Bill Text: FL S2502 | 2017 | Special Session | Engrossed


Bill Title: Implementing SB 2500-A, an Act Making Supplemental Appropriations to Fund the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-06-09 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 3-A (Ch. 2017-234) [S2502 Detail]

Download: Florida-2017-S2502-Engrossed.html
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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act implementing SB 2500-A, an act making
    3         supplemental appropriations to fund the Florida
    4         Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
    5         year; amending ss. 24.121, 1011.62, 1011.67, 1011.685,
    6         1011.71, and 1012.71, F.S.; authorizing the
    7         distribution of funds for the Florida Education
    8         Finance Program pursuant to any law providing funding
    9         for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; providing for
   10         construction of the act in pari materia with laws
   11         enacted during the 2017 Regular Session of the
   12         Legislature; providing effective dates.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   15  
   16         Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
   17  24.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   18         24.121 Allocation of revenues and expenditure of funds for
   19  public education.—
   20         (5)
   21         (c) A portion of such net revenues, as determined annually
   22  by the Legislature, shall be distributed to each school district
   23  and shall be made available to each public school in the
   24  district for enhancing school performance through development
   25  and implementation of a school improvement plan pursuant to s.
   26  1001.42(18). A portion of these moneys, as determined annually
   27  in the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing
   28  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
   29  2018 fiscal year, must be allocated to each school in an equal
   30  amount for each student enrolled. These moneys may be expended
   31  only on programs or projects selected by the school advisory
   32  council or by a parent advisory committee created pursuant to
   33  this paragraph. If a school does not have a school advisory
   34  council, the district advisory council must appoint a parent
   35  advisory committee composed of parents of students enrolled in
   36  that school, which is representative of the ethnic, racial, and
   37  economic community served by the school, to advise the school’s
   38  principal on the programs or projects to be funded. Neither
   39  school district staff nor principals may override the
   40  recommendations of the school advisory council or the parent
   41  advisory committee. These moneys may not be used for capital
   42  improvements or for any project or program that has a duration
   43  of more than 1 year; however, a school advisory council or
   44  parent advisory committee may independently determine that a
   45  program or project formerly funded under this paragraph should
   46  receive funds in a subsequent year.
   47         Section 2. Upon the expiration and reversion of the
   48  amendments to section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, pursuant to
   49  section 23 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of Florida, section 1011.62,
   50  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   51         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
   52  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
   53  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
   54  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
   55  the annual appropriations act or in any law providing funding
   56  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
   57  fiscal year, it shall be determined as follows:
   58         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
   59  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
   60  determining the annual allocation to each district for
   61  operation:
   62         (a) Determination of full-time equivalent membership.
   63  During each of several school weeks, including scheduled
   64  intersessions of a year-round school program during the fiscal
   65  year, a program membership survey of each school shall be made
   66  by each district by aggregating the full-time equivalent student
   67  membership of each program by school and by district. The
   68  department shall establish the number and interval of membership
   69  calculations, except that for basic and special programs such
   70  calculations shall not exceed nine for any fiscal year. The
   71  district’s full-time equivalent membership shall be computed and
   72  currently maintained in accordance with regulations of the
   73  commissioner.
   74         (b) Determination of base student allocation.—The base
   75  student allocation for the Florida Education Finance Program for
   76  kindergarten through grade 12 shall be determined annually by
   77  the Legislature and shall be that amount prescribed in the
   78  current year’s General Appropriations Act or in any law
   79  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
   80  the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
   81         (c) Determination of programs.—Cost factors based on
   82  desired relative cost differences between the following programs
   83  shall be established in the annual General Appropriations Act or
   84  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
   85  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The cost factor for
   86  secondary career education programs and basic programs grade 9
   87  through 12 shall be equal. The Commissioner of Education shall
   88  specify a matrix of services and intensity levels to be used by
   89  districts in the determination of the two weighted cost factors
   90  for exceptional students with the highest levels of need. For
   91  these students, the funding support level shall fund the
   92  exceptional students’ education program, with the exception of
   93  extended school year services for students with disabilities.
   94         1. Basic programs.—
   95         a. Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3.
   96         b. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
   97         c. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
   98         2. Programs for exceptional students.—
   99         a. Support Level IV.
  100         b. Support Level V.
  101         3. Secondary career education programs.
  102         4. English for Speakers of Other Languages.
  103         (d) Annual allocation calculation.—
  104         1. The Department of Education is authorized and directed
  105  to review all district programs and enrollment projections and
  106  calculate a maximum total weighted full-time equivalent student
  107  enrollment for each district for the K-12 FEFP.
  108         2. Maximum enrollments calculated by the department shall
  109  be derived from enrollment estimates used by the Legislature to
  110  calculate the FEFP. If two or more districts enter into an
  111  agreement under the provisions of s. 1001.42(4)(d), after the
  112  final enrollment estimate is agreed upon, the amount of FTE
  113  specified in the agreement, not to exceed the estimate for the
  114  specific program as identified in paragraph (c), may be
  115  transferred from the participating districts to the district
  116  providing the program.
  117         3. As part of its calculation of each district’s maximum
  118  total weighted full-time equivalent student enrollment, the
  119  department shall establish separate enrollment ceilings for each
  120  of two program groups. Group 1 shall be composed of basic
  121  programs for grades K-3, grades 4-8, and grades 9-12. Group 2
  122  shall be composed of students in exceptional student education
  123  programs support levels IV and V, English for Speakers of Other
  124  Languages programs, and all career programs in grades 9-12.
  125         a. For any calculation of the FEFP, the enrollment ceiling
  126  for group 1 shall be calculated by multiplying the actual
  127  enrollment for each program in the program group by its
  128  appropriate program weight.
  129         b. The weighted enrollment ceiling for group 2 programs
  130  shall be calculated by multiplying the enrollment for each
  131  program by the appropriate program weight as provided in the
  132  General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for
  133  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
  134  year. The weighted enrollment ceiling for program group 2 shall
  135  be the sum of the weighted enrollment ceilings for each program
  136  in the program group, plus the increase in weighted full-time
  137  equivalent student membership from the prior year for clients of
  138  the Department of Children and Families and the Department of
  139  Juvenile Justice.
  140         c. If, for any calculation of the FEFP, the weighted
  141  enrollment for program group 2, derived by multiplying actual
  142  enrollments by appropriate program weights, exceeds the
  143  enrollment ceiling for that group, the following procedure shall
  144  be followed to reduce the weighted enrollment for that group to
  145  equal the enrollment ceiling:
  146         (I) The weighted enrollment ceiling for each program in the
  147  program group shall be subtracted from the weighted enrollment
  148  for that program derived from actual enrollments.
  149         (II) If the difference calculated under sub-sub
  150  subparagraph (I) is greater than zero for any program, a
  151  reduction proportion shall be computed for the program by
  152  dividing the absolute value of the difference by the total
  153  amount by which the weighted enrollment for the program group
  154  exceeds the weighted enrollment ceiling for the program group.
  155         (III) The reduction proportion calculated under sub-sub
  156  subparagraph (II) shall be multiplied by the total amount of the
  157  program group’s enrollment over the ceiling as calculated under
  158  sub-sub-subparagraph (I).
  159         (IV) The prorated reduction amount calculated under sub
  160  sub-subparagraph (III) shall be subtracted from the program’s
  161  weighted enrollment to produce a revised program weighted
  162  enrollment.
  163         (V) The prorated reduction amount calculated under sub-sub
  164  subparagraph (III) shall be divided by the appropriate program
  165  weight, and the result shall be added to the revised program
  166  weighted enrollment computed in sub-sub-subparagraph (IV).
  167         (e) Funding model for exceptional student education
  168  programs.—
  169         1.a. The funding model uses basic, at-risk, support levels
  170  IV and V for exceptional students and career Florida Education
  171  Finance Program cost factors, and a guaranteed allocation for
  172  exceptional student education programs. Exceptional education
  173  cost factors are determined by using a matrix of services to
  174  document the services that each exceptional student will
  175  receive. The nature and intensity of the services indicated on
  176  the matrix shall be consistent with the services described in
  177  each exceptional student’s individual educational plan. The
  178  Department of Education shall review and revise the descriptions
  179  of the services and supports included in the matrix of services
  180  for exceptional students and shall implement those revisions
  181  before the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.
  182         b. In order to generate funds using one of the two weighted
  183  cost factors, a matrix of services must be completed at the time
  184  of the student’s initial placement into an exceptional student
  185  education program and at least once every 3 years by personnel
  186  who have received approved training. Nothing listed in the
  187  matrix shall be construed as limiting the services a school
  188  district must provide in order to ensure that exceptional
  189  students are provided a free, appropriate public education.
  190         c. Students identified as exceptional, in accordance with
  191  chapter 6A-6, Florida Administrative Code, who do not have a
  192  matrix of services as specified in sub-subparagraph b. shall
  193  generate funds on the basis of full-time-equivalent student
  194  membership in the Florida Education Finance Program at the same
  195  funding level per student as provided for basic students.
  196  Additional funds for these exceptional students will be provided
  197  through the guaranteed allocation designated in subparagraph 2.
  198         2. For students identified as exceptional who do not have a
  199  matrix of services and students who are gifted in grades K
  200  through 8, there is created a guaranteed allocation to provide
  201  these students with a free appropriate public education, in
  202  accordance with s. 1001.42(4)(l) and rules of the State Board of
  203  Education, which shall be allocated initially to each school
  204  district in the amount provided in the General Appropriations
  205  Act or in any law providing funding for the Florida Education
  206  Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. These funds shall
  207  be supplemental to the funds appropriated for the basic funding
  208  level, and the amount allocated for each school district shall
  209  be recalculated once during the year, based on actual student
  210  membership from the October FTE survey. Upon recalculation, if
  211  the generated allocation is greater than the amount provided in
  212  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
  213  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
  214  fiscal year, the total shall be prorated to the level of the
  215  appropriation based on each district’s share of the total
  216  recalculated amount. These funds shall be used to provide
  217  special education and related services for exceptional students
  218  and students who are gifted in grades K through 8. A district’s
  219  expenditure of funds from the guaranteed allocation for students
  220  in grades 9 through 12 who are gifted may not be greater than
  221  the amount expended during the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year for gifted
  222  students in grades 9 through 12.
  223         (f) Supplemental academic instruction; categorical fund.—
  224         1. There is created a categorical fund to provide
  225  supplemental academic instruction to students in kindergarten
  226  through grade 12. This paragraph may be cited as the
  227  “Supplemental Academic Instruction Categorical Fund.”
  228         2. Categorical funds for supplemental academic instruction
  229  shall be allocated annually to each school district in the
  230  amount provided in the General Appropriations Act or in any law
  231  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
  232  the 2017-2018 fiscal year. These funds shall be in addition to
  233  the funds appropriated on the basis of FTE student membership in
  234  the Florida Education Finance Program and shall be included in
  235  the total potential funds of each district. These funds shall be
  236  used to provide supplemental academic instruction to students
  237  enrolled in the K-12 program. For the 2014-2015 fiscal year,
  238  each school district that has one or more of the 300 lowest
  239  performing elementary schools based on the state reading
  240  assessment shall use these funds, together with the funds
  241  provided in the district’s research-based reading instruction
  242  allocation and other available funds, to provide an additional
  243  hour of instruction beyond the normal school day for each day of
  244  the entire school year for intensive reading instruction for the
  245  students in each of these schools. This additional hour of
  246  instruction must be provided by teachers or reading specialists
  247  who are effective in teaching reading or by a K-5 mentoring
  248  reading program that is supervised by a teacher who is effective
  249  at teaching reading. Students enrolled in these schools who have
  250  level 5 assessment scores may participate in the additional hour
  251  of instruction on an optional basis. Exceptional student
  252  education centers shall not be included in the 300 schools.
  253  After this requirement has been met, supplemental instruction
  254  strategies may include, but are not limited to: modified
  255  curriculum, reading instruction, after-school instruction,
  256  tutoring, mentoring, class size reduction, extended school year,
  257  intensive skills development in summer school, and other methods
  258  for improving student achievement. Supplemental instruction may
  259  be provided to a student in any manner and at any time during or
  260  beyond the regular 180-day term identified by the school as
  261  being the most effective and efficient way to best help that
  262  student progress from grade to grade and to graduate.
  263         3. Effective with the 1999-2000 fiscal year, funding on the
  264  basis of FTE membership beyond the 180-day regular term shall be
  265  provided in the FEFP only for students enrolled in juvenile
  266  justice education programs or in education programs for
  267  juveniles placed in secure facilities or programs under s.
  268  985.19. Funding for instruction beyond the regular 180-day
  269  school year for all other K-12 students shall be provided
  270  through the supplemental academic instruction categorical fund
  271  and other state, federal, and local fund sources with ample
  272  flexibility for schools to provide supplemental instruction to
  273  assist students in progressing from grade to grade and
  274  graduating.
  275         4. The Florida State University School, as a lab school, is
  276  authorized to expend from its FEFP or Lottery Enhancement Trust
  277  Fund allocation the cost to the student of remediation in
  278  reading, writing, or mathematics for any graduate who requires
  279  remediation at a postsecondary educational institution.
  280         5. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, dropout
  281  prevention programs as defined in ss. 1003.52, 1003.53(1)(a),
  282  (b), and (c), and 1003.54 shall be included in group 1 programs
  283  under subparagraph (d)3.
  284         (g) Education for speakers of other languages.—A school
  285  district or a full-time virtual instruction program is eligible
  286  to report full-time equivalent student membership in the ESOL
  287  program in the Florida Education Finance Program provided the
  288  following conditions are met:
  289         1. The school district or the full-time virtual instruction
  290  program has a plan approved by the Department of Education.
  291         2. The eligible student is identified and assessed as
  292  limited English proficient based on assessment criteria.
  293         3.a. An eligible student may be reported for funding in the
  294  ESOL program for a base period of 3 years. However, a student
  295  whose English competency does not meet the criteria for
  296  proficiency after 3 years in the ESOL program may be reported
  297  for a fourth, fifth, and sixth year of funding, provided his or
  298  her limited English proficiency is assessed and properly
  299  documented prior to his or her enrollment in each additional
  300  year beyond the 3-year base period.
  301         b. If a student exits the program and is later reclassified
  302  as limited English proficient, the student may be reported in
  303  the ESOL program for funding for an additional year, or extended
  304  annually for a period not to exceed a total of 6 years pursuant
  305  to this paragraph, based on an annual evaluation of the
  306  student’s status.
  307         4. An eligible student may be reported for funding in the
  308  ESOL program for membership in ESOL instruction in English and
  309  ESOL instruction or home language instruction in the basic
  310  subject areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and
  311  computer literacy.
  312         (h) Small, isolated high schools.—Districts which levy the
  313  maximum nonvoted discretionary millage, exclusive of millage for
  314  capital outlay purposes levied pursuant to s. 1011.71(2), may
  315  calculate full-time equivalent students for small, isolated high
  316  schools by multiplying the number of unweighted full-time
  317  equivalent students times 2.75; provided the school has attained
  318  a grade of “C” or better, pursuant to s. 1008.34, for the
  319  previous school year. For the purpose of this section, the term
  320  “small, isolated high school” means any high school which is
  321  located no less than 28 miles by the shortest route from another
  322  high school; which has been serving students primarily in basic
  323  studies provided by sub-subparagraphs (c)1.b. and c. and may
  324  include subparagraph (c)4.; and which has a membership of no
  325  more than 100 students, but no fewer than 28 students, in grades
  326  9 through 12.
  327         (i) Calculation of full-time equivalent membership with
  328  respect to dual enrollment instruction.—Students enrolled in
  329  dual enrollment instruction pursuant to s. 1007.271 may be
  330  included in calculations of full-time equivalent student
  331  memberships for basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a
  332  district school board. Instructional time for dual enrollment
  333  may vary from 900 hours; however, the full-time equivalent
  334  student membership value shall be subject to the provisions in
  335  s. 1011.61(4). Dual enrollment full-time equivalent student
  336  membership shall be calculated in an amount equal to the hours
  337  of instruction that would be necessary to earn the full-time
  338  equivalent student membership for an equivalent course if it
  339  were taught in the school district. Students in dual enrollment
  340  courses may also be calculated as the proportional shares of
  341  full-time equivalent enrollments they generate for a Florida
  342  College System institution or university conducting the dual
  343  enrollment instruction. Early admission students shall be
  344  considered dual enrollments for funding purposes. Students may
  345  be enrolled in dual enrollment instruction provided by an
  346  eligible independent college or university and may be included
  347  in calculations of full-time equivalent student memberships for
  348  basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a district school
  349  board. However, those provisions of law which exempt dual
  350  enrolled and early admission students from payment of
  351  instructional materials and tuition and fees, including
  352  laboratory fees, shall not apply to students who select the
  353  option of enrolling in an eligible independent institution. An
  354  independent college or university which is located and chartered
  355  in Florida, is not for profit, is accredited by the Commission
  356  on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  357  or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools,
  358  and confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible
  359  for inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program.
  360  Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction shall be exempt
  361  from the payment of tuition and fees, including laboratory fees.
  362  No student enrolled in college credit mathematics or English
  363  dual enrollment instruction shall be funded as a dual enrollment
  364  unless the student has successfully completed the relevant
  365  section of the entry-level examination required pursuant to s.
  366  1008.30.
  367         (j) Instruction in exploratory career education.—Students
  368  in grades 7 through 12 who are enrolled for more than four
  369  semesters in exploratory career education may not be counted as
  370  full-time equivalent students for this instruction.
  371         (k) Study hall.—A student who is enrolled in study hall may
  372  not be included in the calculation of full-time equivalent
  373  student membership for funding under this section.
  374         (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  375  membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
  376  scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
  377  membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
  378  International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
  379  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
  380  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  381  student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma.
  382  Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
  383  student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in
  384  the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate
  385  80 percent of the funds received from International
  386  Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose
  387  students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare
  388  prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate
  389  courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of
  390  allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate
  391  program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate
  392  annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination
  393  fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program
  394  coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and
  395  teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students for
  396  the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books;
  397  instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional
  398  materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other
  399  activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate
  400  students or prepare prospective students to enroll in
  401  International Baccalaureate courses; and training or
  402  professional development for International Baccalaureate
  403  teachers. School districts shall allocate the remaining 20
  404  percent of the funds received from International Baccalaureate
  405  bonus FTE funding for programs that assist academically
  406  disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The
  407  school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who
  408  provided International Baccalaureate instruction:
  409         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  410  the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
  411  Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
  412  International Baccalaureate examination.
  413         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
  414  Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
  415  or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
  416  International Baccalaureate examination, regardless of the
  417  number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a
  418  4 or higher on the International Baccalaureate examination.
  419  
  420  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph may not
  421  exceed $2,000 in any given school year. However, the maximum
  422  bonus shall be $3,000 if at least 50 percent of the students
  423  enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or higher on
  424  the examination in a school designated with a grade of “A,” “B,”
  425  or “C”; or if at least 25 percent of the students enrolled in a
  426  teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or higher on the examination
  427  in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F.” Bonuses
  428  awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any regular
  429  wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to
  430  receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an additional
  431  bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying score up to
  432  the maximum of $3,000 in any given school year.
  433         (m) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  434  membership based on Advanced International Certificate of
  435  Education examination scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full
  436  time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  437  student enrolled in a full-credit Advanced International
  438  Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or
  439  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.08 full-time
  440  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  441  student enrolled in a half-credit Advanced International
  442  Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or
  443  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
  444  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  445  student who receives an Advanced International Certificate of
  446  Education diploma. Such value shall be added to the total full
  447  time equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades
  448  9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. The school district
  449  shall distribute to each classroom teacher who provided Advanced
  450  International Certificate of Education instruction:
  451         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  452  the Advanced International Certificate of Education teacher in
  453  each full-credit Advanced International Certificate of Education
  454  course who receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced
  455  International Certificate of Education examination. A bonus in
  456  the amount of $25 for each student taught by the Advanced
  457  International Certificate of Education teacher in each half
  458  credit Advanced International Certificate of Education course
  459  who receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced
  460  International Certificate of Education examination.
  461         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced
  462  International Certificate of Education teacher in a school
  463  designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who has at least one
  464  student scoring E or higher on the full-credit Advanced
  465  International Certificate of Education examination, regardless
  466  of the number of classes taught or of the number of students
  467  scoring an E or higher on the full-credit Advanced International
  468  Certificate of Education examination.
  469         3. Additional bonuses of $250 each to teachers of half
  470  credit Advanced International Certificate of Education classes
  471  in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” which has at
  472  least one student scoring an E or higher on the half-credit
  473  Advanced International Certificate of Education examination in
  474  that class. The maximum additional bonus for a teacher awarded
  475  in accordance with this subparagraph shall not exceed $500 in
  476  any given school year. Teachers receiving an award under
  477  subparagraph 2. are not eligible for a bonus under this
  478  subparagraph.
  479  
  480  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall
  481  not exceed $2,000 in any given school year and shall be in
  482  addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received
  483  or is scheduled to receive.
  484         (n) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  485  membership based on college board advanced placement scores of
  486  students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
  487  membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced
  488  placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on the
  489  College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior year
  490  and added to the total full-time equivalent student membership
  491  in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent
  492  fiscal year. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of
  493  the funds provided to the district for advanced placement
  494  instruction, in accordance with this paragraph, to the high
  495  school that generates the funds. The school district shall
  496  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided advanced
  497  placement instruction:
  498         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  499  the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course
  500  who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board
  501  Advanced Placement Examination.
  502         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement
  503  teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who
  504  has at least one student scoring 3 or higher on the College
  505  Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number
  506  of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 3 or
  507  higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination.
  508  
  509  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall
  510  not exceed $2,000 in any given school year. However, the maximum
  511  bonus shall be $3,000 if at least 50 percent of the students
  512  enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 3 or higher on
  513  the examination in a school with a grade of “A,” “B,” or “C” or
  514  if at least 25 percent of the students enrolled in a teacher’s
  515  course earn a score of 3 or higher on the examination in a
  516  school with a grade of “D” or “F.” Bonuses awarded under this
  517  paragraph shall be in addition to any regular wage or other
  518  bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive. For such
  519  courses, the teacher shall earn an additional bonus of $50 for
  520  each student who has a qualifying score up to the maximum of
  521  $3,000 in any given school year.
  522         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  523  membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
  524  course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
  525  courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
  526  Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
  527  certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
  528  Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
  529  Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
  530  1003.4203.—
  531         1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
  532  membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
  533  certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
  534  grades.
  535         b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
  536  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
  537  course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded
  538  CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry
  539  certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry
  540  Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the
  541  State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
  542  membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
  543  CAPE industry certification that has a statewide articulation
  544  agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
  545  Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
  546  articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
  547  assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
  548  certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
  549  membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub
  550  subparagraph a. may not use the previously funded examination to
  551  satisfy the requirements for earning an industry certification
  552  under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE membership for an
  553  elementary or middle grades student may not exceed 0.1 for
  554  certificates or certifications earned within the same fiscal
  555  year. The State Board of Education shall include the assigned
  556  values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under
  557  rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be added to
  558  the total full-time equivalent student membership for grades 6
  559  through 12 in the subsequent year. CAPE industry certifications
  560  earned through dual enrollment must be reported and funded
  561  pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a
  562  certification through a dual enrollment course and the
  563  certification is not a fundable certification on the
  564  postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment
  565  certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a
  566  school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the
  567  bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as other nondual
  568  enrollment course industry certifications. In such cases, the
  569  school district may provide for an agreement between the high
  570  school and the technical center, or the school district and the
  571  postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement for
  572  equitable distribution of the bonus funds.
  573         c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
  574  shall be calculated for student completion of the courses and
  575  the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
  576  Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
  577  pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1008.44.
  578         d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
  579  shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
  580  Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
  581  hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
  582  calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
  583  articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
  584  Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
  585  commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44.
  586         2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
  587  funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
  588  with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds.
  589  This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
  590  basic operation of the program.
  591         3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
  592  school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
  593  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
  594  instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry
  595  certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
  596  membership under subparagraph 1.:
  597         a. A bonus of $25 for each student taught by a teacher who
  598  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  599  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  600  Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
  601         b. A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who
  602  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  603  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  604  Funding List with a weight of 0.2.
  605         c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who
  606  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  607  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  608  Funding List with a weight of 0.3.
  609         d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who
  610  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  611  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  612  Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0.
  613  
  614  Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
  615  teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
  616  the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
  617  calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
  618  associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE
  619  Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which the
  620  certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a
  621  teacher under this paragraph may not exceed $3,000 in any given
  622  school year and is in addition to any regular wage or other
  623  bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive.
  624         (p) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  625  membership based upon early high school graduation.— Each school
  626  district may receive funding for each student who graduates
  627  early pursuant to s. 1003.4281. A district may earn 0.25
  628  additional FTE for a student who graduates one semester in
  629  advance of the student’s cohort and 0.5 additional FTE for a
  630  student who graduates 1 year or more in advance of the student’s
  631  cohort. If the student was enrolled in the district as a full
  632  time high school student for at least 2 years, the district
  633  shall report the additional FTE for payment in the subsequent
  634  fiscal year. If the student was enrolled in the district for
  635  less than 2 years, the district of enrollment shall report the
  636  additional FTE and shall transfer a proportionate share of the
  637  funds earned for early graduation to the district in which the
  638  student was previously enrolled. Additional FTE included in the
  639  2014-2015 Florida Education Finance Program for early graduation
  640  shall be reported and funded pursuant to this paragraph.
  641         (q) Year-round-school programs.—The Commissioner of
  642  Education is authorized to adjust student eligibility
  643  definitions, funding criteria, and reporting requirements of
  644  statutes and rules in order that year-round-school programs may
  645  achieve equivalent application of funding requirements with non
  646  year-round-school programs.
  647         (r) Extended-school-year program.—It is the intent of the
  648  Legislature that students be provided additional instruction by
  649  extending the school year to 210 days or more. Districts may
  650  apply to the Commissioner of Education for funds to be used in
  651  planning and implementing an extended-school-year program.
  652         (s) Determination of the basic amount for current
  653  operation.—The basic amount for current operation to be included
  654  in the Florida Education Finance Program for kindergarten
  655  through grade 12 for each district shall be the product of the
  656  following:
  657         1. The full-time equivalent student membership in each
  658  program, multiplied by
  659         2. The cost factor for each program, adjusted for the
  660  maximum as provided by paragraph (c), multiplied by
  661         3. The base student allocation.
  662         (t) Computation for funding through the Florida Education
  663  Finance Program.—The State Board of Education may adopt rules
  664  establishing programs, industry certifications, and courses for
  665  which the student may earn credit toward high school graduation.
  666         (2) DETERMINATION OF DISTRICT COST DIFFERENTIALS.—The
  667  Commissioner of Education shall annually compute for each
  668  district the current year’s district cost differential. The
  669  district cost differential shall be calculated by adding each
  670  district’s price level index as published in the Florida Price
  671  Level Index for the most recent 3 years and dividing the
  672  resulting sum by 3. The result for each district shall be
  673  multiplied by 0.008 and to the resulting product shall be added
  674  0.200; the sum thus obtained shall be the cost differential for
  675  that district for that year.
  676         (3) INSERVICE EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL TRAINING EXPENDITURE.
  677  Of the amount computed in subsections (1) and (2), a percentage
  678  of the base student allocation per full-time equivalent student
  679  or other funds shall be expended for educational training
  680  programs as determined by the district school board as provided
  681  in s. 1012.98.
  682         (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The
  683  Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort
  684  for all school districts collectively as an item in the General
  685  Appropriations Act for each fiscal year or in any law providing
  686  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
  687  2018 fiscal year. The amount that each district shall provide
  688  annually toward the cost of the Florida Education Finance
  689  Program for kindergarten through grade 12 programs shall be
  690  calculated as follows:
  691         (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.—
  692         1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the
  693  Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of
  694  Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for
  695  school purposes in each school district and the total for all
  696  school districts in the state for the current calendar year
  697  based on the latest available data obtained from the local
  698  property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable
  699  value for school purposes for that year, and no further
  700  adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to
  701  paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by
  702  final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (15)(b). Not
  703  later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education shall compute
  704  a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one one-thousandth
  705  of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of the estimated
  706  state total taxable value for school purposes, would generate
  707  the prescribed aggregate required local effort for that year for
  708  all districts. The Commissioner of Education shall certify to
  709  each district school board the millage rate, computed as
  710  prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum millage rate
  711  necessary to provide the district required local effort for that
  712  year.
  713         b. The General Appropriations Act or any law providing
  714  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
  715  2018 fiscal year, shall direct the computation of the statewide
  716  adjusted aggregate amount for required local effort for all
  717  school districts collectively from ad valorem taxes to ensure
  718  that no school district’s revenue from required local effort
  719  millage will produce more than 90 percent of the district’s
  720  total Florida Education Finance Program calculation as
  721  calculated and adopted by the Legislature, and the adjustment of
  722  the required local effort millage rate of each district that
  723  produces more than 90 percent of its total Florida Education
  724  Finance Program entitlement to a level that will produce only 90
  725  percent of its total Florida Education Finance Program
  726  entitlement in the July calculation.
  727         2. On the same date as the certification in sub
  728  subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to
  729  the Commissioner of Education for each district:
  730         a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified
  731  the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if
  732  applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph
  733  1.a.
  734         b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the
  735  taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s.
  736  193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification
  737  under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that
  738  reflects all final administrative actions of the value
  739  adjustment board.
  740         (b) Equalization of required local effort.—
  741         1. The Department of Revenue shall include with its
  742  certifications provided pursuant to paragraph (a) its most
  743  recent determination of the assessment level of the prior year’s
  744  assessment roll for each county and for the state as a whole.
  745         2. The Commissioner of Education shall adjust the required
  746  local effort millage of each district for the current year,
  747  computed pursuant to paragraph (a), as follows:
  748         a. The equalization factor for the prior year’s assessment
  749  roll of each district shall be multiplied by 96 percent of the
  750  taxable value for school purposes shown on that roll and by the
  751  prior year’s required local-effort millage, exclusive of any
  752  equalization adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph. The
  753  dollar amount so computed shall be the additional required local
  754  effort for equalization for the current year.
  755         b. Such equalization factor shall be computed as the
  756  quotient of the prior year’s assessment level of the state as a
  757  whole divided by the prior year’s assessment level of the
  758  county, from which quotient shall be subtracted 1.
  759         c. The dollar amount of additional required local effort
  760  for equalization for each district shall be converted to a
  761  millage rate, based on 96 percent of the current year’s taxable
  762  value for that district, and added to the required local effort
  763  millage determined pursuant to paragraph (a).
  764         3. Notwithstanding the limitations imposed pursuant to s.
  765  1011.71(1), the total required local-effort millage, including
  766  additional required local effort for equalization, shall be an
  767  amount not to exceed 10 minus the maximum millage allowed as
  768  nonvoted discretionary millage, exclusive of millage authorized
  769  pursuant to s. 1011.71(2). Nothing herein shall be construed to
  770  allow a millage in excess of that authorized in s. 9, Art. VII
  771  of the State Constitution.
  772         4. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “assessment
  773  level” means the value-weighted mean assessment ratio for the
  774  county or state as a whole, as determined pursuant to s.
  775  195.096, or as subsequently adjusted. However, for those parcels
  776  studied pursuant to s. 195.096(3)(a)1. which are receiving the
  777  assessment limitation set forth in s. 193.155, and for which the
  778  assessed value is less than the just value, the department shall
  779  use the assessed value in the numerator and the denominator of
  780  such assessment ratio. In the event a court has adjudicated that
  781  the department failed to establish an accurate estimate of an
  782  assessment level of a county and recomputation resulting in an
  783  accurate estimate based upon the evidence before the court was
  784  not possible, that county shall be presumed to have an
  785  assessment level equal to that of the state as a whole.
  786         5. If, in the prior year, taxes were levied against an
  787  interim assessment roll pursuant to s. 193.1145, the assessment
  788  level and prior year’s nonexempt assessed valuation used for the
  789  purposes of this paragraph shall be those of the interim
  790  assessment roll.
  791         (c) Exclusion.—
  792         1. In those instances in which:
  793         a. There is litigation either attacking the authority of
  794  the property appraiser to include certain property on the tax
  795  assessment roll as taxable property or contesting the assessed
  796  value of certain property on the tax assessment roll, and
  797         b. The assessed value of the property in contest involves
  798  more than 6 percent of the total nonexempt assessment roll, the
  799  plaintiff shall provide to the district school board of the
  800  county in which the property is located and to the Department of
  801  Education a certified copy of the petition and receipt for the
  802  good faith payment at the time they are filed with the court.
  803         2. For purposes of computing the required local effort for
  804  each district affected by such petition, the Department of
  805  Education shall exclude from the district’s total nonexempt
  806  assessment roll the assessed value of the property in contest
  807  and shall add the amount of the good faith payment to the
  808  district’s required local effort.
  809         (d) Recomputation.—Following final adjudication of any
  810  litigation on the basis of which an adjustment in taxable value
  811  was made pursuant to paragraph (c), the department shall
  812  recompute the required local effort for each district for each
  813  year affected by such adjustments, utilizing taxable values
  814  approved by the court, and shall adjust subsequent allocations
  815  to such districts accordingly.
  816         (e) Prior period funding adjustment millage.—
  817         1. An additional millage to be known as the Prior Period
  818  Funding Adjustment Millage shall be levied by a school district
  819  if the prior period unrealized required local effort funds are
  820  greater than zero. The Commissioner of Education shall calculate
  821  the amount of the prior period unrealized required local effort
  822  funds as specified in subparagraph 2. and the millage required
  823  to generate that amount as specified in this subparagraph. The
  824  Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage shall be the quotient of
  825  the prior period unrealized required local effort funds divided
  826  by the current year taxable value certified to the Commissioner
  827  of Education pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a)1.a. This levy
  828  shall be in addition to the required local effort millage
  829  certified pursuant to this subsection. Such millage shall not
  830  affect the calculation of the current year’s required local
  831  effort, and the funds generated by such levy shall not be
  832  included in the district’s Florida Education Finance Program
  833  allocation for that fiscal year. For purposes of the millage to
  834  be included on the Notice of Proposed Taxes, the Commissioner of
  835  Education shall adjust the required local effort millage
  836  computed pursuant to paragraph (a) as adjusted by paragraph (b)
  837  for the current year for any district that levies a Prior Period
  838  Funding Adjustment Millage to include all Prior Period Funding
  839  Adjustment Millage. For the purpose of this paragraph, a Prior
  840  Period Funding Adjustment Millage shall be levied for each year
  841  certified by the Department of Revenue pursuant to sub
  842  subparagraph (a)2.a. since the previous year certification and
  843  for which the calculation in sub-subparagraph 2.b. is greater
  844  than zero.
  845         2.a. As used in this subparagraph, the term:
  846         (I) “Prior year” means a year certified under sub
  847  subparagraph (a)2.a.
  848         (II) “Preliminary taxable value” means:
  849         (A) If the prior year is the 2009-2010 fiscal year or
  850  later, the taxable value certified to the Commissioner of
  851  Education pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a)1.a.
  852         (B) If the prior year is the 2008-2009 fiscal year or
  853  earlier, the taxable value certified pursuant to the final
  854  calculation as specified in former paragraph (b) as that
  855  paragraph existed in the prior year.
  856         (III) “Final taxable value” means the district’s taxable
  857  value as certified by the property appraiser pursuant to s.
  858  193.122(2) or (3), if applicable. This is the certification that
  859  reflects all final administrative actions of the value
  860  adjustment board.
  861         b. For purposes of this subsection and with respect to each
  862  year certified pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a)2.a., if the
  863  district’s prior year preliminary taxable value is greater than
  864  the district’s prior year final taxable value, the prior period
  865  unrealized required local effort funds are the difference
  866  between the district’s prior year preliminary taxable value and
  867  the district’s prior year final taxable value, multiplied by the
  868  prior year district required local effort millage. If the
  869  district’s prior year preliminary taxable value is less than the
  870  district’s prior year final taxable value, the prior period
  871  unrealized required local effort funds are zero.
  872         c. If a district’s prior period unrealized required local
  873  effort funds and prior period district required local effort
  874  millage cannot be determined because such district’s final
  875  taxable value has not yet been certified pursuant to s.
  876  193.122(2) or (3), the Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage
  877  for such fiscal year shall be levied, if not previously levied,
  878  in an amount equal to 75 percent of such district’s most recent
  879  unrealized required local effort for which a Prior Period
  880  Funding Adjustment Millage was determined as provided in this
  881  section. Upon certification of the final taxable value in
  882  accordance with s. 193.122(2) or (3) for a tax roll for which a
  883  75 percent Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage was levied,
  884  the next Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage shall be
  885  adjusted to include any shortfall or surplus in the prior period
  886  unrealized required local effort funds that would have been
  887  levied, had the district’s final taxable value been certified
  888  pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3). If this adjustment is made for
  889  a surplus, the reduction in prior period millage may not exceed
  890  the prior period funding adjustment millage calculated pursuant
  891  to subparagraph 1. and sub-subparagraphs a. and b., or pursuant
  892  to this sub-subparagraph, whichever is applicable, and any
  893  additional reduction shall be carried forward to the subsequent
  894  fiscal year.
  895         (5) DISCRETIONARY MILLAGE COMPRESSION SUPPLEMENT.—The
  896  Legislature shall prescribe in the General Appropriations Act,
  897  pursuant to s. 1011.71(1), or in any law providing funding for
  898  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
  899  year, the rate of nonvoted current operating discretionary
  900  millage that shall be used to calculate a discretionary millage
  901  compression supplement. If the prescribed millage generates an
  902  amount of funds per unweighted FTE for the district that is less
  903  than the state average, the district shall receive an amount per
  904  FTE that, when added to the funds per FTE generated by the
  905  designated levy, shall equal the state average.
  906         (6) CATEGORICAL FUNDS.—
  907         (a) In addition to the basic amount for current operations
  908  for the FEFP as determined in subsection (1), the Legislature
  909  may appropriate categorical funding for specified programs,
  910  activities, or purposes.
  911         (b) If a district school board finds and declares in a
  912  resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the school board that
  913  the funds received for any of the following categorical
  914  appropriations are urgently needed to maintain school board
  915  specified academic classroom instruction, the school board may
  916  consider and approve an amendment to the school district
  917  operating budget transferring the identified amount of the
  918  categorical funds to the appropriate account for expenditure:
  919         1. Funds for student transportation.
  920         2. Funds for safe schools.
  921         3. Funds for supplemental academic instruction if the
  922  required additional hour of instruction beyond the normal school
  923  day for each day of the entire school year has been provided for
  924  the students in each low-performing elementary school in the
  925  district pursuant to paragraph (1)(f).
  926         4. Funds for research-based reading instruction if the
  927  required additional hour of instruction beyond the normal school
  928  day for each day of the entire school year has been provided for
  929  the students in each low-performing elementary school in the
  930  district pursuant to paragraph (9)(a).
  931         5. Funds for instructional materials if all instructional
  932  material purchases necessary to provide updated materials that
  933  are aligned with applicable state standards and course
  934  descriptions and that meet statutory requirements of content and
  935  learning have been completed for that fiscal year, but no sooner
  936  than March 1. Funds available after March 1 may be used to
  937  purchase hardware for student instruction.
  938         (c) Each district school board shall include in its annual
  939  financial report to the Department of Education the amount of
  940  funds the school board transferred from each of the categorical
  941  funds identified in this subsection and the specific academic
  942  classroom instruction for which the transferred funds were
  943  expended. The Department of Education shall provide instructions
  944  and specify the format to be used in submitting this required
  945  information as a part of the district annual financial report.
  946  The Department of Education shall submit a report to the
  947  Legislature that identifies by district and by categorical fund
  948  the amount transferred and the specific academic classroom
  949  activity for which the funds were expended.
  950         (d) If a district school board transfers funds from its
  951  research-based reading instruction allocation, the board must
  952  also submit to the Department of Education an amendment
  953  describing the changes that the district is making to its
  954  reading plan approved pursuant to paragraph (9)(d).
  955         (7) DETERMINATION OF SPARSITY SUPPLEMENT.—
  956         (a) Annually, in an amount to be determined by the
  957  Legislature through the General Appropriations Act or through
  958  any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
  959  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, there shall be added to
  960  the basic amount for current operation of the FEFP qualified
  961  districts a sparsity supplement which shall be computed as
  962  follows:
  963  
  964      Sparsity Factor =        1101.8918        -0.1101              
  965                        2700 + districtsparsityIndex
  966  except that districts with a sparsity index of 1,000 or less
  967  shall be computed as having a sparsity index of 1,000, and
  968  districts having a sparsity index of 7,308 and above shall be
  969  computed as having a sparsity factor of zero. A qualified
  970  district’s full-time equivalent student membership shall equal
  971  or be less than that prescribed annually by the Legislature in
  972  the appropriations act or in any law providing funding for the
  973  Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
  974  The amount prescribed annually by the Legislature shall be no
  975  less than 17,000, but no more than 24,000.
  976         (b) The district sparsity index shall be computed by
  977  dividing the total number of full-time equivalent students in
  978  all programs in the district by the number of senior high school
  979  centers in the district, not in excess of three, which centers
  980  are approved as permanent centers by a survey made by the
  981  Department of Education.
  982         (c) If the sparsity supplement calculated in paragraphs (a)
  983  and (b) for an eligible district is less than $100 per full-time
  984  equivalent student, the district’s supplement shall be increased
  985  to $100 per FTE or to the minimum amount per FTE designated in
  986  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
  987  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
  988  fiscal year.
  989         (d) Each district’s allocation of sparsity supplement funds
  990  shall be adjusted in the following manner:
  991         1. A maximum discretionary levy per FTE value for each
  992  district shall be calculated by dividing the value of each
  993  district’s maximum discretionary levy by its FTE student count.
  994         2. A state average discretionary levy value per FTE shall
  995  be calculated by dividing the total maximum discretionary levy
  996  value for all districts by the state total FTE student count.
  997         3. A total potential funds per FTE for each district shall
  998  be calculated by dividing the total potential funds, not
  999  including Florida School Recognition Program funds and the
 1000  minimum guarantee funds, for each district by its FTE student
 1001  count.
 1002         4. A state average total potential funds per FTE shall be
 1003  calculated by dividing the total potential funds, not including
 1004  Florida School Recognition Program funds and the minimum
 1005  guarantee funds, for all districts by the state total FTE
 1006  student count.
 1007         5. For districts that have a levy value per FTE as
 1008  calculated in subparagraph 1. higher than the state average
 1009  calculated in subparagraph 2., a sparsity wealth adjustment
 1010  shall be calculated as the product of the difference between the
 1011  state average levy value per FTE calculated in subparagraph 2.
 1012  and the district’s levy value per FTE calculated in subparagraph
 1013  1. and the district’s FTE student count and -1. However, no
 1014  district shall have a sparsity wealth adjustment that, when
 1015  applied to the total potential funds calculated in subparagraph
 1016  3., would cause the district’s total potential funds per FTE to
 1017  be less than the state average calculated in subparagraph 4.
 1018         6. Each district’s sparsity supplement allocation shall be
 1019  calculated by adding the amount calculated as specified in
 1020  paragraphs (a) and (b) and the wealth adjustment amount
 1021  calculated in this paragraph.
 1022         (8) DECLINE IN FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.—In those
 1023  districts where there is a decline between prior year and
 1024  current year unweighted FTE students, a percentage of the
 1025  decline in the unweighted FTE students as determined by the
 1026  Legislature shall be multiplied by the prior year calculated
 1027  FEFP per unweighted FTE student and shall be added to the
 1028  allocation for that district. For this purpose, the calculated
 1029  FEFP shall be computed by multiplying the weighted FTE students
 1030  by the base student allocation and then by the district cost
 1031  differential. If a district transfers a program to another
 1032  institution not under the authority of the district’s school
 1033  board, including a charter technical career center, the decline
 1034  is to be multiplied by a factor of 0.15. However, if the funds
 1035  provided for the Florida Education Finance Program in the
 1036  General Appropriations Act for any fiscal year or in any law
 1037  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1038  the 2017-2018 fiscal year are reduced by a subsequent
 1039  appropriation for that fiscal year, the percent of the decline
 1040  in the unweighted FTE students to be funded shall be determined
 1041  by the Legislature and designated in the subsequent
 1042  appropriation.
 1043         (9) RESEARCH-BASED READING INSTRUCTION ALLOCATION.—
 1044         (a) The research-based reading instruction allocation is
 1045  created to provide comprehensive reading instruction to students
 1046  in kindergarten through grade 12. For the 2014-2015 fiscal year,
 1047  in each school district that has one or more of the 300 lowest
 1048  performing elementary schools based on the state reading
 1049  assessment, priority shall be given to providing an additional
 1050  hour per day of intensive reading instruction beyond the normal
 1051  school day for each day of the entire school year for the
 1052  students in each school. Students enrolled in these schools who
 1053  have level 5 assessment scores may participate in the additional
 1054  hour of instruction on an optional basis. Exceptional student
 1055  education centers shall not be included in the 300 schools. The
 1056  intensive reading instruction delivered in this additional hour
 1057  and for other students shall include: research-based reading
 1058  instruction that has been proven to accelerate progress of
 1059  students exhibiting a reading deficiency; differentiated
 1060  instruction based on student assessment data to meet students’
 1061  specific reading needs; explicit and systematic reading
 1062  development in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary,
 1063  and comprehension, with more extensive opportunities for guided
 1064  practice, error correction, and feedback; and the integration of
 1065  social studies, science, and mathematics-text reading, text
 1066  discussion, and writing in response to reading. For the 2012
 1067  2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years, a school district may not hire
 1068  more reading coaches than were hired during the 2011-2012 fiscal
 1069  year unless all students in kindergarten through grade 5 who
 1070  demonstrate a reading deficiency, as determined by district and
 1071  state assessments, including students scoring Level 1 or Level 2
 1072  on the statewide, standardized reading assessment or, upon
 1073  implementation, the English Language Arts assessment, are
 1074  provided an additional hour per day of intensive reading
 1075  instruction beyond the normal school day for each day of the
 1076  entire school year.
 1077         (b) Funds for comprehensive, research-based reading
 1078  instruction shall be allocated annually to each school district
 1079  in the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act or in
 1080  any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1081  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Each eligible school
 1082  district shall receive the same minimum amount as specified in
 1083  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1084  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1085  fiscal year, and any remaining funds shall be distributed to
 1086  eligible school districts based on each school district’s
 1087  proportionate share of K-12 base funding.
 1088         (c) Funds allocated under this subsection must be used to
 1089  provide a system of comprehensive reading instruction to
 1090  students enrolled in the K-12 programs, which may include the
 1091  following:
 1092         1. The provision of an additional hour per day of intensive
 1093  reading instruction to students in the 300 lowest-performing
 1094  elementary schools by teachers and reading specialists who are
 1095  effective in teaching reading.
 1096         2. Kindergarten through grade 5 reading intervention
 1097  teachers to provide intensive intervention during the school day
 1098  and in the required extra hour for students identified as having
 1099  a reading deficiency.
 1100         3. The provision of highly qualified reading coaches to
 1101  specifically support teachers in making instructional decisions
 1102  based on student data, and improve teacher delivery of effective
 1103  reading instruction, intervention, and reading in the content
 1104  areas based on student need.
 1105         4. Professional development for school district teachers in
 1106  scientifically based reading instruction, including strategies
 1107  to teach reading in content areas and with an emphasis on
 1108  technical and informational text.
 1109         5. The provision of summer reading camps for all students
 1110  in kindergarten through grade 2 who demonstrate a reading
 1111  deficiency as determined by district and state assessments, and
 1112  students in grades 3 through 5 who score at Level 1 on the
 1113  statewide, standardized reading assessment or, upon
 1114  implementation, the English Language Arts assessment.
 1115         6. The provision of supplemental instructional materials
 1116  that are grounded in scientifically based reading research.
 1117         7. The provision of intensive interventions for students in
 1118  kindergarten through grade 12 who have been identified as having
 1119  a reading deficiency or who are reading below grade level as
 1120  determined by the statewide, standardized assessment.
 1121         (d) Annually, by a date determined by the Department of
 1122  Education but before May 1, school districts shall submit a K-12
 1123  comprehensive reading plan for the specific use of the research
 1124  based reading instruction allocation in the format prescribed by
 1125  the department for review and approval by the Just Read,
 1126  Florida! Office created pursuant to s. 1001.215. The plan
 1127  annually submitted by school districts shall be deemed approved
 1128  unless the department rejects the plan on or before June 1. If a
 1129  school district and the Just Read, Florida! Office cannot reach
 1130  agreement on the contents of the plan, the school district may
 1131  appeal to the State Board of Education for resolution. School
 1132  districts shall be allowed reasonable flexibility in designing
 1133  their plans and shall be encouraged to offer reading
 1134  intervention through innovative methods, including career
 1135  academies. The plan format shall be developed with input from
 1136  school district personnel, including teachers and principals,
 1137  and shall allow courses in core, career, and alternative
 1138  programs that deliver intensive reading remediation through
 1139  integrated curricula, provided that the teacher is deemed highly
 1140  qualified to teach reading or working toward that status. No
 1141  later than July 1 annually, the department shall release the
 1142  school district’s allocation of appropriated funds to those
 1143  districts having approved plans. A school district that spends
 1144  100 percent of this allocation on its approved plan shall be
 1145  deemed to have been in compliance with the plan. The department
 1146  may withhold funds upon a determination that reading instruction
 1147  allocation funds are not being used to implement the approved
 1148  plan. The department shall monitor and track the implementation
 1149  of each district plan, including conducting site visits and
 1150  collecting specific data on expenditures and reading improvement
 1151  results. By February 1 of each year, the department shall report
 1152  its findings to the Legislature.
 1153         (10) CALCULATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION FOR JUVENILE
 1154  JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The total K-12 weighted full-time
 1155  equivalent student membership in juvenile justice education
 1156  programs in each school district shall be multiplied by the
 1157  amount of the state average class-size-reduction factor
 1158  multiplied by the district’s cost differential. An amount equal
 1159  to the sum of this calculation shall be allocated in the FEFP to
 1160  each school district to supplement other sources of funding for
 1161  students in juvenile justice education programs.
 1162         (11) VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONTRIBUTION.—The Legislature may
 1163  annually provide in the Florida Education Finance Program a
 1164  virtual education contribution. The amount of the virtual
 1165  education contribution shall be the difference between the
 1166  amount per FTE established in the General Appropriations Act or
 1167  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1168  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year for virtual education and
 1169  the amount per FTE for each district and the Florida Virtual
 1170  School, which may be calculated by taking the sum of the base
 1171  FEFP allocation, the discretionary local effort, the state
 1172  funded discretionary contribution, the discretionary millage
 1173  compression supplement, the research-based reading instruction
 1174  allocation, and the instructional materials allocation, and then
 1175  dividing by the total unweighted FTE. This difference shall be
 1176  multiplied by the virtual education unweighted FTE for programs
 1177  and options identified in s. 1002.455(3) and the Florida Virtual
 1178  School and its franchises to equal the virtual education
 1179  contribution and shall be included as a separate allocation in
 1180  the funding formula.
 1181         (12) FLORIDA DIGITAL CLASSROOMS ALLOCATION.—
 1182         (a) The Florida digital classrooms allocation is created to
 1183  support school district and school efforts and strategies to
 1184  improve outcomes related to student performance by integrating
 1185  technology in classroom teaching and learning. The outcomes must
 1186  be measurable and may also be unique to the needs of individual
 1187  schools and school districts within the general parameters
 1188  established by the Department of Education.
 1189         (b) Each district school board shall adopt a district
 1190  digital classrooms plan that meets the unique needs of students,
 1191  schools, and personnel and submit the plan for approval to the
 1192  Department of Education. In addition, each district school board
 1193  must, at a minimum, seek input from the district’s
 1194  instructional, curriculum, and information technology staff to
 1195  develop the district digital classrooms plan. The district’s
 1196  plan must be within the general parameters established in the
 1197  Florida digital classrooms plan pursuant to s. 1001.20. In
 1198  addition, if the district participates in federal technology
 1199  initiatives and grant programs, the district digital classrooms
 1200  plan must include a plan for meeting requirements of such
 1201  initiatives and grant programs. Funds allocated under this
 1202  subsection must be used to support implementation of district
 1203  digital classrooms plans. By October 1, 2014, and by March 1 of
 1204  each year thereafter, on a date determined by the department,
 1205  each district school board shall submit to the department, in a
 1206  format prescribed by the department, a digital classrooms plan.
 1207  At a minimum, such plan must include, and be annually updated to
 1208  reflect, the following:
 1209         1. Measurable student performance outcomes. Outcomes
 1210  related to student performance, including outcomes for students
 1211  with disabilities, must be tied to the efforts and strategies to
 1212  improve outcomes related to student performance by integrating
 1213  technology in classroom teaching and learning. Results of the
 1214  outcomes shall be reported at least annually for the current
 1215  school year and subsequent 3 years and be accompanied by an
 1216  independent evaluation and validation of the reported results.
 1217         2. Digital learning and technology infrastructure purchases
 1218  and operational activities. Such purchases and activities must
 1219  be tied to the measurable outcomes under subparagraph 1.,
 1220  including, but not limited to, connectivity, broadband access,
 1221  wireless capacity, Internet speed, and data security, all of
 1222  which must meet or exceed minimum requirements and protocols
 1223  established by the department. For each year that the district
 1224  uses funds for infrastructure, a third-party, independent
 1225  evaluation of the district’s technology inventory and
 1226  infrastructure needs must accompany the district’s plan.
 1227         3. Professional development purchases and operational
 1228  activities. Such purchases and activities must be tied to the
 1229  measurable outcomes under subparagraph 1., including, but not
 1230  limited to, using technology in the classroom and improving
 1231  digital literacy and competency.
 1232         4. Digital tool purchases and operational activities. Such
 1233  purchases and activities must be tied to the measurable outcomes
 1234  under subparagraph 1., including, but not limited to,
 1235  competency-based credentials that measure and demonstrate
 1236  digital competency and certifications; third-party assessments
 1237  that demonstrate acquired knowledge and use of digital
 1238  applications; and devices that meet or exceed minimum
 1239  requirements and protocols established by the department.
 1240         5. Online assessment-related purchases and operational
 1241  activities. Such purchases and activities must be tied to the
 1242  measurable outcomes under subparagraph 1., including, but not
 1243  limited to, expanding the capacity to administer assessments and
 1244  compatibility with minimum assessment protocols and requirements
 1245  established by the department.
 1246         (c) The Legislature shall annually provide in the General
 1247  Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for the
 1248  Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year
 1249  the FEFP allocation for implementation of the Florida digital
 1250  classrooms plan to be calculated in an amount up to 1 percent of
 1251  the base student allocation multiplied by the total K-12 full
 1252  time equivalent student enrollment included in the FEFP
 1253  calculations for the legislative appropriation or as provided in
 1254  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1255  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1256  fiscal year. Each school district shall be provided a minimum of
 1257  $250,000, with the remaining balance of the allocation to be
 1258  distributed based on each district’s proportion of the total K
 1259  12 full-time equivalent student enrollment. Distribution of
 1260  funds for the Florida digital classrooms allocation shall begin
 1261  following submittal of each district’s digital classrooms plan,
 1262  which must include formal verification of the superintendent’s
 1263  approval of the digital classrooms plan of each charter school
 1264  in the district, and approval of the plan by the department.
 1265  Prior to the distribution of the Florida digital classrooms
 1266  allocation funds, each district school superintendent shall
 1267  certify to the Commissioner of Education that the district
 1268  school board has approved a comprehensive district digital
 1269  classrooms plan that supports the fidelity of implementation of
 1270  the Florida digital classrooms allocation. District allocations
 1271  shall be recalculated during the fiscal year consistent with the
 1272  periodic recalculation of the FEFP. School districts shall
 1273  provide a proportionate share of the digital classrooms
 1274  allocation to each charter school in the district, as required
 1275  for categorical programs in s. 1002.33(17)(b). A school district
 1276  may use a competitive process to distribute funds for the
 1277  Florida digital classrooms allocation to the schools within the
 1278  school district.
 1279         (d) To facilitate the implementation of the district
 1280  digital classrooms plans and charter school digital classrooms
 1281  plans, the commissioner shall support statewide, coordinated
 1282  partnerships and efforts of this state’s education practitioners
 1283  in the field, including, but not limited to, superintendents,
 1284  principals, and teachers, to identify and share best practices,
 1285  corrective actions, and other identified needs.
 1286         (e) Beginning in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and each year
 1287  thereafter, each district school board shall report to the
 1288  department its use of funds provided through the Florida digital
 1289  classrooms allocation and student performance outcomes in
 1290  accordance with the district’s digital classrooms plan. The
 1291  department may contract with an independent third-party entity
 1292  to conduct an annual independent verification of the district’s
 1293  use of Florida digital classrooms allocation funds in accordance
 1294  with the district’s digital classrooms plan. In the event an
 1295  independent third-party verification is not conducted, the
 1296  Auditor General shall, during scheduled operational audits of
 1297  the school districts, verify compliance of the use of Florida
 1298  digital classrooms allocation funds in accordance with the
 1299  district’s digital classrooms plan. No later than October 1 of
 1300  each year, beginning in the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the
 1301  commissioner shall provide to the Governor, the President of the
 1302  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a
 1303  summary of each district’s use of funds, student performance
 1304  outcomes, and progress toward meeting statutory requirements and
 1305  timelines.
 1306         (f) Each school district shall provide teachers,
 1307  administrators, students, and parents with access to:
 1308         1. Instructional materials in digital or electronic format,
 1309  as defined in s. 1006.29.
 1310         2. Digital materials, including those digital materials
 1311  that enable students to earn certificates and industry
 1312  certifications pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1008.44.
 1313         3. Teaching and learning tools and resources, including the
 1314  ability for teachers and administrators to manage, assess, and
 1315  monitor student performance data.
 1316         (13) FEDERALLY CONNECTED STUDENT SUPPLEMENT.—The federally
 1317  connected student supplement is created to provide supplemental
 1318  funding for school districts to support the education of
 1319  students connected with federally owned military installations,
 1320  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) real
 1321  property, and Indian lands. To be eligible for this supplement,
 1322  the district must be eligible for federal Impact Aid Program
 1323  funds under s. 8003 of Title VIII of the Elementary and
 1324  Secondary Education Act of 1965. The supplement shall be
 1325  allocated annually to each eligible school district in the
 1326  amount provided in the General Appropriations Act or in any law
 1327  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1328  the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The supplement shall be the sum of
 1329  the student allocation and an exempt property allocation.
 1330         (a) The student allocation shall be calculated based on the
 1331  number of students reported for federal Impact Aid Program
 1332  funds, including students with disabilities, who meet one of the
 1333  following criteria:
 1334         1. The student has a parent who is on active duty in the
 1335  uniformed services or is an accredited foreign government
 1336  official and military officer. Students with disabilities shall
 1337  also be reported separately for this category.
 1338         2. The student resides on eligible federally owned Indian
 1339  land. Students with disabilities shall also be reported
 1340  separately for this category.
 1341         3. The student resides with a civilian parent who lives or
 1342  works on eligible federal property connected with a military
 1343  installation or NASA. The number of these students shall be
 1344  multiplied by a factor of 0.5.
 1345         (b) The total number of federally connected students
 1346  calculated under paragraph (a) shall be multiplied by a
 1347  percentage of the base student allocation as provided in the
 1348  General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for
 1349  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
 1350  year. The total of the number of students with disabilities as
 1351  reported separately under subparagraphs (a)1. and 2. shall be
 1352  multiplied by an additional percentage of the base student
 1353  allocation as provided in the General Appropriations Act or in
 1354  any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1355  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The base amount and the
 1356  amount for students with disabilities shall be summed to provide
 1357  the student allocation.
 1358         (c) The exempt property allocation shall be equal to the
 1359  tax-exempt value of federal impact aid lands reserved as
 1360  military installations, real property owned by NASA, or eligible
 1361  federally owned Indian lands located in the district, as of
 1362  January 1 of the previous year, multiplied by the millage
 1363  authorized and levied under s. 1011.71(2).
 1364         (14) QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.—The Legislature may
 1365  annually in the General Appropriations Act or in any law
 1366  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1367  the 2017-2018 fiscal year determine a percentage increase in
 1368  funds per K-12 unweighted FTE as a minimum guarantee to each
 1369  school district. The guarantee shall be calculated from prior
 1370  year base funding per unweighted FTE student which shall include
 1371  the adjusted FTE dollars as provided in subsection (15), quality
 1372  guarantee funds, and actual nonvoted discretionary local effort
 1373  from taxes. From the base funding per unweighted FTE, the
 1374  increase shall be calculated for the current year. The current
 1375  year funds from which the guarantee shall be determined shall
 1376  include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided in subsection (15)
 1377  and potential nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. A
 1378  comparison of current year funds per unweighted FTE to prior
 1379  year funds per unweighted FTE shall be computed. For those
 1380  school districts which have less than the legislatively assigned
 1381  percentage increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the
 1382  assigned percentage increase in funds per unweighted FTE
 1383  student. Should appropriated funds be less than the sum of this
 1384  calculated amount for all districts, the commissioner shall
 1385  prorate each district’s allocation. This provision shall be
 1386  implemented to the extent specifically funded.
 1387         (15) TOTAL ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS TO EACH DISTRICT FOR
 1388  CURRENT OPERATION.—The total annual state allocation to each
 1389  district for current operation for the FEFP shall be distributed
 1390  periodically in the manner prescribed in the General
 1391  Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for the
 1392  Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
 1393         (a) If the funds appropriated for current operation of the
 1394  FEFP are not sufficient to pay the state requirement in full,
 1395  the department shall prorate the available state funds to each
 1396  district in the following manner:
 1397         1. Determine the percentage of proration by dividing the
 1398  sum of the total amount for current operation, as provided in
 1399  this paragraph for all districts collectively, and the total
 1400  district required local effort into the sum of the state funds
 1401  available for current operation and the total district required
 1402  local effort.
 1403         2. Multiply the percentage so determined by the sum of the
 1404  total amount for current operation as provided in this paragraph
 1405  and the required local effort for each individual district.
 1406         3. From the product of such multiplication, subtract the
 1407  required local effort of each district; and the remainder shall
 1408  be the amount of state funds allocated to the district for
 1409  current operation. However, no calculation subsequent to the
 1410  appropriation shall result in negative state funds for any
 1411  district.
 1412         (b) The amount thus obtained shall be the net annual
 1413  allocation to each school district. However, if it is determined
 1414  that any school district received an underallocation or
 1415  overallocation for any prior year because of an arithmetical
 1416  error, assessment roll change required by final judicial
 1417  decision, full-time equivalent student membership error, or any
 1418  allocation error revealed in an audit report, the allocation to
 1419  that district shall be appropriately adjusted. Beginning with
 1420  the 2011-2012 fiscal year, if a special program cost factor is
 1421  less than the basic program cost factor, an audit adjustment may
 1422  not result in the reclassification of the special program FTE to
 1423  the basic program FTE. If the Department of Education audit
 1424  adjustment recommendation is based upon controverted findings of
 1425  fact, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to establish
 1426  the amount of the adjustment based on the best interests of the
 1427  state.
 1428         (c) The amount thus obtained shall represent the net annual
 1429  state allocation to each district; however, notwithstanding any
 1430  of the provisions herein, each district shall be guaranteed a
 1431  minimum level of funding in the amount and manner prescribed in
 1432  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1433  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1434  fiscal year.
 1435         (16) COMPUTATION OF PRIOR YEAR DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL
 1436  EFFORT.—Calculations required in this section shall be based on
 1437  95 percent of the taxable value for school purposes for fiscal
 1438  years prior to the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
 1439         Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of
 1440  section 1011.67, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1441         1011.67 Funds for instructional materials.—
 1442         (1) The department is authorized to allocate and distribute
 1443  to each district an amount as prescribed annually by the
 1444  Legislature for instructional materials for student membership
 1445  in basic and special programs in grades K-12, which will provide
 1446  for growth and maintenance needs. For purposes of this
 1447  subsection, unweighted full-time equivalent students enrolled in
 1448  the lab schools in state universities are to be included as
 1449  school district students and reported as such to the department.
 1450  The annual allocation shall be determined as follows:
 1451         (a) The growth allocation for each school district shall be
 1452  calculated as follows:
 1453         1. Subtract from that district’s projected full-time
 1454  equivalent membership of students in basic and special programs
 1455  in grades K-12 used in determining the initial allocation of the
 1456  Florida Education Finance Program, the prior year’s full-time
 1457  equivalent membership of students in basic and special programs
 1458  in grades K-12 for that district.
 1459         2. Multiply any such increase in full-time equivalent
 1460  student membership by the allocation for a set of instructional
 1461  materials, as determined by the department, or as provided for
 1462  in the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing
 1463  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
 1464  2018 fiscal year.
 1465         3. The amount thus determined shall be that district’s
 1466  initial allocation for growth for the school year. However, the
 1467  department shall recompute and adjust the initial allocation
 1468  based on actual full-time equivalent student membership data for
 1469  that year.
 1470         (b) The maintenance of the instructional materials
 1471  allocation for each school district shall be calculated by
 1472  multiplying each district’s prior year full-time equivalent
 1473  membership of students in basic and special programs in grades
 1474  K-12 by the allocation for maintenance of a set of instructional
 1475  materials as provided for in the General Appropriations Act or
 1476  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1477  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The amount thus
 1478  determined shall be that district’s initial allocation for
 1479  maintenance for the school year; however, the department shall
 1480  recompute and adjust the initial allocation based on such actual
 1481  full-time equivalent student membership data for that year.
 1482         Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 1011.685, Florida
 1483  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1484         1011.685 Class size reduction; operating categorical fund.—
 1485         (1) There is created an operating categorical fund for
 1486  implementing the class size reduction provisions of s. 1, Art.
 1487  IX of the State Constitution. These funds shall be allocated to
 1488  each school district in the amount prescribed by the Legislature
 1489  in the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing
 1490  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
 1491  2018 fiscal year.
 1492         Section 5. Subsections (1), (3), and (9) of section
 1493  1011.71, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1494         1011.71 District school tax.—
 1495         (1) If the district school tax is not provided in the
 1496  General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing
 1497  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1498  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1499  fiscal year, each district school board desiring to participate
 1500  in the state allocation of funds for current operation as
 1501  prescribed by s. 1011.62(15) shall levy on the taxable value for
 1502  school purposes of the district, exclusive of millage voted
 1503  under s. 9(b) or s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution, a
 1504  millage rate not to exceed the amount certified by the
 1505  commissioner as the minimum millage rate necessary to provide
 1506  the district required local effort for the current year,
 1507  pursuant to s. 1011.62(4)(a)1. In addition to the required local
 1508  effort millage levy, each district school board may levy a
 1509  nonvoted current operating discretionary millage. The
 1510  Legislature shall prescribe annually in the appropriations act
 1511  the maximum amount of millage a district may levy.
 1512         (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if the revenue from 1.5
 1513  mills is insufficient to meet the payments due under a lease
 1514  purchase agreement entered into before June 30, 2009, by a
 1515  district school board pursuant to paragraph (2)(e), or to meet
 1516  other critical district fixed capital outlay needs, the board,
 1517  in addition to the 1.5 mills, may levy up to 0.25 mills for
 1518  fixed capital outlay in lieu of levying an equivalent amount of
 1519  the discretionary mills for operations as provided in the
 1520  General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for
 1521  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
 1522  year. Millage levied pursuant to this subsection is subject to
 1523  the provisions of s. 200.065 and, combined with the 1.5 mills
 1524  authorized in subsection (2), may not exceed 1.75 mills. If the
 1525  district chooses to use up to 0.25 mills for fixed capital
 1526  outlay, the compression adjustment pursuant to s. 1011.62(5)
 1527  shall be calculated for the standard discretionary millage that
 1528  is not eligible for transfer to capital outlay.
 1529         (9) In addition to the maximum millage levied under this
 1530  section and the General Appropriations Act or in any law
 1531  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1532  the 2017-2018 fiscal year, a school district may levy, by local
 1533  referendum or in a general election, additional millage for
 1534  school operational purposes up to an amount that, when combined
 1535  with nonvoted millage levied under this section, does not exceed
 1536  the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State
 1537  Constitution. Any such levy shall be for a maximum of 4 years
 1538  and shall be counted as part of the 10-mill limit established in
 1539  s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution. Millage elections
 1540  conducted under the authority granted pursuant to this section
 1541  are subject to s. 1011.73. Funds generated by such additional
 1542  millage do not become a part of the calculation of the Florida
 1543  Education Finance Program total potential funds in 2001-2002 or
 1544  any subsequent year and must not be incorporated in the
 1545  calculation of any hold-harmless or other component of the
 1546  Florida Education Finance Program formula in any year. If an
 1547  increase in required local effort, when added to existing
 1548  millage levied under the 10-mill limit, would result in a
 1549  combined millage in excess of the 10-mill limit, any millage
 1550  levied pursuant to this subsection shall be considered to be
 1551  required local effort to the extent that the district millage
 1552  would otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit.
 1553         Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 1012.71, Florida
 1554  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1555         1012.71 The Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance
 1556  Program.—
 1557         (2) The Legislature, in the General Appropriations Act or
 1558  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1559  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, shall determine funding
 1560  for the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program.
 1561  The funds appropriated are for classroom teachers to purchase,
 1562  on behalf of the school district or charter school, classroom
 1563  materials and supplies for the public school students assigned
 1564  to them and may not be used to purchase equipment. The funds
 1565  appropriated shall be used to supplement the materials and
 1566  supplies otherwise available to classroom teachers. From the
 1567  funds appropriated for the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply
 1568  Assistance Program, the Commissioner of Education shall
 1569  calculate an amount for each school district based upon each
 1570  school district’s proportionate share of the state’s total
 1571  unweighted FTE student enrollment and shall disburse the funds
 1572  to the school districts by July 15.
 1573         Section 7. If any law amended by this act was also amended
 1574  by a law enacted during the 2017 Regular Session of the
 1575  Legislature, such laws shall be construed as if enacted during
 1576  the same session of the Legislature, and full effect shall be
 1577  given to each if possible.
 1578         Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017; or, if
 1579  this act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall
 1580  take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively
 1581  to July 1, 2017.

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