Bill Text: FL S1576 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Education
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-05-03 - Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7070 (Ch. 2019-23) [S1576 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S1576-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 1576 By Senator Lee 20-00963B-19 20191576__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to education; amending s. 1002.33, 3 F.S.; revising services required to be provided by 4 charter school sponsors; amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; 5 revising requirements for rules that establish uniform 6 core curricula for state-approved teacher preparation 7 programs; revising criteria required for continued 8 approval of teacher preparation programs; revising 9 requirements relating to preservice field experience; 10 amending s. 1004.85, F.S.; revising requirements for 11 educator preparation programs; revising requirements 12 relating to annual performance evaluations that 13 educator preparation institutes are required to submit 14 to the Department of Education; amending s. 1012.05, 15 F.S.; revising duties of the department for developing 16 guidelines relating to teacher recruitment and 17 retention; deleting a requirement for the department 18 to consult with specified entities in the development 19 of the guidelines; revising duties of school boards to 20 adopt policies relating to mentors and support for 21 first-time teachers; authorizing the Commissioner of 22 Education to use certain funds to publish specified 23 survey results; amending s. 1012.22, F.S.; requiring 24 district school boards to incorporate certain support 25 programs in the establishment of programs for staff 26 development; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; expanding 27 acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of general 28 knowledge to include documentation that a candidate 29 meets specified requirements; deleting a requirement 30 specifying that a holder of a temporary educator 31 certificate meet a certain requirement within a 32 specified time; conforming a provision to changes made 33 by the act; revising information required by the 34 department to include in a professional development 35 certification and education competency program; 36 authorizing district school boards to waive a certain 37 requirement under specified conditions; requiring the 38 department to provide aspiring teachers with specified 39 resources; amending s. 1012.59, F.S.; requiring 40 certification examination fees to be apportioned to 41 each part of a multipart examination; requiring 42 applicants to retake parts of the multipart exam which 43 they failed and to repay any apportioned fees; 44 amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; revising information 45 required for the department to include in the 46 dissemination of certain programs; providing an 47 effective date. 48 49 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 50 51 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subsection (20) of section 52 1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 53 1002.33 Charter schools.— 54 (20) SERVICES.— 55 (a)1. A sponsor shall provide certain administrative and 56 educational services to charter schools. These services shall 57 include contract management services; full-time equivalent and 58 data reporting services; exceptional student education 59 administration services; services related to eligibility and 60 reporting duties required to ensure that school lunch services 61 under the National School Lunch Program, consistent with the 62 needs of the charter school, are provided by the school district 63 at the request of the charter school, that any funds due to the 64 charter school under the National School Lunch Program be paid 65 to the charter school as soon as the charter school begins 66 serving food under the National School Lunch Program, and that 67 the charter school is paid at the same time and in the same 68 manner under the National School Lunch Program as other public 69 schools serviced by the sponsor or the school district; test 70 administration services, including payment of the costs of 71 state-required or district-required student assessments; 72 processing of teacher certificate data services; access to the 73 school district teacher preparation program; and information 74 services, including equal access to student information systems 75 that are used by public schools in the district in which the 76 charter school is located. Student performance data for each 77 student in a charter school, including, but not limited to, FCAT 78 scores, standardized test scores, previous public school student 79 report cards, and student performance measures, shall be 80 provided by the sponsor to a charter school in the same manner 81 provided to other public schools in the district. 82 2. A sponsor may withhold an administrative fee for the 83 provision of such services which shall be a percentage of the 84 available funds defined in paragraph (17)(b) calculated based on 85 weighted full-time equivalent students. If the charter school 86 serves 75 percent or more exceptional education students as 87 defined in s. 1003.01(3), the percentage shall be calculated 88 based on unweighted full-time equivalent students. The 89 administrative fee shall be calculated as follows: 90 a. Up to 5 percent for: 91 (I) Enrollment of up to and including 250 students in a 92 charter school as defined in this section. 93 (II) Enrollment of up to and including 500 students within 94 a charter school system which meets all of the following: 95 (A) Includes conversion charter schools and nonconversion 96 charter schools. 97 (B) Has all of its schools located in the same county. 98 (C) Has a total enrollment exceeding the total enrollment 99 of at least one school district in the state. 100 (D) Has the same governing board for all of its schools. 101 (E) Does not contract with a for-profit service provider 102 for management of school operations. 103 (III) Enrollment of up to and including 250 students in a 104 virtual charter school. 105 b. Up to 2 percent for enrollment of up to and including 106 250 students in a high-performing charter school as defined in 107 s. 1002.331. 108 3. A sponsor may not charge charter schools any additional 109 fees or surcharges for administrative and educational services 110 in addition to the maximum percentage of administrative fees 111 withheld pursuant to this paragraph. 112 4. A sponsor shall provide to the department by September 113 15 of each year the total amount of funding withheld from 114 charter schools pursuant to this subsection for the prior fiscal 115 year. The department must include the information in the report 116 required under sub-sub-subparagraph (5)(b)1.k.(III). 117 Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraphs (a), 118 (b), and (e) of subsection (4), and paragraphs (c) and (d) of 119 subsection (5) of section 1004.04, Florida Statutes, are amended 120 to read: 121 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 122 teacher preparation programs.— 123 (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT.— 124 (b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 125 state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 126 not limited to, the following: 127 1. Participant instruction and assessment in the Florida 128 Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 129 2. The use of state-adopted content standards to guide 130 curricula and instruction. 131 3. Scientifically researched and evidence-based reading 132 instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 133 all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 134 approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 135 fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 136 strategies. 137 4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 138 5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 139 language learners. 140 6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of students 141 with disabilities. 142 7. Strategies to differentiate instructionSchool safety. 143 8. The use of character-based classroom management. 144 (4) CONTINUED PROGRAM APPROVAL.—Continued approval of a 145 teacher preparation program shall be based upon evidence that 146 the program continues to implement the requirements for initial 147 approval and upon significant, objective, and quantifiable 148 measures of the program and the performance of the program 149 completers. 150 (a) The criteria for continued approval must include each 151 of the following: 152 1. Documentation from the program that each program 153 candidate met the admission requirements provided in subsection 154 (3). 155 2. Documentation from the program that the program and each 156 program completer have met the requirements provided in 157 subsection (2). 158 3. Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 159 a. Placement rate of program completers into instructional 160 positions in Florida public schools and private schools, if 161 available. 162 b. Rate of retention for employed program completers in 163 instructional positions in Florida public schools. 164 c. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 165 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers on statewide 166 assessments using the results of the student learning growth 167 formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 168 d. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 169 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers aggregated by 170 student subgroup, as defined in the federal Elementary and 171 Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 172 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 173 prepares teachers to work with a diverse population of students 174 in a variety of settings in Florida public schools. 175 e. Results of program completers’ annual evaluations in 176 accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 177 f. Production of program completers in statewide critical 178 teacher shortage areas as identified in s. 1012.07. 179 4. Surveys of program completers’ satisfaction with 180 preparation for the realities of the classroom and employers’ 181 satisfaction with, and the programs’ responsiveness to, local 182 school districts. 183 (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 184 continued approval of teacher preparation programs which include 185 the program review process, the continued approval timelines, 186 and the performance level targets for each of the continued 187 approval criteria in paragraph (a). Additional criteria may be 188 approved by the State Board of Education.Such criteria may189include a program completer’s satisfaction with instruction and190an employer’s satisfaction with, and the program’s191responsiveness to, local school districts.The Commissioner of 192 Education shall determine the continued approval of each program 193 based on the data collected pursuant to this section and the 194 rules of the State Board of Education. 195 (e) Each Florida public and private institution that offers 196 a state-approved teacher preparation program must annually 197 report information regarding its approved programs to the state 198 and the general public. The report to the state must include a 199 list of candidates who are admitted to, who are enrolled in, or 200 who complete a teacher preparation program; additional evidence 201 necessary to document requirements for continued approval; and 202 data necessary to complete applicable federal reporting 203 requirements. The state reporting requirements must minimize a 204 program’s reporting burden whenever possible without 205 compromising data quality. The report to the general public must 206 include, at a minimum, the annual progress data reported by the 207 state under this paragraph, the surveys required under 208 subparagraph (a)4., and may include other information chosen by 209 the institution or program. 210 (5) PRESERVICE FIELD EXPERIENCE.—All postsecondary 211 instructors, school district personnel and instructional 212 personnel, and school sites preparing instructional personnel 213 through preservice field experience courses and internships 214 shall meet special requirements. District school boards may pay 215 student teachers during their internships. 216 (c) Preservice field experience must fully prepare a 217 candidate to manage a classroom by requiring theinclude218 candidate to practice and demonstratedemonstrationofthe 219 uniform core curricula specific to the candidate’scandidates’220 area or areas of program concentration with a diverse population 221 of students in a variety of challenging environmentssettings. 222 The length of structured field experiences may be extended to 223 ensure that candidates achieve the competencies needed to meet 224 certification requirements. 225 (d) Postsecondary teacher preparation programs in 226 cooperation with district school boards and approved private 227 school associations shall select the school sites for preservice 228 field experience activities based upon the qualifications of the 229 supervising personnel as described in this subsection and the 230 needs of the candidates. These sites must represent the full 231 spectrum of school communities, including, but not limited to, 232 schools serving low-achieving studentslocated in urban233settings. In order to be selected, school sites must demonstrate 234 commitment to the education of public school students and to the 235 preparation of future teachers. 236 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and subsection 237 (5) of section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 238 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.— 239 (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 240 this section may offer competency-based certification programs 241 specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate 242 degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 243 educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 244 preparation institute choosing to offer a competency-based 245 certification program pursuant tothe provisions ofthis section 246 must implement a program previously approved by the Department 247 of Education for this purpose or a program developed by the 248 institute and approved by the department for this purpose. 249 Approved programs shall be available for use by other approved 250 educator preparation institutes. 251 (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for approval, 252 the Department of Education shall approve a preparation program 253 pursuant to the requirements of this subsection or issue a 254 statement of the deficiencies in the request for approval. The 255 department shall approve a certification program if the 256 institute provides evidence of the institute’s capacity to 257 implement a competency-based program that includes each of the 258 following: 259 1.a. Participant instruction and assessment in the Florida 260 Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 261 b. The use of state-adopted student content standards to 262 guide curriculum and instruction. 263 c. Scientifically researched and evidence-based reading 264 instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 265 all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 266 approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 267 fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 268 strategies. 269 d. Content literacy and mathematical practices. 270 e. Strategies appropriate for instruction of English 271 language learners. 272 f. Strategies appropriate for instruction of students with 273 disabilities. 274 g. Strategies to differentiate instructionSchool safety. 275 h. The use of character-based classroom management. 276 2. An educational plan for each participant to meet 277 certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to 278 teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 279 certification, which is based on an assessment of his or her 280 competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 281 3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification 282 subject area specified in the educational plan with a diverse 283 population of students in a variety of challenging settings 284 under the supervision of qualified educators. 285 4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 286 procedures required for participants who complete the program to 287 meet any requirements related to the background screening 288 pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary 289 certification pursuant to s. 1012.56. 290 (5) Each institute approved pursuant to this section shall 291 submit to the Department of Education annual performance 292 evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the programs, 293 including the pass rates of participants on all examinations 294 required for teacher certification, employment rates, 295 longitudinal retention rates, andemployersatisfaction surveys 296 of employers and candidates. Theemployersatisfaction surveys 297 must be designed to measure the sufficient preparation of the 298 educator for the realities ofto enterthe classroom and the 299 institute’s response to local school districts. These 300 evaluations shall be used by the Department of Education for 301 purposes of continued approval of an educator preparation 302 institute’s certification program. 303 Section 4. Paragraph (k) of subsection (2), paragraph (a) 304 of subsection (3), and subsection (5) of section 1012.05, 305 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 306 1012.05 Teacher recruitment and retention.— 307 (2) The Department of Education shall: 308 (k) Create guidelines and identify best practices for the 309 mentors of first-time teachers and for new teacher-support 310 programs that focus on the professional assistance needed by 311 first-time teachers throughout the first 2 yearsyearof 312 teaching.The department shall consult with the Florida Center313for Reading Research and the Just Read, Florida! Office in314developing the guidelines.315 (3)(a) Each school board shall adopt policies relating to 316 mentors and support for first-time teachers based upon the 317 department’s guidelines and best practices and materials 318 published pursuant to s. 1012.98(11)issuedby the Department of319Education. 320 (5) Subject to proviso in the General Appropriations Act, 321 the Commissioner of Education may use funds appropriated by the 322 Legislature and funds from federal grants and other sources to: 323 (a) Provide incentives for teacher recruitment and 324 preparation programs. The purpose of the use of such funds is to 325 recruit and prepare individuals who do not graduate from state 326 approved teacher preparation programs to teach in a Florida 327 public school. The commissioner may contract with entities other 328 than, and including, approved teacher preparation programs to 329 provide intensive teacher training leading to passage of the 330 required certification exams for the desired subject area or 331 coverage. The commissioner shall survey school districts to 332 evaluate the effectiveness of such programs. 333 (b) Publish state-level, district-level, and school-level 334 results of an anonymous biennial survey of school-based 335 instructional and administrative personnel which identifies the 336 teaching conditions that relate to student learning and teacher 337 retention. 338 Section 5. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section 339 1012.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 340 1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the 341 district school board.—The district school board shall: 342 (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe 343 qualifications for those positions, and provide for the 344 appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal 345 of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this 346 chapter: 347 (i) Comprehensive program of staff development.—The 348 district school board shall establish a comprehensive program of 349 staff development that incorporates support programs for first 350 time teachers and school improvement plans pursuant to s. 351 1001.42 and is aligned with principal leadership training 352 pursuant to s. 1012.986as a part of the plan. 353 Section 6. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (3) of 354 section 1012.56, Florida Statutes, and subsection (7), paragraph 355 (a) of subsection (8), and paragraph (d) of subsection (9) of 356 that section are amended, to read: 357 1012.56 Educator certification requirements.— 358 (3) MASTERY OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.—Acceptable means of 359 demonstrating mastery of general knowledge are: 360 (f) Documentation by the mentor and principal that the 361 candidate has successfully completed a professional development 362 certification and education competency program pursuant to 363 subsection (8). 364 (7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION.— 365 (a) The Department of Education shall issue a professional 366 certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant 367 who fulfills one of the following: 368 1. Meets all the requirements outlined in subsection (2). 369 2. For a professional certificate covering grades 6 through 370 12: 371 a. Meets the requirements of paragraphs (2)(a)-(h). 372 b. Holds a master’s or higher degree in the area of 373 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. 374 c. Teaches a high school course in the subject of the 375 advanced degree. 376 d. Is rated highly effective as determined by the teacher’s 377 performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part on 378 student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized 379 assessment or an Advanced Placement, Advanced International 380 Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate 381 examination. 382 e. Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional 383 education competency examination required by state board rule. 384 3. Meets the requirements of paragraphs (2)(a)-(h) and 385 completes a professional preparation and education competence 386 program approved by the department pursuant to paragraph (8)(c). 387 An applicant who completes the program and is rated highly 388 effective as determined by his or her performance evaluation 389 under s. 1012.34 is not required to take or achieve a passing 390 score on the professional education competency examination in 391 order to be awarded a professional certificate. 392 (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 393 any applicant who completes the requirements outlined in 394 paragraphs (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content 395 requirements specified in state board rule or demonstrates 396 mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and 397 holds an accredited degree or a degree approved by the 398 Department of Education at the level required for the subject 399 area specialization in state board rule. 400 (c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year 401 temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional 402 certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor’s 403 degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for 404 completion of a master’s degree program in speech-language 405 impairment. 406 407 Each temporary certificate is valid for 3 school fiscal years 408 and is nonrenewable.However, the requirement in paragraph409(2)(g) must be met within 1 calendar year of the date of410employment under the temporary certificate.Individuals who are 411 employed under contract at the end of the 31calendar year time 412 period may continue to be employed through the end of the school 413 year in which they have been contracted. A school district shall 414 not employ, or continue the employment of, an individual in a 415 position for which a temporary certificate is required beyond 416 this time period if the individual has not met the requirement 417 of paragraph (2)(g). At least 1 year before an individual’s 418 temporary certificate is set to expire, the department shall 419 electronically notify the individual of the date on which his or 420 her certificate will expire and provide a list of each method by 421 which the qualifications for a professional certificate can be 422 completed. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 423 allow the department to extend the validity period of a 424 temporary certificate for 2 years when the requirements for the 425 professional certificate, not including the requirement in 426 paragraph (2)(g), were not completed due to the serious illness 427 or injury of the applicant, the military service of an 428 applicant’s spouse, or other extraordinary extenuating 429 circumstances. The rules must authorize the department to extend 430 the validity period of a temporary certificate for 1 year if the 431 certificateholder is rated effective or highly effective based 432 solely on a student learning growth formula approved by the 433 Commissioner of Education pursuant to s. 1012.34(8). The 434 department shall reissue the temporary certificate for 2 435 additional years upon approval by the Commissioner of Education. 436 A written request for reissuance of the certificate shall be 437 submitted by the district school superintendent, the governing 438 authority of a university lab school, the governing authority of 439 a state-supported school, or the governing authority of a 440 private school. 441 (8) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATION AND EDUCATION 442 COMPETENCY PROGRAM.— 443 (a) The Department of Education shall develop and each 444 school district, charter school, and charter management 445 organization may provide a cohesive competency-based 446 professional development certification and education competency 447 program by which instructional staff may satisfy the mastery of 448 professional preparation and education competence requirements 449 specified in subsection (6) and rules of the State Board of 450 Education. Participants must hold a state-issued temporary 451 certificate. A school district, charter school, or charter 452 management organization that implements the program shall 453 provide a competency-based certification program developed by 454 the Department of Education or developed by the district, 455 charter school, or charter management organization and approved 456 by the Department of Education. The program shall include the 457 following: 458 1. A minimum period of initial preparation before assuming 459 duties as the teacher of record. 460 2. An option for collaboration with other supporting 461 agencies or educational entities for implementation. 462 3. A teacher mentorship and induction component. 463 a. Each individual selected by the district as a mentor: 464 (I) Must hold a valid professional certificate issued 465 pursuant to this section; 466 (II) Must have earned at least 3 years of teaching 467 experience in prekindergarten through grade 12; 468 (III) Must have completed specialized training in clinical 469 supervision and participate in ongoing mentor training provided 470 through the coordinated system of professional development under 471 s. 1012.98(3)(e); 472 (IV) Must have earned an effective or highly effective 473 rating on the prior year’s performance evaluation under s. 474 1012.34; and 475 (V) May be a peer evaluator under the district’s evaluation 476 system approved under s. 1012.34. 477 b. The teacher mentorship and induction component must, at 478 a minimum, provide weekly opportunities for mentoring and 479 induction activities, including common planning time, ongoing 480 professional development targeted to a teacher’s needs, 481 opportunities for a teacher to observe other teachers, co 482 teaching experiences, and reflection and followup discussions. 483 Mentorship and induction activities must be provided for an 484 applicant’s first year in the program and may be provided until 485 the applicant attains his or her professional certificate in 486 accordance with this section. A principal who is rated highly 487 effective as determined by his or her performance evaluation 488 under s. 1012.34 must be provided flexibility in selecting 489 professional development activities under this paragraph; 490 however, the activities must be approved by the department as 491 part of the district’s, charter school’s, or charter management 492 organization’s program. 493 4. Access to materials identified by the department 494 pursuant to paragraph (9)(d) and support to prepare applicants 495 for the general knowledge examination. 496 5. An assessment of teaching performance aligned to the 497 district’s system for personnel evaluation under s. 1012.34 498 which provides for: 499 a. An initial evaluation of each educator’s competencies to 500 determine an appropriate individualized professional development 501 plan. 502 b. A summative evaluation to assure successful completion 503 of the program. 504 6.5.Professional education preparation content knowledge, 505 which must be included in the mentoring and induction activities 506 under subparagraph 3., that includes, but is not limited to, the 507 following: 508 a. The state standards provided under s. 1003.41, including 509 scientifically based reading instruction, content literacy, and 510 mathematical practices, for each subject identified on the 511 temporary certificate. 512 b. The educator-accomplished practices approved by the 513 state board. 514 c. A variety of data indicators for monitoring student 515 progress. 516 d. Methodologies for teaching students with disabilities. 517 e. Methodologies for teaching students of limited English 518 proficiency appropriate for each subject area identified on the 519 temporary certificate. 520 f. Techniques and strategies for operationalizing the role 521 of the teacher in assuring a safe learning environment for 522 students. 523 7.6.Required achievement of passing scores on the subject 524 area and professional education competency examination required 525 by State Board of Education rule. Mastery of general knowledge 526 must be demonstrated as described in subsection (3). If the 527 applicant has failed to achieve the required passing scores 528 after receiving support from the school district, the district 529 school board may waive this requirement upon the applicant’s 530 completion of a 2-year mentorship program and the recommendation 531 of the mentor and principal. 532 (9) EXAMINATIONS.— 533 (d) The department shall provide procedures for an 534 applicant who fails an examination developed by the department 535 or by an entity under contract with the department to review his 536 or her examination questions and his or her incorrectly answered 537 responses to the questions. The applicant bears the actual cost 538 for the department to provide an examination review pursuant to 539 this subsection. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 540 only an applicant who fails an examination within a score range 541 established by rule of the State Board of Education is entitled 542 to an examination review under this paragraph or to challenge 543 the validity of the examination. The department shall provide 544 free access to resources that prepare aspiring teachers to 545 succeed on the general knowledge examination required by state 546 board rule. 547 Section 7. Subsection (1) of section 1012.59, Florida 548 Statutes, is amended to read: 549 1012.59 Certification fees.— 550 (1) The State Board of Education, by rule, shall establish 551 separate fees for applications, examinations, certification, 552 certification renewal, late renewal, recordmaking, and 553 recordkeeping, and may establish procedures for scheduling and 554 administering an examination upon an applicant’s request. Each 555 fee shall be based on department estimates of the revenue 556 required to implement the provisions of law with respect to 557 certification of school personnel. The application fee shall be 558 nonrefundable. Each examination fee shall be sufficient to cover 559 the actual cost of developing and administering the examination 560 and shall be apportioned to each part of a multipart 561 examination. If an applicant fails one part of a multipart 562 examination, he or she is required to retake that part of the 563 examination and repay the apportioned fee. 564 Section 8. Subsection (11) of section 1012.98, Florida 565 Statutes, is amended to read: 566 1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act.— 567 (11) The department shall disseminate to the school 568 community proven model professional development programs that 569 have demonstrated success in increasing rigorous and relevant 570 content, increasing student achievement and engagement, meeting 571 identified student needs, and providing effective mentorship 572 activities to new teachers and training to teacher mentors. The 573 methods of dissemination must include a web-based statewide 574 performance-support system including a database of exemplary 575 teacher induction and mentorship models and standards, 576professional development activities,a listing of available 577 professional development resources and,training programs, and 578 available technical assistance. Professional development 579 resources must include sample course-at-a-glance and unit 580 overview templates that school districts may use when developing 581 curriculum. The templates must provide an organized structure 582 for addressing the Florida Standards, grade-level expectations, 583 evidence outcomes, and 21st century skills that build to 584 students’ mastery of the standards at each grade level. Each 585 template must support teaching to greater intellectual depth and 586 emphasize transfer and application of concepts, content, and 587 skills. At a minimum, each template must: 588 (a) Provide course or year-long sequencing of concept-based 589 unit overviews based on the Florida Standards. 590 (b) Describe the knowledge and vocabulary necessary for 591 comprehension. 592 (c) Promote the instructional shifts required within the 593 Florida Standards. 594 (d) Illustrate the interdependence of grade level 595 expectations within and across content areas within a grade. 596 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.