after 466 beginning operations and, after a specific finding by the school 467 district of material fraud, disregard of generally accepted 468 accounting principles, or of intentional malfeasance by an 469 applicant for the charter, the charter school owner, the charter 470 school president, charter school governing board members, and 471 the relatives of such owner, upon findings made by the school 472 district, the applicant for the charter, the charter school 473 owner, the charter school president, the charter school 474 governing board members, and the relatives of such owner, 475 president, or governing board member may not submit an 476 application to open a charter school in this state pursuant to 477 subsection (6) for a period of 5 years after the termination of 478 the charter or closure of the charter school. The applicant for 479 the charter, the charter school owner, the charter school 480 president, the charter school governing board members, and the 481 relatives of such owner, president, or governing board member, 482 may appeal to the charter appeals commission the school 483 district’s finding of material fraud, intentional malfeasance, 484 or disregard of generally accepted accounting principles. 485 2. If a charter school owner, a charter school president, a 486 member of a charter school governing board, a charter management 487 organization, or an education management organization is 488 convicted of a crime, including, but not limited to, material 489 fraud or serious financial theft offenses, misrepresentation, 490 fraud, or misappropriation related to the operation of a charter 491 school, that owner, president, or governing board member, 492 including any relatives of such individuals, or the charter 493 management organization or the education management 494 organization, may not submit an application to open a charter 495 school in this state pursuant to subsection (6) for a period of 496 10 years after such conviction. 497 498 For the purpose of this paragraph, the term “relative” has the 499 same meaning as specified in subparagraph (24)(a)2. 500 (12) EMPLOYEES OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.— 501 (g) Each charter school principal, governing board member, 502 chief financial officer, or equivalent position must hold a 503 valid certification issued by a third-party credentialing entity 504 that is recognized under s. 1001.241, at least 30 days before 505 the school opens or within 30 days of the first date of 506 employment, whichever comes first. The credentialing entity must 507 certify the individual’s core competence in the administration 508 of a charter school, including, but not limited to, developing 509 and adjusting business plans; accurate financial planning and 510 good business practices, including accounting for costs and 511 income; state and federal grant and student performance 512 accountability requirements; identification of, and application 513 for, state and federal funding sources; and governance, 514 including government in the sunshine, conflicts of interest, 515 ethics, and financial responsibility. An individual certified 516 under this paragraph meets the training requirements under 517 subparagraph (h)3., paragraph (6)(f), and subparagraph (9)(j)4. 518 Section 3. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 519 1002.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 520 1002.45 Virtual instruction programs.— 521 (1) PROGRAM.— 522 (d) A virtual charter school may provide part-time and 523 full-time virtual instruction for students in kindergarten 524 through grade 12 if the virtual charter school has a charter 525 approved pursuant to s. 1002.33authorizing full-time virtual526instruction. A virtual charter school may: 527 1. Contract with the Florida Virtual School. 528 2. Contract with or be an approved provider under 529 subsection (2). 530 3. Enter into an agreement with a school district to allow 531 the participation of the virtual charter school’s students in 532 the school district’s virtual instruction program. The agreement 533 must indicate a process for reporting of student enrollment and 534 the transfer of funds required by paragraph (7)(e). 535 Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 536 1012.32, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 537 1012.32 Qualifications of personnel.— 538 (2) 539 (b) Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are 540 hired or contracted to fill positions in any charter school and 541 members of the governing board of any charter school, in 542 compliance with s. 1002.33(12)(h)s. 1002.33(12)(g), must, upon 543 employment, engagement of services, or appointment, undergo 544 background screening as required under s. 1012.465 or s. 545 1012.56, whichever is applicable, by filing with any singlethe546 district school boardfor the school districtin which one of 547 the charter governing board’s charter schoolsthe charter school548 is located a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized 549 law enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school 550 district who is trained to take fingerprints. Once such 551 instructional and noninstructional personnel are fingerprinted 552 and pass the appropriate background check in any single school 553 district, such fingerprints and background check shall be valid 554 for a period of 3 years and valid in all school districts 555 throughout the state. 556 557 Fingerprints shall be submitted to the Department of Law 558 Enforcement for statewide criminal and juvenile records checks 559 and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for federal criminal 560 records checks. A person subject to this subsection who is found 561 ineligible for employment under s. 1012.315, or otherwise found 562 through background screening to have been convicted of any crime 563 involving moral turpitude as defined by rule of the State Board 564 of Education, shall not be employed, engaged to provide 565 services, or serve in any position that requires direct contact 566 with students. Probationary persons subject to this subsection 567 terminated because of their criminal record have the right to 568 appeal such decisions. The cost of the background screening may 569 be borne by the district school board, the charter school, the 570 employee, the contractor, or a person subject to this 571 subsection. A district school board shall reimburse a charter 572 school the cost of background screening if it does not notify 573 the charter school of the eligibility of a governing board 574 member or instructional or noninstructional personnel within the 575 earlier of 14 days after receipt of the background screening 576 results from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement or 30 577 days of submission of fingerprints by the governing board member 578 or instructional or noninstructional personnel. 579 Section 5. This act shall take effect January 1, 2020.