Bill Text: FL S7070 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: K-12 Education
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (? 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-10 - Chapter No. 2019-23 [S7070 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S7070-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2019 Legislature CS for SB 7070, 1st Engrossed 20197070er 1 2 An act relating to K-12 education; amending s. 3 212.099, F.S.; deleting a specified reference to a 4 certain program; revising the definition of the terms 5 “eligible contribution” or “contribution”; revising 6 the authorized uses of eligible contributions; 7 amending s. 212.1832, F.S.; deleting a specified 8 reference to a certain program; deleting obsolete 9 language; amending s. 1002.20, F.S.; revising the 10 programs through which certain parents may seek 11 private educational choice options; amending s. 12 1002.33, F.S.; providing that charters may include a 13 provision for charter schools to be held responsible 14 for all costs incurred by the district in connection 15 with complaints to the Office of Civil Rights or the 16 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; amending s. 17 1002.333, F.S.; revising definitions; revising 18 requirements for hope operators seeking to open a 19 school of hope; revising requirements for the 20 performance-based agreement; revising requirements for 21 the expenditure of funds under the Schools of Hope 22 Program; requiring that ownership of certain property, 23 furnishings, and equipment revert to the district 24 school board upon the dissolution or termination of a 25 school of hope; providing that certain funds and 26 specified improvements, furnishings, equipment, and 27 records be held in trust upon a request by a district 28 school board; deleting the authorization for a 29 traditional public school to receive funds from the 30 program; deleting a requirement for the State Board of 31 Education to provide awards and annually report 32 certain information; conforming provisions to changes 33 made by the act; creating s. 1002.394, F.S.; 34 establishing the Family Empowerment Scholarship 35 Program; providing the purpose of the program; 36 defining terms; providing initial scholarship 37 eligibility requirements; providing for the term of 38 such scholarships; prohibiting certain students from 39 scholarship eligibility; requiring school districts to 40 inform specified households within their respective 41 districts of their eligibility to receive a Family 42 Empowerment Scholarship; requiring the Department of 43 Education to provide the form to be used by school 44 districts for that purpose; requiring school districts 45 to notify certain students of specified information 46 relating to statewide assessments; requiring school 47 districts, upon the request of the department, to 48 provide statewide assessments and related materials to 49 certain private schools; providing requirements for 50 the administration of statewide assessments at certain 51 private schools; requiring school districts to publish 52 information relating to the scholarship program on 53 their respective websites; providing requirements for 54 the published information; requiring the department to 55 publish and update information relating to the program 56 on the department website; requiring the department to 57 cross-check specified information; providing 58 requirements for private school participation in the 59 program; providing requirements for participating 60 students and their parents; providing obligations for 61 participation of eligible scholarship-funding 62 organizations in the program; providing the maximum 63 number of students who may participate in the 64 scholarship program, beginning with a specified school 65 year; providing for subsequent increases in the 66 authorized number of participating students; providing 67 for the calculation of school district funding 68 entitlement under the program; requiring school 69 districts to report all students who attend a private 70 school under the program; providing that such students 71 must be reported separately for certain purposes; 72 requiring the department to transfer funds from the 73 General Revenue Fund to an account for the program; 74 requiring that program funds for students entering a 75 Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program be 76 transferred from the school district in which the 77 student last attended school before commitment; 78 providing that the department must receive specified 79 information relating to such students within a 80 specified timeframe; requiring the Chief Financial 81 Officer to make scholarship payments to the 82 department; providing requirements for such payments; 83 requiring the department to request from the 84 Department of Financial Services a sample of certain 85 endorsed warrants for a specified purpose; providing 86 immunity from liability for the state; providing a 87 scope of authority with regard to the regulation of 88 private schools; requiring the state board to adopt 89 rules; providing a requirement for such rules; 90 providing an implementation schedule for a specified 91 school year; providing additional eligibility 92 requirements; requiring the Department of Education to 93 expedite the publication of specified information on 94 the department’s website; providing a deadline for a 95 specified payment by the Chief Financial Officer; 96 providing for the expiration of provisions related to 97 a specified school year; amending s. 1002.385, F.S.; 98 deleting the authorization for certain nonprofit 99 scholarship-funding organizations to receive specified 100 funds; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; revising 101 eligibility requirements under the Florida Tax Credit 102 Scholarship Program for certain students; revising 103 obligations of certain nonprofit scholarship-funding 104 organizations relating to the program; revising a 105 requirement for certain contributions to annually be 106 used by a specified date to provide scholarships to 107 eligible students; revising the calculation 108 methodology to be used for the scholarship amount 109 provided to certain students under the program; 110 amending s. 1002.40, F.S.; revising the calculation 111 methodology to be used for awards under the Hope 112 Scholarship Program; conforming provisions to changes 113 made by the act; specifying limitations on the amount 114 of certain contributions which eligible scholarship 115 funding organizations may carry forward to the 116 following fiscal year; authorizing certain funds 117 relating to the Hope Scholarship Program to be used to 118 fund the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, under 119 specified conditions; expanding the language required 120 to be included on the contribution election form 121 relating to the Hope Scholarship Program and the 122 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; amending s. 123 1002.411, F.S.; deleting obsolete language; revising 124 the award of reading scholarship accounts to be 125 provided in the General Appropriations Act; deleting 126 the authorization for certain nonprofit scholarship 127 funding organizations to receive specified funds; 128 creating part VII of ch. 1003, F.S., entitled “Public 129 School Innovation”; creating s. 1003.64, F.S.; 130 providing legislative intent; creating the Community 131 School Grant Program within the department; providing 132 the purpose of the program; defining terms; 133 establishing the Center for Community Schools within 134 the University of Central Florida; authorizing the 135 center to facilitate the implementation of its 136 community school model through grants; providing 137 duties for the center; providing that, in prioritizing 138 planning grant awards, priority must be given to 139 certain school districts; requiring the center to 140 annually publish, by a specified date, specified 141 information on its website; amending s. 1004.04, F.S.; 142 revising requirements for the rules to establish 143 uniform core curricula for state-approved teacher 144 preparation programs; revising the evidence to be used 145 in the determination of continued approval of teacher 146 preparation programs; revising reporting requirements 147 for public and private institutions that offer state 148 approved teacher preparation programs; revising 149 requirements for preservice field experience courses 150 and internships; amending s. 1004.85, F.S.; revising 151 requirements for educator preparation programs; 152 revising requirements relating to annual performance 153 evaluations that educator preparation institutes are 154 required to submit to the department; amending s. 155 1008.33, F.S.; authorizing a district-managed 156 turnaround plan to include a proposal regarding the 157 length and number of planned school days; making a 158 technical change; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; deleting 159 a requirement for the total allocation of the 160 federally connected student supplement to be prorated 161 under specified circumstances; creating the Florida 162 Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal Allocation; 163 providing the purpose of the allocation; requiring 164 that, subject to the appropriation of funds, each 165 school district receive an allocation based on its 166 proportional share of Florida Education Finance 167 Program base funding; authorizing the Legislature to 168 specify a minimum allocation; requiring school 169 districts to provide specified awards to eligible 170 teachers and principals from allocated funds; 171 requiring school districts to prorate awards under 172 certain circumstances; creating the turnaround school 173 supplemental services allocation; providing a purpose; 174 providing for services that may be funded by the 175 allocation; authorizing school districts to enter into 176 formal agreements with certain organizations to 177 provide specified services to students and families; 178 requiring a school district to submit a plan to its 179 school board before distribution of the allocation; 180 specifying requirements for such plans; requiring each 181 school district to annually submit approved plans to 182 the commissioner by a specified date; specifying the 183 basis for each school district’s funding allocation; 184 providing for a school’s continued eligibility for 185 funding; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; conforming a 186 cross-reference and provisions to changes made by the 187 act; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; deleting obsolete 188 language; requiring school districts to provide test 189 support information to individuals who do not meet 190 passing scores on any subtest of the general knowledge 191 examination; deleting the requirement that an 192 individual who holds a temporary certificate 193 demonstrate mastery of general knowledge within a 194 specified timeframe; removing the prohibition on 195 employment for an individual who has not met specified 196 requirements; expanding circumstances under which the 197 State Board of Education is required to adopt rules to 198 allow the department to extend the validity period of 199 a temporary certificate; requiring the department to 200 extend, rather than reissue, a temporary certificate 201 in certain circumstances; amending s. 1012.59, F.S.; 202 revising requirements for rulemaking by the state 203 board relating to certification fees; deleting a 204 requirement that an examination fee be sufficient to 205 cover the actual cost of developing and administering 206 the examination; amending s. 1012.731, F.S.; renaming 207 the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship 208 Program as the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher 209 Program; revising legislative intent relating to the 210 program; deleting authority for the Department of 211 Education to administer the program; specifying the 212 funding source for the program; providing for 213 recruitment, retention, and recognition awards; 214 providing eligibility requirements; deleting a 215 requirement for school districts to submit certain 216 information to the department; deleting a requirement 217 for the department to disburse scholarship funds to 218 certain school districts; deleting a requirement for 219 school districts to award specified scholarships; 220 deleting a definition; amending s. 1012.732, F.S.; 221 renaming the Florida Best and Brightest Principal 222 Scholarship Program as the Florida Best and Brightest 223 Principal Program; revising legislative intent 224 relating to the program; deleting authority for the 225 department to administer the program; specifying the 226 funding source for the program; providing eligibility 227 requirements; deleting a requirement for the 228 department to identify eligible school principals and 229 disburse funds; deleting a requirement for school 230 districts to award scholarships to specified school 231 principals; deleting a requirement for school 232 districts to provide certain principals with 233 additional authority and responsibilities; deleting a 234 definition; amending s. 1013.31, F.S.; authorizing a 235 school district, in the absence of a survey 236 recommendation, to use funds from a taxpayer-approved 237 bond referendum to fund construction of educational, 238 auxiliary, or ancillary facilities and to use funds 239 from a specified district school tax for certain 240 capital outlay purposes; authorizing the commissioner 241 to direct specified capital outlay funds to be 242 withheld from school districts until a specified time; 243 amending s. 1013.385, F.S.; revising voting 244 requirements for adoption by a district school board 245 of a resolution to implement exceptions to the 246 educational facilities construction requirements; 247 deleting actions required of district school boards 248 before voting may take place; amending s. 1013.64, 249 F.S.; authorizing certain school districts to request 250 funding from a specified account before completion of 251 certain requirements; revising the information 252 required to be included in a school district’s request 253 to receive certain funding; providing that specified 254 restrictions do not apply to certain school districts; 255 prohibiting district school boards from using 256 specified funds to pay for any portion of the cost of 257 certain new construction; requiring the department, in 258 conjunction with the Office of Economic and 259 Demographic Research, to annually review and adjust 260 limits on the cost per student station, based on 261 certain factors; requiring the department to use the 262 adjusted cost per student station for each 263 instructional level; requiring the department to 264 collaborate with the office to select a certain index 265 by a specified date; deleting a requirement that the 266 department make the final determination on district 267 compliance under specified circumstances; providing an 268 exception to a prohibition on the usage of specified 269 funds by district school boards; deleting obsolete 270 language; revising the calculation methodology 271 relating to a prohibition on funding for district 272 school boards; deleting a requirement that school 273 districts be subject to sanctions under certain 274 circumstances; revising the costs that may be included 275 and that may not be included in calculating the cost 276 per student station; expanding the authority of the 277 Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules; 278 providing that certain rules are effective for a 279 specified length of time and may be renewed; providing 280 an effective date; providing for future expiration; 281 providing effective dates. 282 283 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 284 285 Section 1. Section 212.099, Florida Statutes, is amended to 286 read: 287 212.099 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit 288 scholarship-funding organizationsFlorida Sales Tax Credit289Scholarship Program.— 290 (1) As used in this section, the term: 291 (a) “Eligible business” means a tenant or person actually 292 occupying, using, or entitled to the use of any property from 293 which the rental or license fee is subject to taxation under s. 294 212.031. 295 (b) “Eligible contribution” or “contribution” means a 296 monetary contribution from an eligible business to an eligible 297 nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to be used pursuant 298 tos. 1002.385 ors. 1002.395. The eligible business making the 299 contribution may not designate a specific student as the 300 beneficiary of the contribution. 301 (c) “Eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization” 302 or “organization” has the same meaning as provided in s. 303 1002.395(2)(f). 304 (2) An eligible business shall be granted a credit against 305 the tax imposed under s. 212.031 and collected from the eligible 306 business by a dealer. The credit shall be in an amount equal to 307 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an organization. 308 (3) A dealer shall take a credit against the tax imposed 309 under s. 212.031 in an amount equal to the credit taken by the 310 eligible business under subsection (2). 311 (4)(a) An eligible business must apply to the department 312 for an allocation of tax credits under this section. The 313 eligible business must specify in the application the state 314 fiscal year during which the contribution will be made, the 315 organization that will receive the contribution, the planned 316 amount of the contribution, the address of the property from 317 which the rental or license fee is subject to taxation under s. 318 212.031, and the federal employer identification number of the 319 dealer who collects the tax imposed under s. 212.031 from the 320 eligible business and who will reduce collection of taxes from 321 the eligible business pursuant to this section. The department 322 shall approve allocations of tax credits on a first-come, first 323 served basis and shall provide to the eligible business a 324 separate approval or denial letter for each dealer for which the 325 eligible business applied for an allocation of tax credits. 326 Within 10 days after approving or denying an application, the 327 department shall provide a copy of its approval or denial letter 328 to the organization specified by the eligible business in the 329 application. An approval letter must include the name and 330 federal employer identification number of the dealer from whom a 331 credit under this section can be taken and the amount of tax 332 credits approved for use with that dealer. 333 (b) Upon receipt of an eligible contribution, the 334 organization shall provide the eligible business that made the 335 contribution with a separate certificate of contribution for 336 each dealer from whom a credit can be taken as approved under 337 paragraph (a). A certificate of contribution must include the 338 contributor’s name and, if available, federal employer 339 identification number, the amount contributed, the date of 340 contribution, the name of the organization, and the name and 341 federal employer identification number of the dealer. 342 (5) Each dealer that receives from an eligible business a 343 copy of the department’s approval letter and a certificate of 344 contribution, both of which identify the dealer as the dealer 345 who collects the tax imposed under s. 212.031 from the eligible 346 business and who will reduce collection of taxes from the 347 eligible business pursuant to this section, shall reduce the tax 348 collected from the eligible business under s. 212.031 by the 349 total amount of contributions indicated in the certificate of 350 contribution. The reduction may not exceed the amount of credit 351 allocation approved by the department and may not exceed the 352 amount of tax that would otherwise be collected from the 353 eligible business by a dealer when a payment is made under the 354 rental or license fee arrangement. However, payments by an 355 eligible business to a dealer may not be reduced before October 356 1, 2018. 357 (a) If the total amount of credits an eligible business may 358 take cannot be fully used within any period that a payment is 359 due under the rental or license fee arrangement because of an 360 insufficient amount of tax that the dealer would collect from 361 the eligible business during that period, the unused amount may 362 be carried forward for a period not to exceed 10 years. 363 (b) A tax credit may not be claimed on an amended return or 364 through a refund. 365 (c) A dealer that claims a tax credit must file returns and 366 pay taxes by electronic means under s. 213.755. 367 (d) An eligible business may not convey, assign, or 368 transfer an approved tax credit or a carryforward tax credit to 369 another entity unless all of the assets of the eligible business 370 are conveyed, assigned, or transferred in the same transaction 371 and the successor business continues the same lease with the 372 dealer. 373 (e) Within any state fiscal year, an eligible business may 374 rescind all or part of a tax credit approved under this section. 375 The amount rescinded shall become available for that state 376 fiscal year to another eligible business as approved by the 377 department if the business receives notice from the department 378 that the rescindment has been accepted by the department. Any 379 amount rescinded under this subsection shall become available to 380 an eligible business on a first-come, first-served basis based 381 on tax credit applications received after the date the 382 rescindment is accepted by the department. 383 (f) Within 10 days after the rescindment of a tax credit 384 under paragraph (e) is accepted by the department, the 385 department shall notify the eligible nonprofit scholarship 386 funding organization specified by the eligible business. The 387 department shall also include the eligible nonprofit 388 scholarship-funding organization specified by the eligible 389 business on all letters or correspondence of acknowledgment for 390 tax credits under this section. 391 (6) An organization shall report to the department, on or 392 before the 20th day of each month, the total amount of 393 contributions received pursuant to subsection (4) in the 394 preceding calendar month on a form provided by the department. 395 Such report shall include the amount of contributions received 396 during that reporting period and the federal employer 397 identification number of each dealer associated with the 398 contribution. 399 (7)(a) Eligible contributions may be used to fund the 400 program established under s. 1002.395s. 1002.385 if funds401appropriated in a state fiscal year for the program are402insufficient to fund eligible students. 403(b)If the conditions in paragraph (a) are met, the404organization shall first use eligible contributions received405during a state fiscal year to fund scholarships for students in406the priority set forth in s. 1002.385(12)(d). Remaining407contributions may be used to fund scholarships for students408eligible pursuant to s. 1002.395(3)(b)1. or 2.409 (b)(c)The organization shall separately account for each 410 scholarship funded pursuant to this section. 411(d)Notwithstanding s. 1002.385(6)(b), any funds remaining412from a closed scholarship account funded pursuant to this413section shall be used to fund other scholarships pursuant to s.4141002.385.415 (c)(e)The organization may, subject to the limitations of 416 s. 1002.395(6)(j)1., useup to 3 percent ofeligible 417 contributions received during the state fiscal year in which 418 such contributions are collected for administrative expenses. 419 (8) The sum of tax credits that may be approved by the 420 department in any state fiscal year is $57.5 million. 421 (9) For purposes of the distributions of tax revenue under 422 s. 212.20, the department shall disregard any tax credits 423 allowed under this section to ensure that any reduction in tax 424 revenue received that is attributable to the tax credits results 425 only in a reduction in distributions to the General Revenue 426 Fund. 427 (10) The department may adopt rules to administer this 428 section. 429 Section 2. Section 212.1832, Florida Statutes, is amended 430 to read: 431 212.1832 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit 432 scholarship-funding organizationsthe Hope Scholarship Program.— 433 (1) The purchaser of a motor vehicle shall be granted a 434 credit of 100 percent of an eligible contribution made to an 435 eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization under s. 436 1002.40 against any tax imposed by the state under this chapter 437 and collected from the purchaser by a dealer, designated agent, 438 or private tag agent as a result of the purchase or acquisition 439 of a motor vehicleon or after October 1, 2018, except that a 440 credit may not exceed the tax that would otherwise be collected 441 from the purchaser by a dealer, designated agent, or private tag 442 agent. For purposes of this subsection, the term “purchase” does 443 not include the lease or rental of a motor vehicle. 444 (2) A dealer shall take a credit against any tax imposed by 445 the state under this chapter on the purchase of a motor vehicle 446 in an amount equal to the credit granted to the purchaser under 447 subsection (1). 448 (3) For purposes of the distributions of tax revenue under 449 s. 212.20, the department shall disregard any tax credits 450 allowed under this section to ensure that any reduction in tax 451 revenue received that is attributable to the tax credits results 452 only in a reduction in distributions to the General Revenue 453 Fund. The provisions of s. 1002.40 apply to the credit 454 authorized by this section. 455 Section 3. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 456 1002.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 457 1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public 458 school students must receive accurate and timely information 459 regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed 460 of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12 461 students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory 462 rights including, but not limited to, the following: 463 (6) EDUCATIONAL CHOICE.— 464 (b) Private educational choices.—Parents of public school 465 students may seek private educational choice options under 466 certain programs established under chapter 1002. 4671. Under the McKay Scholarships for Students with468Disabilities Program, the parent of a public school student with469a disability may request and receive a McKay Scholarship for the470student to attend a private school in accordance with s.4711002.39.4722. Under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, the473parent of a student who qualifies for free or reduced-price474school lunch or who is currently placed, or during the previous475state fiscal year was placed, in foster care as defined in s.47639.01 may seek a scholarship from an eligible nonprofit477scholarship-funding organization in accordance with s. 1002.395.4783. Under the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts479Program, the parent of a student with a qualifying disability480may apply for a personal learning scholarship to be used for481individual educational needs in accordance with s. 1002.385.482 Section 4. Paragraph (f) is added to subsection (7) of 483 section 1002.33, Florida Statutes, to read: 484 1002.33 Charter schools.— 485 (7) CHARTER.—The terms and conditions for the operation of 486 a charter school shall be set forth by the sponsor and the 487 applicant in a written contractual agreement, called a charter. 488 The sponsor and the governing board of the charter school shall 489 use the standard charter contract pursuant to subsection (21), 490 which shall incorporate the approved application and any addenda 491 approved with the application. Any term or condition of a 492 proposed charter contract that differs from the standard charter 493 contract adopted by rule of the State Board of Education shall 494 be presumed a limitation on charter school flexibility. The 495 sponsor may not impose unreasonable rules or regulations that 496 violate the intent of giving charter schools greater flexibility 497 to meet educational goals. The charter shall be signed by the 498 governing board of the charter school and the sponsor, following 499 a public hearing to ensure community input. 500 (f) A charter may include a provision requiring the charter 501 school to be held responsible for all costs associated with, but 502 not limited to, mediation, damages, and attorney fees incurred 503 by the district in connection with complaints to the Office of 504 Civil Rights or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. 505 Section 5. Subsections (1) and (4), paragraphs (b), (d), 506 and (h) of subsection (5), subsection (10), and paragraphs (b) 507 and (d) of subsection (11) of section 1002.333, Florida 508 Statutes, are amended to read: 509 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— 510 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 511 (a) “Florida Opportunity Zone” means a population census 512 tract that has been designated by the United States Department 513 of the Treasury as a Qualified Opportunity Zone pursuant to 514 Internal Revenue Code s. 1400Z-1(b)(1)(B). 515 (b)(a)“Hope operator” means an entity identified by the 516 department pursuant to subsection (2). 517 (c)(b)“Persistently low-performing school” means a school 518 that has earned threeconsecutivegrades lower than a “C,” 519 pursuant to s. 1008.34, in at least 3 of the previous 5 years 520 and has not earned a grade of “B” or higher in the most recent 2 521 school years, and a school that was closed pursuant to s. 522 1008.33(4) within 2 years after the submission of a notice of 523 intent. 524 (d)(c)“School of hope” means: 525 1. A charter school operated by a hope operator which: 526 a. Serves students from one or more persistently low 527 performing schools and students who reside in a Florida 528 Opportunity Zone; 529 b. Is located in a Florida Opportunity Zone or in the 530 attendance zone of a persistently low-performing school or 531 within a 5-mile radius of such school, whichever is greater; and 532 c. Is a Title I eligible school; or 533 2. A school operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 534 1008.33(4)(b)3. 535 (4) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF HOPE.—A hope operator 536 seeking to open a school of hope must submit a notice of intent 537 to the school district in which a persistently low-performing 538 school has been identified by the State Board of Education 539 pursuant to subsection (10) or in which a Florida Opportunity 540 Zone is located. 541 (a) The notice of intent must include: 542 1. An academic focus and plan. 543 2. A financial plan. 544 3. Goals and objectives for increasing student achievement 545 for the students from low-income families. 546 4. A completed or planned community outreach plan. 547 5. The organizational history of success in working with 548 students with similar demographics. 549 6. The grade levels to be served and enrollment 550 projections. 551 7. The proposed location or geographic area proposed for 552 the school consistent with the requirements of sub-subparagraphs 553 (1)(d)1.a. and band its proximity to the persistently low554performing school. 555 8. A staffing plan. 556 (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of s. 1002.33, a 557 school district shall enter into a performance-based agreement 558 with a hope operator to open schools to serve students from 559 persistently low-performing schools and students residing in a 560 Florida Opportunity Zone. 561 (5) PERFORMANCE-BASED AGREEMENT.—The following shall 562 comprise the entirety of the performance-based agreement: 563 (b) The location or geographic area proposed for the school 564 of hope and its proximity to the persistently low-performing 565 school, as applicable. 566 (d) A plan of action and specific milestones for student 567 recruitment and the enrollment of students from persistently 568 low-performing schools and students residing in a Florida 569 Opportunity Zone, including enrollment preferences and 570 procedures for conducting transparent admissions lotteries that 571 are open to the public. Students from persistently low 572 performing schools and students residing in a Florida 573 Opportunity Zone shall be exempt from any enrollment lottery to 574 the extent permitted by federal grant requirements. 575 (h) A provision allowing the hope operator to open 576 additional schools to serve students enrolled in or zoned for a 577 persistently low-performing school and students residing in a 578 Florida Opportunity Zone if the hope operator maintains its 579 status under subsection (3). 580 (10) SCHOOLS OF HOPE PROGRAM.—The Schools of Hope Program 581 is created within the Department of Education. 582 (a) A school of hope is eligible to receive funds from the 583 Schools of Hope Program for the following expenditures: 584 1. Preparing teachers, school leaders, and specialized 585 instructional support personnel, including costs associated 586 with: 587 a. Providing professional development. 588 b. Hiring and compensating teachers, school leaders, and 589 specialized instructional support personnel for servicesbeyond590the school day and yearuntil the school reaches full enrollment 591 in accordance with the performance-based agreement pursuant to 592 subsection (5). 593 2. Acquiring supplies, training, equipment, and educational 594 materials, including developing and acquiring instructional 595 materials. 596 3. Providing one-time startup costs associated with 597 providing transportation to students to and from the charter 598 school. 599 4. Carrying out community engagement activities, which may 600 include paying the cost of student and staff recruitment. 601 5. Providing funds to cover the nonvoted ad valorem millage 602 that would otherwise be required for schools and the required 603 local effort funds calculated pursuant to s. 1011.62 when the 604 state board enters into an agreement with a hope operator 605 pursuant to subsection (5). 606 6. Providing funds for the initial leasing costs of a 607 school facility in the event the department determines that a 608 suitable district-owned facility is unavailable or not leased in 609 a timely manner pursuant to paragraph (7)(d). 610 611 In the event a school of hope is dissolved or is otherwise 612 terminated, all property, furnishings, and equipment purchased 613 with public funds shall automatically revert to full ownership 614 by the district school board, subject to complete satisfaction 615 of any lawful liens or encumbrances. Any unencumbered public 616 funds from the school of hope, district school board property 617 and improvements, furnishings, and equipment purchased with 618 public funds, or financial or other records pertaining to the 619 school of hope, in the possession of any person, entity, or 620 holding company, other than the charter school, shall be held in 621 trust upon the district school board’s request, until any appeal 622 status is resolved. 623 (b)A traditional public school that is required to submit624a plan for implementation pursuant to s. 1008.33(4) is eligible625to receive up to $2,000 per full-time equivalent student from626the Schools of Hope Program based upon the strength of the627school’s plan for implementation and its focus on evidence-based628interventions that lead to student success by providing wrap629around services that leverage community assets, improve school630and community collaboration, and develop family and community631partnerships. Wrap-around services include, but are not limited632to, tutorial and after-school programs, student counseling,633nutrition education, parental counseling, and adult education.634Plans for implementation may also include models that develop a635culture of attending college, high academic expectations,636character development, dress codes, and an extended school day637and school year. At a minimum, a plan for implementation must:6381. Establish wrap-around services that develop family and639community partnerships.6402. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic641and character standards.6423. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the643child’s education.6444. Describe how the school district will identify, recruit,645retain, and reward instructional personnel. The state board may646waive the requirements of s. 1012.22(1)(c)5., and suspend the647requirements of s. 1012.34, to facilitate implementation of the648plan.6495. Identify a knowledge-rich curriculum that the school650will use that focuses on developing a student’s background651knowledge.6526. Provide professional development that focuses on653academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic654and character standards.655(c) The state board shall:6561. Provide awards for up to 25 schools and prioritize657awards for plans submitted pursuant to paragraph (b) that are658based on whole school transformation and that are developed in659consultation with the school’s principal.6602. Annually report on the implementation of this subsection661in the report required by s. 1008.345(5), and provide summarized662academic performance reports of each traditional public school663receiving funds.664(d)Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, 665 funds allocated for the purpose of this subsection which are not 666 disbursed by June 30 of the fiscal year in which the funds are 667 allocated may be carried forward for up to 5 years after the 668 effective date of the original appropriation. 669 (11) STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATIONS. 670 Pursuant to Art. IX of the State Constitution, which prescribes 671 the duty of the State Board of Education to supervise the public 672 school system, the State Board of Education shall: 673 (b) Adopt a standard notice of intent and performance-based 674 agreement that must be used by hope operators and district 675 school boards to eliminate regulatory and bureaucratic barriers 676 that delay access to high quality schools for students in 677 persistently low-performing schools and students residing in 678 Florida Opportunity Zones. 679 (d) Provide students in persistently low-performing schools 680 and students residing in Florida Opportunity Zones with a public 681 school that meets accountability standards. The State Board of 682 Education may enter into a performance-based agreement with a 683 hope operator when a school district has not improved the school 684 after 3 years of the interventions and support provided under s. 685 1008.33 or has not complied with the requirements of subsection 686 (4). Upon the State Board of Education entering into a 687 performance-based agreement with a hope operator, the school 688 district shall transfer to the school of hope the proportionate 689 share of state funds allocated from the Florida Education 690 Finance Program. 691 Section 6. Section 1002.394, Florida Statutes, is created 692 to read: 693 1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.— 694 (1) PURPOSE.—The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program is 695 established to provide children of families in this state which 696 have limited financial resources with educational options to 697 achieve success in their education. 698 (2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 699 (a) “Department” means the Department of Education. 700 (b) “Eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization” 701 has the same meaning as provided in s. 1002.395(2)(f). 702 (c) “Eligible private school” has the same meaning as 703 provided in s. 1002.395(2)(g). 704 (d) “Parent” means a resident of this state who is a 705 parent, as defined in s. 1000.21. 706 (e) “Program” means the Family Empowerment Scholarship 707 Program. 708 (3) INITIAL SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.—A student is eligible 709 for a Family Empowerment Scholarship under this section if the 710 student meets the following criteria: 711 (a)1. The student is on the direct certification list 712 pursuant to s. 1002.395(2)(c) or the student’s household income 713 level does not exceed 300 percent of the federal poverty level; 714 or 715 2. The student is currently placed, or during the previous 716 state fiscal year was placed, in foster care or in out-of-home 717 care as defined in s. 39.01. 718 719 Priority shall be given to students whose household income 720 levels do not exceed 185 percent of the federal poverty level or 721 who are in foster care or out-of-home care. A student who 722 initially receives a scholarship based on eligibility under 723 subparagraph 2. remains eligible to participate until the 724 student graduates from high school or attains the age of 21 725 years, whichever occurs first, regardless of the student’s 726 household income level. A sibling of a student who is 727 participating in the scholarship program under this subsection 728 is eligible for a scholarship if the student resides in the same 729 household as the sibling. 730 (b) The student is eligible to enroll in kindergarten or 731 has spent the prior school year in attendance at a Florida 732 public school. For purposes of this paragraph, prior school year 733 in attendance means that the student was enrolled and reported 734 by a school district for funding during the preceding October 735 and February Florida Education Finance Program surveys in 736 kindergarten through grade 12, which includes time spent in a 737 Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program if funded 738 under the Florida Education Finance Program. 739 740 However, a dependent child of a member of the United States 741 Armed Forces who transfers to a school in this state from out of 742 state or from a foreign country due to a parent’s permanent 743 change of station orders or a foster child is exempt from the 744 prior public school attendance requirement under this paragraph, 745 but must meet the other eligibility requirements specified under 746 this section to participate in the program. 747 (c) The parent has obtained acceptance for admission of the 748 student to a private school that is eligible for the program 749 under subsection (8) and the parent has requested a scholarship 750 from the Department of Education at least 60 days before the 751 date of the first scholarship payment. The request must be 752 communicated directly to the department in a manner that creates 753 a written or electronic record of the request and the date of 754 receipt of the request. The department must notify the school 755 district of the parent’s intent upon receipt of the parent’s 756 request. 757 (4) TERM OF SCHOLARSHIP.— 758 (a) For purposes of continuity of educational choice, a 759 Family Empowerment Scholarship shall remain in force until the 760 student returns to a public school, graduates from high school, 761 or reaches the age of 21, whichever occurs first. A scholarship 762 student who enrolls in a public school or public school program 763 is considered to have returned to a public school for the 764 purpose of determining the end of the scholarship’s term. 765 However, if a student enters a Department of Juvenile Justice 766 detention center for a period of no more than 21 days, the 767 student is not considered to have returned to a public school 768 for that purpose. 769 (b) Upon reasonable notice to the department and the school 770 district, the student’s parent may remove the student from the 771 private school and place the student in a public school in 772 accordance with this section. 773 (c) Upon reasonable notice to the department, the student’s 774 parent may move the student from one participating private 775 school to another participating private school. 776 (5) SCHOLARSHIP PROHIBITIONS.—A student is not eligible for 777 a Family Empowerment Scholarship while he or she is: 778 (a) Enrolled in a public school, including, but not limited 779 to, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind; the College 780 Preparatory Boarding Academy; a developmental research school 781 authorized under s. 1002.32; or a charter school authorized 782 under chapter 1002; 783 (b) Enrolled in a school operating for the purpose of 784 providing educational services to youth in a Department of 785 Juvenile Justice commitment program; 786 (c) Receiving any other educational scholarship pursuant to 787 this chapter; 788 (d) Participating in a home education program as defined in 789 s. 1002.01(1); 790 (e) Participating in a private tutoring program pursuant to 791 s. 1002.43; or 792 (f) Participating in a virtual school, correspondence 793 school, or distance learning program that receives state funding 794 pursuant to the student’s participation. 795 (6) SCHOOL DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.— 796 (a) By July 15, 2019, and by April 1 of each year 797 thereafter, a school district shall inform all households within 798 the district receiving free or reduced-priced meals under the 799 National School Lunch Act of their eligibility to apply to the 800 department for a Family Empowerment Scholarship. The form of 801 such notice shall be provided by the department, and the school 802 district shall include the provided form in any normal 803 correspondence with eligible households. Such notice is limited 804 to once a year. 805 (b) The school district in which a participating student 806 resides must notify the student and his or her parent about the 807 locations and times to take all statewide assessments under s. 808 1008.22 if the student chooses to participate in such 809 assessments. Upon the request of the department, a school 810 district shall coordinate with the department to provide to a 811 participating private school the statewide assessments 812 administered under s. 1008.22 and any related materials for 813 administering the assessments. For a student who participates in 814 the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program whose parent requests 815 that the student take the statewide assessments under s. 816 1008.22, the district in which the student attends a private 817 school shall provide locations and times to take all statewide 818 assessments. A school district is responsible for implementing 819 test administrations at a participating private school, 820 including the: 821 1. Provision of training for private school staff on test 822 security and assessment administration procedures; 823 2. Distribution of testing materials to a private school; 824 3. Retrieval of testing materials from a private school; 825 4. Provision of the required format for a private school to 826 submit information to the district for test administration and 827 enrollment purposes; and 828 5. Provision of any required assistance, monitoring, or 829 investigation at a private school. 830 (c) Each school district must publish information about the 831 Family Empowerment Scholarship Program on the district’s website 832 homepage. At a minimum, the published information must include a 833 website link to the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program 834 published on the Department of Education website as well as a 835 telephone number and e-mail that students and parents may use to 836 contact relevant personnel in the school district to obtain 837 information about the scholarship. 838 (7) DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OBLIGATIONS.—The department 839 shall: 840 (a) Publish and update, as necessary, information on the 841 department website about the Family Empowerment Scholarship 842 Program, including, but not limited to, student eligibility 843 criteria, parental responsibilities, and relevant data. 844 (b) Cross-check the list of participating scholarship 845 students with the public school enrollment lists before each 846 scholarship payment to avoid duplication. 847 (8) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—To be 848 eligible to participate in the Family Empowerment Scholarship 849 Program, a private school may be sectarian or nonsectarian and 850 must: 851 (a) Comply with all requirements for private schools 852 participating in state school choice scholarship programs 853 pursuant to s. 1002.421. 854 (b) Provide to the department all documentation required 855 for a student’s participation, including the private school’s 856 and student’s fee schedules, at least 30 days before any 857 quarterly scholarship payment is made for the student pursuant 858 to paragraph (11)(f). A student is not eligible to receive a 859 quarterly scholarship payment if the private school fails to 860 meet this deadline. 861 (c)1. Annually administer or make provision for students 862 participating in the program in grades 3 through 10 to take one 863 of the nationally norm-referenced tests identified by the 864 department or to take the statewide assessments pursuant to s. 865 1008.22. Students with disabilities for whom standardized 866 testing is not appropriate are exempt from this requirement. A 867 participating private school shall report a student’s scores to 868 his or her parent. 869 2. Administer the statewide assessments pursuant to s. 870 1008.22 if the private school chooses to offer the statewide 871 assessments. A participating private school may choose to offer 872 and administer the statewide assessments to all students who 873 attend the private school in grades 3 through 10 and must submit 874 a request in writing to the department by March 1 of each year 875 in order to administer the statewide assessments in the 876 subsequent school year. 877 878 If a private school fails to meet the requirements of this 879 subsection or s. 1002.421, the commissioner may determine that 880 the private school is ineligible to participate in the 881 scholarship program. 882 (9) PARENT AND STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROGRAM 883 PARTICIPATION.—A parent who applies for a Family Empowerment 884 Scholarship is exercising his or her parental option to place 885 his or her child in a private school. 886 (a) The parent must select the private school and apply for 887 the admission of his or her student. 888 (b) The parent must request the scholarship at least 60 889 days before the date of the first scholarship payment. 890 (c) The parent must inform the applicable school district 891 when the parent withdraws his or her student from a public 892 school to attend an eligible private school. 893 (d) Any student participating in the program must remain in 894 attendance throughout the school year unless excused by the 895 school for illness or other good cause. 896 (e) Before enrolling in a private school, a student and his 897 or her parent or guardian must meet with the private school’s 898 principal or the principal’s designee to review the school’s 899 academic programs and policies, customized educational programs, 900 code of student conduct, and attendance policies. 901 (f) The parent shall ensure that the student participating 902 in the scholarship program takes the norm-referenced assessment 903 offered by the private school. The parent may also choose to 904 have the student participate in the statewide assessments 905 pursuant to paragraph (6)(b). 906 (g) If the parent requests that the student participating 907 in the program take all statewide assessments required pursuant 908 to s. 1008.22, the parent is responsible for transporting the 909 student to the assessment site designated by the school 910 district. 911 (h) Upon receipt of a scholarship warrant, the parent to 912 whom the warrant is issued must restrictively endorse the 913 warrant to the private school for deposit into the private 914 school’s account. The parent may not designate any entity or 915 individual associated with the participating private school as 916 the parent’s attorney in fact to endorse a scholarship warrant. 917 A participant who fails to comply with this paragraph forfeits 918 the scholarship. 919 (10) OBLIGATIONS OF ELIGIBLE SCHOLARSHIP-FUNDING 920 ORGANIZATIONS.—An eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding 921 organization: 922 (a) Shall verify the household income level of students 923 pursuant to subparagraph (3)(a)1. and submit the verified list 924 of students and related documentation to the department. 925 (b) May, from eligible contributions received pursuant to 926 s. 1002.395(6)(j)1., use an amount not to exceed 1 percent of 927 the total amount of all scholarships awarded under this section 928 for administrative expenses associated with performing functions 929 under this section. Such administrative expense amount is 930 considered within the 3 percent limit on the total amount an 931 organization may use to administer scholarships under this 932 chapter. 933 (c) Must, in a timely manner, submit any information 934 requested by the department relating to the scholarship under 935 this section. 936 (d) Must notify the department about any violation of this 937 section by a parent or a private school. 938 (11) SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING AND PAYMENT.— 939 (a) The scholarship is established for up to 18,000 940 students annually on a first-come, first-served basis beginning 941 with the 2019-2020 school year. Beginning in the 2020-2021 942 school year, the number of students participating in the 943 scholarship program under this section may annually increase by 944 0.25 percent of the state’s total public school student 945 enrollment. 946 (b) The scholarship amount provided to a student for any 947 single school year shall be for tuition and fees for an eligible 948 private school, not to exceed annual limits, which shall be 949 determined in accordance with this paragraph. The calculated 950 amount for a student to attend an eligible private school shall 951 be based upon the grade level and school district in which the 952 student was assigned as 95 percent of the funds per unweighted 953 full-time equivalent in the Florida Education Finance Program 954 for a student in the basic program established pursuant to s. 955 1011.62(1)(c)1., plus a per-full-time equivalent share of funds 956 for all categorical programs, except for the Exceptional Student 957 Education Guaranteed Allocation. 958 (c) The amount of the Family Empowerment Scholarship shall 959 be the calculated amount or the amount of the private school’s 960 tuition and fees, whichever is less. The amount of any 961 assessment fee required by the participating private school may 962 be paid from the total amount of the scholarship. 963 (d) The school district shall report all students who are 964 attending a private school under this program. The students 965 attending private schools on Family Empowerment Scholarships 966 shall be reported separately from other students reported for 967 purposes of the Florida Education Finance Program. 968 (e) Following notification on July 1, September 1, December 969 1, or February 1 of the number of program participants, the 970 department shall transfer, from general revenue funds only, the 971 amount calculated pursuant to paragraph (b) to a separate 972 account for the scholarship program for quarterly disbursement 973 to parents of participating students. For a student exiting a 974 Department of Juvenile Justice commitment program who chooses to 975 participate in the scholarship program, the amount of the Family 976 Empowerment Scholarship calculated pursuant to paragraph (b) 977 must be transferred from the school district in which the 978 student last attended a public school before commitment to the 979 Department of Juvenile Justice. When a student enters the 980 scholarship program, the department must receive all 981 documentation required for the student’s participation, 982 including the private school’s and the student’s fee schedules, 983 at least 30 days before the first quarterly scholarship payment 984 is made for the student. 985 (f) Upon notification by the department that it has 986 received the documentation required under paragraph (e), the 987 Chief Financial Officer shall make scholarship payments in four 988 equal amounts no later than September 1, November 1, February 1, 989 and April 1 of each school year in which the scholarship is in 990 force. The initial payment shall be made after department 991 verification of admission acceptance, and subsequent payments 992 shall be made upon verification of continued enrollment and 993 attendance at the private school. Payment must be by individual 994 warrant made payable to the student’s parent and mailed by the 995 department to the private school of the parent’s choice, and the 996 parent shall restrictively endorse the warrant to the private 997 school for deposit into the account of the private school. 998 (g) Subsequent to each scholarship payment, the department 999 shall request from the Department of Financial Services a sample 1000 of endorsed warrants to review and confirm compliance with 1001 endorsement requirements. 1002 (12) LIABILITY.—No liability shall arise on the part of the 1003 state based on the award or use of a Family Empowerment 1004 Scholarship. 1005 (13) SCOPE OF AUTHORITY.—The inclusion of eligible private 1006 schools within the options available to Florida public school 1007 students does not expand the regulatory authority of the state, 1008 its officers, or any school district to impose any additional 1009 regulation of private schools beyond those reasonably necessary 1010 to enforce requirements expressly set forth in this section. 1011 (14) RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt rules 1012 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to administer this 1013 section. The state board rules must include a requirement that 1014 the department work collaboratively with an approved 1015 scholarship-funding organization to expedite the process for the 1016 verification and reporting obligations specified under 1017 subsection (10). 1018 (15) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE FOR THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL 1019 YEAR.—Notwithstanding the provisions of this section related to 1020 notification requirements and eligibility timelines, for the 1021 2019-2020 school year: 1022 (a) A student is eligible for a Family Empowerment 1023 Scholarship under this section if the student’s parent has 1024 obtained acceptance of the student’s admission to a private 1025 school that is eligible for the program under subsection (8) and 1026 the parent has requested a scholarship from the Department of 1027 Education no later than August 15, 2019. The request must be 1028 communicated directly to the department in a manner that creates 1029 a written or electronic record of the request and the date of 1030 receipt of the request. 1031 (b) The department shall expedite the publication of 1032 information relevant to the Family Empowerment Scholarship 1033 Program on the department’s website, including, but not limited 1034 to, the eligibility criteria for students to qualify for the 1035 scholarship under this section and how parents may request the 1036 scholarship. The department must immediately notify the school 1037 district of the parent’s intent upon receipt of the parent’s 1038 request. 1039 (c) Upon notification by the department that it has 1040 received the documentation required under paragraph (10)(a), the 1041 Chief Financial Officer shall make the first quarter payment of 1042 scholarships no later than October 1, 2019. 1043 1044 This subsection shall expire June 30, 2020. 1045 Section 7. Paragraph (g) of subsection (13) of section 1046 1002.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1047 1002.385 The Gardiner Scholarship.— 1048 (13) FUNDING AND PAYMENT.— 1049(g)In addition to funds appropriated for scholarship1050awards and subject to a separate, specific legislative1051appropriation, an organization may receive an amount equivalent1052to not more than 3 percent of the amount of each scholarship1053award from state funds for administrative expenses if the1054organization has operated as a nonprofit entity for at least the1055preceding 3 fiscal years and did not have any findings of1056material weakness or material noncompliance in its most recent1057audit under s. 1002.395(6)(m). Such administrative expenses must1058be reasonable and necessary for the organization’s management1059and distribution of scholarships under this section. Funds1060authorized under this paragraph may not be used for lobbying or1061political activity or expenses related to lobbying or political1062activity. An organization may not charge an application fee for1063a scholarship. Administrative expenses may not be deducted from1064funds appropriated for scholarship awards.1065 Section 8. Subsection (3), paragraphs (d) and (j) of 1066 subsection (6), and paragraph (a) of subsection (11) of section 1067 1002.395, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1068 1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.— 1069 (3) PROGRAM; SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.— 1070 (a) The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program is 1071 established. 1072 (b) A student is eligible for a Florida tax credit 1073 scholarship under this section if the student meets one or more 1074 of the following criteria: 1075 1. The student is on the direct certification list or the 1076 student’s household income level does not exceed 185 percent of 1077 the federal poverty level; or 1078 2. The student is currently placed, or during the previous 1079 state fiscal year was placed, in foster care or in out-of-home 1080 care as defined in s. 39.01. 1081 3. The student’s household income level is greater than 185 1082 percent of the federal poverty level but does not exceed 260 1083 percent of the federal poverty level. 1084 1085 A student who initially receives a scholarship based on 1086 eligibility under subparagraph (b)2. remains eligible to 1087 participate until the student graduates from high school or 1088 attains the age of 21 years, whichever occurs first, regardless 1089 of the student’s household income level. A student who initially 1090 received a scholarship based on income eligibility before the 1091 2019-2020 school year remains eligible to participate until he 1092 or she graduates from high school, attains the age of 21 years, 1093 or the student’s household income level exceeds 260 percent of 1094 the federal poverty level, whichever occurs first. A sibling of 1095 a student who is participating in the scholarship program under 1096 this subsection is eligible for a scholarship if the student 1097 resides in the same household as the sibling. 1098 (6) OBLIGATIONS OF ELIGIBLE NONPROFIT SCHOLARSHIP-FUNDING 1099 ORGANIZATIONS.—An eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding 1100 organization: 1101 (d) Must provide scholarships, from eligible contributions, 1102 to eligible students for the cost of: 1103 1. Tuition and fees for an eligible private school; or 1104 2. Transportation to a Florida public school in which a 1105 student is enrolled and that is different from the school to 1106 which the student was assignedthat islocated outside the1107district in which the student residesor to a lab school as 1108 defined in s. 1002.32. 1109 (j)1. May useup to 3 percent ofeligible contributions 1110 received pursuant to this section and ss. 212.099, 212.1832, and 1111 1002.40 during the state fiscal year in which such contributions 1112 are collected for administrative expenses if the organization 1113 has operated as an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding 1114 organization for at least the preceding 3 fiscal years and did 1115 not have any findings of material weakness or material 1116 noncompliance in its most recent audit under paragraph (m). 1117 Administrative expenses from eligible contributions may not 1118 exceed 3 percent of the total amount of all scholarships awarded 1119 by an eligible scholarship-funding organization under this 1120 chapter. Such administrative expenses must be reasonable and 1121 necessary for the organization’s management and distribution of 1122 scholarships awardedeligible contributionsunder this chapter 1123section. No funds authorized under this subparagraph shall be 1124 used for lobbying or political activity or expenses related to 1125 lobbying or political activity. Up to one-third of the funds 1126 authorized for administrative expenses under this subparagraph 1127 may be used for expenses related to the recruitment of 1128 contributions from taxpayers. An eligible nonprofit scholarship 1129 funding organization may not charge an application fee. 1130 2. Must expend for annual or partial-year scholarships an 1131 amount equal to or greater than 75 percent of the net eligible 1132 contributions remaining after administrative expenses during the 1133 state fiscal year in which such contributions are collected. No 1134 more than 25 percent of such net eligible contributions may be 1135 carried forward to the following state fiscal year. All amounts 1136 carried forward, for audit purposes, must be specifically 1137 identified for particular students, by student name and the name 1138 of the school to which the student is admitted, subject to the 1139 requirements of ss. 1002.22 and 1002.221 and 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, 1140 and the applicable rules and regulations issued pursuant 1141 thereto. Any amounts carried forward shall be expended for 1142 annual or partial-year scholarships in the following state 1143 fiscal year. No later than September 30 of each year, net 1144 eligible contributions remaining on June 30 of each year that 1145 are in excess of the 25 percent that may be carried forward 1146 shall be used to provide scholarships to eligible students or 1147 transferred to other eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding 1148 organizations to provide scholarships for eligible students. All 1149 transferred funds must be deposited by each eligible nonprofit 1150 scholarship-funding organization receiving such funds into its 1151 scholarship account. All transferred amounts received by any 1152 eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization must be 1153 separately disclosed in the annual financial audit required 1154 under paragraph (m). 1155 3. Must, before granting a scholarship for an academic 1156 year, document each scholarship student’s eligibility for that 1157 academic year. A scholarship-funding organization may not grant 1158 multiyear scholarships in one approval process. 1159 1160 Information and documentation provided to the Department of 1161 Education and the Auditor General relating to the identity of a 1162 taxpayer that provides an eligible contribution under this 1163 section shall remain confidential at all times in accordance 1164 with s. 213.053. 1165 (11) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT AND PAYMENT.— 1166 (a)Except as provided in subparagraph 2.,The scholarship 1167 amount provided to any student for any single school year by an 1168 eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization from 1169 eligible contributions shall be for total costs authorized under 1170 paragraph (6)(d), not to exceed annual limits, which shall be 1171 determined as follows: 1172 1.a.ForThe base amount awarded toa student who received 1173 a scholarship in the 2018-2019 school year, who remains 1174 eligible, and who is enrolled in an eligible private school, the 1175 amount shall be the greater amount calculated pursuant to 1176 subparagraph 2. ordetermined asa percentage of the unweighted 1177 FTE funding amount for the 2018-2019thatstate fiscal year and 1178 thereafter as follows: 1179 a.(I)Eighty-eight percent for a student enrolled in 1180 kindergarten through grade 5. 1181 b.(II)Ninety-two percent for a student enrolled in grade 6 1182 through grade 8. 1183 c.(III)Ninety-six percent for a student enrolled in grade 1184 9 through grade 12. 1185 2. For students initially eligible in the 2019-2020 school 1186 year or thereafter, the calculated amount for a student to 1187 attend an eligible private school shall be based upon the grade 1188 level and school district in which the student resides as 95 1189 percent of the funds per unweighted full-time equivalent in the 1190 Florida Education Finance Program for a student in the basic 1191 program established pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1., plus a per 1192 full-time equivalent share of funds for all categorical 1193 programs, except for the Exceptional Student Education 1194 Guaranteed Allocation. 1195 3.b.The scholarship amount awarded to a student enrolled 1196 in a Florida public school in which a student is enrolled and 1197 that is different from the school to which the student was 1198 assignedthat is located outside the district in which the1199student residesor in a lab school as defined in s. 1002.32, is 1200 limited to $750. 12012. The annual limit for a scholarship under sub1202subparagraph 1.a. shall be reduced by:1203a. Twelve percent if the student’s household income level1204is greater than or equal to 200 percent, but less than 2151205percent, of the federal poverty level.1206b. Twenty-six percent if the student’s household income1207level is greater than or equal to 215 percent, but less than 2301208percent, of the federal poverty level.1209c. Forty percent if the student’s household income level is1210greater than or equal to 230 percent, but less than 245 percent,1211of the federal poverty level.1212d. Fifty percent if the student’s household income level is1213greater than or equal to 245 percent, but less than or equal to1214260 percent, of the federal poverty level.1215 Section 9. Effective upon becoming a law, paragraph (i) is 1216 added to subsection (11) of section 1002.40, Florida Statutes, 1217 and paragraphs (a) and (g) of subsection (11) and paragraph (a) 1218 of subsection (13) of that section are amended, to read: 1219 1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program.— 1220 (11) FUNDING AND PAYMENT.— 1221 (a) For students initially eligible in the 2019-2020 school 1222 year or thereafter, the calculated amount for a student to 1223 attend an eligible private school shall be based upon the grade 1224 level and school district in which the student was assigned as 1225 95 percent of the funds per unweighted full-time equivalent in 1226 the Florida Education Finance Program for a student in the basic 1227 program established pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(c)1., plus a per 1228 full-time equivalent share of funds for all categorical 1229 programs, except for the Exceptional Student Education 1230 Guaranteed Allocation.The maximum amountawarded to a student1231enrolled in an eligible private school shall bedetermined as a1232percentage of theunweighted FTE funding amount for that state1233fiscal year andthereafter as follows:12341.Eighty-eight percent for a student enrolled in1235kindergarten through grade 5.12362.Ninety-two percent for a student enrolled in grade 61237through grade 8.12383.Ninety-six percent for a student enrolled in grade 91239through grade 12.1240 (g) An eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization, 1241 subject to the limitations of s. 1002.395(6)(j)1., may useup to12423percent ofeligible contributions received during the state 1243 fiscal year in which such contributions are collected for 1244 administrative expensesif the organization hasoperated as an1245eligible nonprofit scholarship-fundingorganization for at least1246the preceding 3 fiscal years and didnot have any findings of1247material weakness or materialnoncompliance in its most recent1248audit under s. 1002.395(6)(m).Such administrative expenses must1249be reasonable and necessaryfor the organization’s management1250and distribution of eligiblecontributions under this section.1251Funds authorized under thisparagraph may not be used for1252lobbying or political activity orexpenses related to lobbying1253or political activity. Up to one-third of the funds authorized1254for administrative expenses underthis paragraph may be used for1255expenses related to therecruitment of contributions. An1256eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization may not1257charge an application fee. 1258 (i) Notwithstanding s. 1002.395(6)(j)2., no more than 5 1259 percent of net eligible contributions may be carried forward to 1260 the following state fiscal year by an eligible scholarship 1261 funding organization. For audit purposes, all amounts carried 1262 forward must be specifically identified for individual students 1263 by student name and by the name of the school to which the 1264 student is admitted, subject to the requirements of ss. 1002.21 1265 and 1002.22 and 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, and the applicable rules and 1266 regulations issued pursuant to such requirements. Any amounts 1267 carried forward shall be expended for annual scholarships or 1268 partial-year scholarships in the following state fiscal year. 1269 Net eligible contributions remaining on June 30 of each year 1270 which are in excess of the 5 percent that may be carried forward 1271 shall be transferred to other eligible nonprofit scholarship 1272 funding organizations participating in the Hope Scholarship 1273 Program to provide scholarships for eligible students. All 1274 transferred funds must be deposited by each eligible nonprofit 1275 scholarship-funding organization receiving such funds into the 1276 scholarship account of eligible students. All transferred 1277 amounts received by an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding 1278 organization must be separately disclosed in the annual 1279 financial audit requirement under s. 1002.395(6)(m). If no other 1280 eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization participates 1281 in the Hope Scholarship Program, net eligible contributions in 1282 excess of the 5 percent may be used to fund scholarships for 1283 students eligible under s. 1002.395(3). 1284 (13) SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING TAX CREDITS.— 1285 (a) A tax credit is available under s. 212.1832(1) for use 1286 by a person that makes an eligible contribution. Eligible 1287 contributions shall be used to fund scholarships under this 1288 section and may be used to fund scholarships under s. 1002.395. 1289 Each eligible contribution is limited to a single payment of 1290 $105 per motor vehicle purchased at the time of purchase of a 1291 motor vehicle or a single payment of $105 per motor vehicle 1292 purchased at the time of registration of a motor vehicle that 1293 was not purchased from a dealer, except that a contribution may 1294 not exceed the state tax imposed under chapter 212 that would 1295 otherwise be collected from the purchaser by a dealer, 1296 designated agent, or private tag agent. Payments of 1297 contributions shall be made to a dealer at the time of purchase 1298 of a motor vehicle or to a designated agent or private tag agent 1299 at the time of registration of a motor vehicle that was not 1300 purchased from a dealer. An eligible contribution shall be 1301 accompanied by a contribution election form provided by the 1302 Department of Revenue. The form shall include, at a minimum, the 1303 following brief description of the Hope Scholarship Program and 1304 the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program: “THE HOPE 1305 SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES A PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT WHO WAS 1306 SUBJECTED TO AN INCIDENT OF VIOLENCE OR BULLYING AT SCHOOL THE 1307 OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP TO ATTEND AN ELIGIBLE 1308 PRIVATE SCHOOL RATHER THAN REMAIN IN AN UNSAFE SCHOOL 1309 ENVIRONMENT. THE FLORIDA TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM PROVIDES 1310 A LOW-INCOME STUDENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPLY FOR A SCHOLARSHIP 1311 TO ATTEND AN ELIGIBLE PRIVATE SCHOOL.” The form shall also 1312 include, at a minimum, a section allowing the consumer to 1313 designate, from all participating scholarship funding 1314 organizations, which organization will receive his or her 1315 donation. For purposes of this subsection, the term “purchase” 1316 does not include the lease or rental of a motor vehicle. 1317 Section 10. Paragraphs (a) and (g) of subsection (7) of 1318 section 1002.411, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1319 1002.411 Reading scholarship accounts.— 1320 (7) ACCOUNT FUNDING AND PAYMENT.— 1321 (a)For the 2018-2019 school year,The amount of the 1322 scholarshipshall be $500 per eligible student. Thereafter, the1323maximum amount grantedfor an eligible student shall be as 1324 provided in the General Appropriations Act. 1325(g)In addition to funds appropriated for scholarships and1326subject to a separate, specific legislative appropriation, an1327organization may receive an amount equivalent to not more than 31328percent of the amount of each scholarship from state funds for1329administrative expenses if the organization has operated as a1330nonprofit entity for at least the preceding 3 fiscal years and1331did not have any findings of material weakness or material1332noncompliance in its most recent audit under s. 1002.395. Such1333administrative expenses must be reasonable and necessary for the1334organization’s management and distribution of scholarships under1335this section. Funds authorized under this paragraph may not be1336used for lobbying or political activity or expenses related to1337lobbying or political activity. An organization may not charge1338an application fee for a scholarship. Administrative expenses1339may not be deducted from funds appropriated for scholarships.1340 Section 11. Part VII of chapter 1003, Florida Statutes, 1341 consisting of s. 1003.64, Florida Statutes, is created and 1342 entitled “Public School Innovation.” 1343 1003.64 Community School Grant Program.—It is the intent of 1344 the Legislature to improve student success and well-being by 1345 engaging and supporting parents and community organizations in 1346 their efforts to positively impact student learning and 1347 development. 1348 (1) PURPOSE.—The Community School Grant Program is 1349 established to fund and support the planning and implementation 1350 of community school programs, subject to legislative 1351 appropriation. 1352 (2) DEFINITIONS.— 1353 (a) “Center” means the Center for Community Schools at the 1354 University of Central Florida. 1355 (b) “Community organization” means a nonprofit organization 1356 that has been in existence for at least 3 years and serves 1357 individuals within a county in which a public school 1358 implementing the community school model is located. The 1359 community organization serves as the lead partner in the 1360 community school model and facilitates the use of grant funds 1361 under this section. 1362 (c) “Community school model” means a school service model 1363 developed by the center which utilizes a long-term partnership 1364 among a school district, a community organization, a college or 1365 university, and a health care provider to establish, develop, 1366 and sustain a system for addressing student, family, and 1367 community needs during and outside of the school day. The model 1368 must establish a collaborative governance structure among the 1369 community partners for providing services and include standards 1370 for effective implementation, reporting, and evaluation at each 1371 participating school. The governance structure may include other 1372 community leaders such as parent-teacher organizations, 1373 community businesses, and faith leaders. The model must also 1374 provide for family engagement and expanded learning 1375 opportunities and support for students. A community school may 1376 include, but is not limited to, a community partnership school. 1377 (3) GRANT PROGRAM.—Contingent upon available funds, the 1378 center may facilitate the implementation of its community school 1379 model in the state through grants that enable community 1380 organizations to establish long-term partnerships and secure 1381 resources for planning, staffing, and providing services to 1382 students and families through the community school model. The 1383 center shall: 1384 (a) Require a participating public school to establish 1385 long-term partnerships through a memorandum of understanding. 1386 After receiving a grant award under this section, the center 1387 shall condition the award of grant funds in the subsequent years 1388 upon the matching funds secured through the long-term 1389 partnerships. 1390 (b) Prioritize awards based on demonstration of the 1391 technical and financial ability to sustain the community school 1392 model beyond an initial grant award. For planning grant awards, 1393 priority must be given to school districts in which the 1394 community school model has not been established and which 1395 demonstrate the technical and financial ability to sustain the 1396 community school model. 1397 (4) REPORTING.—Beginning with September 1, 2020, and 1398 annually thereafter, the center shall publish on its website 1399 information on each community organization receiving a grant 1400 from the center to implement the community school model. The 1401 information must include: 1402 (a) The amount of grant funds provided through the center 1403 for each participating school and the amount of matching funds 1404 provided by the community organization for each year the 1405 community organization has received a grant for that school. 1406 (b) The long-term partners who have entered into a 1407 memorandum of understanding for implementing the community 1408 school model pursuant to paragraph (2)(c). 1409 (c) A description of the services and community engagement 1410 activities provided through the community school model. 1411 (d) The number of students, families, and community members 1412 served through the community school model. 1413 (e) The academic progress of students enrolled at the 1414 public school, including student progression data, attendance, 1415 behavior, and student achievement and learning gains on 1416 statewide, standardized assessments as determined pursuant to s. 1417 1008.34. 1418 Section 12. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraphs 1419 (a), (b), and (e) of subsection (4), and paragraphs (c) and (d) 1420 of subsection (5) of section 1004.04, Florida Statutes, are 1421 amended to read: 1422 1004.04 Public accountability and state approval for 1423 teacher preparation programs.— 1424 (2) UNIFORM CORE CURRICULA AND CANDIDATE ASSESSMENT.— 1425 (b) The rules to establish uniform core curricula for each 1426 state-approved teacher preparation program must include, but are 1427 not limited to, the following: 1428 1. Candidate instruction and assessment in the Florida 1429 Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 1430 2. The use of state-adopted content standards to guide 1431 curricula and instruction. 1432 3. Scientifically researched and evidence-based reading 1433 instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 1434 all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 1435 approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 1436 fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 1437 strategies. 1438 4. Content literacy and mathematics practices. 1439 5. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of English 1440 language learners. 1441 6. Strategies appropriate for the instruction of students 1442 with disabilities. 1443 7. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on student 1444 needsSchool safety. 1445 8. The use of character-based classroom management. 1446 (4) CONTINUED PROGRAM APPROVAL.—Continued approval of a 1447 teacher preparation program shall be based upon evidence that 1448 the program continues to implement the requirements for initial 1449 approval and upon significant, objective, and quantifiable 1450 measures of the program and the performance of the program 1451 completers. 1452 (a) The criteria for continued approval must include each 1453 of the following: 1454 1. Documentation from the program that each program 1455 candidate met the admission requirements provided in subsection 1456 (3). 1457 2. Documentation from the program that the program and each 1458 program completer have met the requirements provided in 1459 subsection (2). 1460 3. Evidence of performance in each of the following areas: 1461 a. Placement rate of program completers into instructional 1462 positions in Florida public schools and private schools, if 1463 available. 1464 b. Rate of retention for employed program completers in 1465 instructional positions in Florida public schools. 1466 c. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 1467 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers on statewide 1468 assessments using the results of the student learning growth 1469 formula adopted under s. 1012.34. 1470 d. Performance of students in prekindergarten through grade 1471 12 who are assigned to in-field program completers aggregated by 1472 student subgroup, as defined in the federal Elementary and 1473 Secondary Education Act (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 1474 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II), as a measure of how well the program 1475 prepares teachers to work with a diverse population of students 1476 in a variety of settings in Florida public schools. 1477 e. Results of program completers’ annual evaluations in 1478 accordance with the timeline as set forth in s. 1012.34. 1479 f. Production of program completers in statewide critical 1480 teacher shortage areas as identified in s. 1012.07. 1481 4. Results of the program completers’ survey measuring 1482 their satisfaction with preparation for the realities of the 1483 classroom. 1484 5. Results of the employers’ survey measuring satisfaction 1485 with the program and the program’s responsiveness to local 1486 school districts. 1487 (b) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for 1488 continued approval of teacher preparation programs which include 1489 the program review process, the continued approval timelines, 1490 and the performance level targets for each of the continued 1491 approval criteria in paragraph (a). Additional criteria may be 1492 approved by the State Board of Education.Such criteria may1493include a program completer’s satisfaction with instruction and1494an employer’s satisfaction with, and the program’s1495responsiveness to, local school districts.The Commissioner of 1496 Education shall determine the continued approval of each program 1497 based on the data collected pursuant to this section and the 1498 rules of the State Board of Education. 1499 (e) Each Florida public and private institution that offers 1500 a state-approved teacher preparation program must annually 1501 report information regarding its approved programs to the state 1502 and the general public. The report to the state must include a 1503 list of candidates who are admitted to, who are enrolled in, or 1504 who complete a teacher preparation program; additional evidence 1505 necessary to document requirements for continued approval; and 1506 data necessary to complete applicable federal reporting 1507 requirements. The state reporting requirements must minimize a 1508 program’s reporting burden whenever possible without 1509 compromising data quality. The report to the general public must 1510 include, at a minimum, the annual progress data reported by the 1511 state under this paragraph and results of the surveys required 1512 under paragraph (a), and may include other information chosen by 1513 the institution or program. 1514 (5) PRESERVICE FIELD EXPERIENCE.—All postsecondary 1515 instructors, school district personnel and instructional 1516 personnel, and school sites preparing instructional personnel 1517 through preservice field experience courses and internships 1518 shall meet special requirements. District school boards may pay 1519 student teachers during their internships. 1520 (c) Preservice field experience must fully prepare a 1521 candidate to manage a classroom by requiring theinclude1522 candidate to practice and demonstratedemonstration ofthe 1523 uniform core curricula specific to the candidate’scandidates’1524 area or areas of program concentration with a diverse population 1525 of students in a variety of challenging environments, including, 1526 but not limited to, high-poverty schools, urban schools, and 1527 rural schoolssettings. The length of structured field 1528 experiences may be extended to ensure that candidates achieve 1529 the competencies needed to meet certification requirements. 1530 (d) Postsecondary teacher preparation programs in 1531 cooperation with district school boards and approved private 1532 school associations shall select the school sites for preservice 1533 field experience activities based upon the qualifications of the 1534 supervising personnel as described in this subsection and the 1535 needs of the candidates. These sites must represent the full 1536 spectrum of school communities, including, but not limited to, 1537 schools serving low-achieving studentslocated in urban1538settings. In order to be selected, school sites must demonstrate 1539 commitment to the education of public school students and to the 1540 preparation of future teachers. 1541 Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) and subsection 1542 (5) of section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1543 1004.85 Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.— 1544 (3) Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to 1545 this section may offer competency-based certification programs 1546 specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate 1547 degree holders to enable program participants to meet the 1548 educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. An educator 1549 preparation institute choosing to offer a competency-based 1550 certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section 1551 must implement a program previously approved by the Department 1552 of Education for this purpose or a program developed by the 1553 institute and approved by the department for this purpose. 1554 Approved programs shall be available for use by other approved 1555 educator preparation institutes. 1556 (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a request for approval, 1557 the Department of Education shall approve a preparation program 1558 pursuant to the requirements of this subsection or issue a 1559 statement of the deficiencies in the request for approval. The 1560 department shall approve a certification program if the 1561 institute provides evidence of the institute’s capacity to 1562 implement a competency-based program that includes each of the 1563 following: 1564 1.a. Participant instruction and assessment in the Florida 1565 Educator Accomplished Practices across content areas. 1566 b. The use of state-adopted student content standards to 1567 guide curriculum and instruction. 1568 c. Scientifically researched and evidence-based reading 1569 instructional strategies that improve reading performance for 1570 all students, including explicit, systematic, and sequential 1571 approaches to teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, 1572 fluency, and text comprehension and multisensory intervention 1573 strategies. 1574 d. Content literacy and mathematical practices. 1575 e. Strategies appropriate for instruction of English 1576 language learners. 1577 f. Strategies appropriate for instruction of students with 1578 disabilities. 1579 g. Strategies to differentiate instruction based on student 1580 needsSchool safety. 1581 h. The use of character-based classroom management. 1582 2. An educational plan for each participant to meet 1583 certification requirements and demonstrate his or her ability to 1584 teach the subject area for which the participant is seeking 1585 certification, which is based on an assessment of his or her 1586 competency in the areas listed in subparagraph 1. 1587 3. Field experiences appropriate to the certification 1588 subject area specified in the educational plan with a diverse 1589 population of students in a variety of challenging environments, 1590 including, but not limited to, high-poverty schools, urban 1591 schools, and rural schools,settingsunder the supervision of 1592 qualified educators. 1593 4. A certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and 1594 procedures required for participants who complete the program to 1595 meet any requirements related to the background screening 1596 pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator professional or temporary 1597 certification pursuant to s. 1012.56. 1598 (5) Each institute approved pursuant to this section shall 1599 submit to the Department of Education annual performance 1600 evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the programs, 1601 including the pass rates of participants on all examinations 1602 required for teacher certification, employment rates, 1603 longitudinal retention rates, andemployersatisfaction surveys 1604 of employers and candidates. Theemployersatisfaction surveys 1605 must be designed to measure the sufficient preparation of the 1606 educator for the realities ofto enterthe classroom and the 1607 institute’s responsiveness to local school districts. These 1608 evaluations shall be used by the Department of Education for 1609 purposes of continued approval of an educator preparation 1610 institute’s certification program. 1611 Section 14. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (4) of 1612 section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1613 1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.— 1614 (4)(a) The state board shall apply intensive intervention 1615 and support strategies tailored to the needs of schools earning 1616 two consecutive grades of “D” or a grade of “F.” In the first 1617 full school year after a school initially earns two consecutive 1618 grades of “D” or a grade of “F,” the school district must 1619 immediately implement intervention and support strategies 1620 prescribed in rule under paragraph (3)(c) and, by September 1, 1621 provide the department with the memorandum of understanding 1622 negotiated pursuant to s. 1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a 1623 district-managed turnaround plan for approval by the state 1624 board. The district-managed turnaround plan may include a 1625 proposal for the district to implement an extended school day, a 1626 summer program, or a combination of an extended school day and a 1627 summer program. Upon approval by the state board, the school 1628 district must implement the plan for the remainder of the school 1629 year and continue the plan for 1 full school year. The state 1630 board may allow a school an additional year of implementation 1631 before the school must implement a turnaround option required 1632 under paragraph (b) if it determines that the school is likely 1633 to improve to a grade of “C” or higher after the first full 1634 school year of implementation. 1635 (d) If a school earning two consecutive grades of “D” or a 1636 grade of “F” does not improve to a grade of “C” or higher after 1637 2fullschool years of implementing the turnaround option 1638 selected by the school district under paragraph (b), the school 1639 district must implement another turnaround option. 1640 Implementation of the turnaround option must begin the school 1641 year following the implementation period of the existing 1642 turnaround option, unless the state board determines that the 1643 school is likely to improve to a grade of “C” or higher if 1644 additional time is provided to implement the existing turnaround 1645 option. 1646 Section 15. Present subsections (18) and (19) of section 1647 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (19) 1648 and (20), respectively, a new subsection (18) and subsection 1649 (21) are added to that section, and paragraph (a) of subsection 1650 (4), subsection (11), paragraph (d) of subsection (13), and 1651 subsection (14) of that section are amended, to read: 1652 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 1653 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 1654 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 1655 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 1656 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 1657 follows: 1658 (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The 1659 Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort 1660 for all school districts collectively as an item in the General 1661 Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each 1662 district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida 1663 Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12 1664 programs shall be calculated as follows: 1665 (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.— 1666 1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the 1667 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of 1668 Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for 1669 school purposes in each school district and the total for all 1670 school districts in the state for the current calendar year 1671 based on the latest available data obtained from the local 1672 property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable 1673 value for school purposes for that year, and no further 1674 adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to 1675 paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by 1676 final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (19)(b) 1677(18)(b). Not later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education 1678 shall compute a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one 1679 one-thousandth of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of 1680 the estimated state total taxable value for school purposes, 1681 would generate the prescribed aggregate required local effort 1682 for that year for all districts. The Commissioner of Education 1683 shall certify to each district school board the millage rate, 1684 computed as prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum 1685 millage rate necessary to provide the district required local 1686 effort for that year. 1687 b. The General Appropriations Act shall direct the 1688 computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for 1689 required local effort for all school districts collectively from 1690 ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district’s revenue 1691 from required local effort millage will produce more than 90 1692 percent of the district’s total Florida Education Finance 1693 Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the 1694 Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort 1695 millage rate of each district that produces more than 90 percent 1696 of its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement to a 1697 level that will produce only 90 percent of its total Florida 1698 Education Finance Program entitlement in the July calculation. 1699 2. On the same date as the certification in sub 1700 subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to 1701 the Commissioner of Education for each district: 1702 a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified 1703 the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if 1704 applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph 1705 1.a. 1706 b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the 1707 taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s. 1708 193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification 1709 under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that 1710 reflects all final administrative actions of the value 1711 adjustment board. 1712 (11) VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONTRIBUTION.—The Legislature may 1713 annually provide in the Florida Education Finance Program a 1714 virtual education contribution. The amount of the virtual 1715 education contribution shall be the difference between the 1716 amount per FTE established in the General Appropriations Act for 1717 virtual education and the amount per FTE for each district and 1718 the Florida Virtual School, which may be calculated by taking 1719 the sum of the base FEFP allocation, the discretionary local 1720 effort, the state-funded discretionary contribution, the 1721 discretionary millage compression supplement, the research-based 1722 reading instruction allocation, best and brightest teacher and 1723 principal allocation, and the instructional materials 1724 allocation, and then dividing by the total unweighted FTE. This 1725 difference shall be multiplied by the virtual education 1726 unweighted FTE for programs and options identified in s. 1727 1002.455 and the Florida Virtual School and its franchises to 1728 equal the virtual education contribution and shall be included 1729 as a separate allocation in the funding formula. 1730 (13) FEDERALLY CONNECTED STUDENT SUPPLEMENT.—The federally 1731 connected student supplement is created to provide supplemental 1732 funding for school districts to support the education of 1733 students connected with federally owned military installations, 1734 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) real 1735 property, and Indian lands. To be eligible for this supplement, 1736 the district must be eligible for federal Impact Aid Program 1737 funds under s. 8003 of Title VIII of the Elementary and 1738 Secondary Education Act of 1965. The supplement shall be 1739 allocated annually to each eligible school district in the 1740 General Appropriations Act. The supplement shall be the sum of 1741 the student allocation and an exempt property allocation. 1742 (d) The amount allocated for each eligible school district 1743 shall be recalculated during the year using actual student 1744 membership, as amended, from the most recent February survey and 1745 the tax-exempt valuation from the most recent assessment roll. 1746Upon recalculation, if the total allocation is greater than the1747amount provided in the General Appropriations Act, it must be1748prorated to the level of the appropriation based on each1749district’s share of the total recalculated amount.1750 (14) QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.—The Legislature may 1751 annually in the General Appropriations Act determine a 1752 percentage increase in funds per K-12 unweighted FTE as a 1753 minimum guarantee to each school district. The guarantee shall 1754 be calculated from prior year base funding per unweighted FTE 1755 student which shall include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided 1756 in subsection (19)(18), quality guarantee funds, and actual 1757 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. From the base 1758 funding per unweighted FTE, the increase shall be calculated for 1759 the current year. The current year funds from which the 1760 guarantee shall be determined shall include the adjusted FTE 1761 dollars as provided in subsection (19)(18)and potential 1762 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. A comparison of 1763 current year funds per unweighted FTE to prior year funds per 1764 unweighted FTE shall be computed. For those school districts 1765 which have less than the legislatively assigned percentage 1766 increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the assigned 1767 percentage increase in funds per unweighted FTE student. Should 1768 appropriated funds be less than the sum of this calculated 1769 amount for all districts, the commissioner shall prorate each 1770 district’s allocation. This provision shall be implemented to 1771 the extent specifically funded. 1772 (18) THE FLORIDA BEST AND BRIGHTEST TEACHER AND PRINCIPAL 1773 ALLOCATION.— 1774 (a) The Florida Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal 1775 Allocation is created to recruit, retain, and recognize 1776 classroom teachers and instructional personnel who meet the 1777 criteria established in s. 1012.731 and reward principals who 1778 meet the criteria established in s. 1012.732. Subject to annual 1779 appropriation, each school district shall receive an allocation 1780 based on the district’s proportionate share of FEFP base 1781 funding. The Legislature may specify a minimum allocation for 1782 all districts in the General Appropriations Act. 1783 (b) From the allocation, each district shall provide the 1784 following: 1785 1. A one-time recruitment award, as provided in s. 1786 1012.731(3)(a); 1787 2. A retention award, as provided in s. 1012.731(3)(b); and 1788 3. A recognition award, as provided in s. 1012.731(3)(c) 1789 from the remaining balance of the appropriation after the 1790 payment of all other awards authorized under ss. 1012.731 and 1791 1012.732. 1792 (c) From the allocation, each district shall provide 1793 eligible principals an award as provided in s. 1012.732(3). 1794 1795 If a district’s calculated awards exceed the allocation, the 1796 district may prorate the awards. 1797 (21) TURNAROUND SCHOOL SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES ALLOCATION. 1798 The turnaround school supplemental services allocation is 1799 created to provide district-managed turnaround schools, as 1800 identified in s. 1008.33(4)(a), schools that earn three 1801 consecutive grades below a “C,” as identified in s. 1802 1008.33(4)(b)3., and schools that have improved to a “C” and are 1803 no longer in turnaround status, as identified in s. 1804 1008.33(4)(c), with funds to offer services designed to improve 1805 the overall academic and community welfare of the schools’ 1806 students and their families. 1807 (a)1. Services funded by the allocation may include, but 1808 are not limited to, tutorial and after-school programs, student 1809 counseling, nutrition education, parental counseling, and an 1810 extended school day and school year. In addition, services may 1811 include models that develop a culture that encourages students 1812 to complete high school and to attend college or career 1813 training, set high academic expectations, and inspire character 1814 development. 1815 2. A school district may enter into a formal agreement with 1816 a nonprofit organization that has tax-exempt status under s. 1817 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code to implement an 1818 integrated student support service model that provides students 1819 and families with access to wrap-around services, including, but 1820 not limited to, health services, after-school programs, drug 1821 prevention programs, college and career readiness programs, and 1822 food and clothing banks. 1823 (b) Before distribution of the allocation, the school 1824 district shall develop and submit a plan for implementation to 1825 its school board for approval no later than August 1 of each 1826 fiscal year. 1827 (c) At a minimum, the plan required under paragraph (b) 1828 must: 1829 1. Establish comprehensive support services that develop 1830 family and community partnerships; 1831 2. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic 1832 and character standards; 1833 3. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the 1834 child’s education; 1835 4. Describe how instructional personnel will be identified, 1836 recruited, retained, and rewarded; 1837 5. Provide professional development that focuses on 1838 academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic 1839 and character standards; 1840 6. Provide focused instruction to improve student academic 1841 proficiency, which may include additional instruction time 1842 beyond the normal school day or school year; and 1843 7. Include a strategy for continuing to provide services 1844 after the school is no longer in turnaround status by virtue of 1845 achieving a grade of “C” or higher. 1846 (d) Each school district shall submit its approved plans to 1847 the commissioner by September 1 of each fiscal year. 1848 (e) Subject to legislative appropriation, each school 1849 district’s allocation must be based on the unweighted FTE 1850 student enrollment at the eligible schools and a per-FTE funding 1851 amount of $500 or as provided in the General Appropriations Act. 1852 The supplement provided in the General Appropriations Act shall 1853 be based on the most recent school grades and shall serve as a 1854 proxy for the official calculation. Once school grades are 1855 available for the school year immediately preceding the fiscal 1856 year coinciding with the appropriation, the supplement shall be 1857 recalculated for the official participating schools as part of 1858 the subsequent FEFP calculation. The commissioner may prepare a 1859 preliminary calculation so that districts may proceed with 1860 timely planning and use of the funds. If the calculated funds 1861 for the statewide allocation exceed the funds appropriated, the 1862 allocation of funds to each school district must be prorated 1863 based on each school district’s share of the total unweighted 1864 FTE student enrollment for the eligible schools. 1865 (f) Subject to legislative appropriation, each school shall 1866 remain eligible for the allocation for a maximum of 4 continuous 1867 fiscal years while implementing a turnaround option pursuant to 1868 s. 1008.33(4). In addition, a school that improves to a grade of 1869 “C” or higher shall remain eligible to receive the allocation 1870 for a maximum of 2 continuous fiscal years after exiting 1871 turnaround status. 1872 Section 16. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 1873 (2) of section 1011.71, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1874 1011.71 District school tax.— 1875 (1) If the district school tax is not provided in the 1876 General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing 1877 the General Appropriations Act, each district school board 1878 desiring to participate in the state allocation of funds for 1879 current operation as prescribed by s. 1011.62(19)s. 1011.62(18)1880 shall levy on the taxable value for school purposes of the 1881 district, exclusive of millage voted under s. 9(b) or s. 12, 1882 Art. VII of the State Constitution, a millage rate not to exceed 1883 the amount certified by the commissioner as the minimum millage 1884 rate necessary to provide the district required local effort for 1885 the current year, pursuant to s. 1011.62(4)(a)1. In addition to 1886 the required local effort millage levy, each district school 1887 board may levy a nonvoted current operating discretionary 1888 millage. The Legislature shall prescribe annually in the 1889 appropriations act the maximum amount of millage a district may 1890 levy. 1891 (2) In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in 1892 subsection (1), each school board may levy not more than 1.5 1893 mills against the taxable value for school purposes for charter 1894 schools pursuant to s. 1013.62(1) and (3) and for district 1895 schools to fund: 1896 (a) New construction,andremodeling projects,as set forth1897in s. 1013.64(6)(b) and included in the district’s educational1898plant survey pursuant to s. 1013.31, without regard to1899prioritization,sites and site improvement or expansion to new 1900 sites, existing sites, auxiliary facilities, athletic 1901 facilities, or ancillary facilities. 1902 Section 17. Effective upon becoming a law, subsections (2), 1903 (3), and (7) of section 1012.56, Florida Statutes, are amended 1904 to read: 1905 1012.56 Educator certification requirements.— 1906 (2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.—To be eligible to seek 1907 certification, a person must: 1908 (a) Be at least 18 years of age. 1909 (b) File an affidavit that the applicant subscribes to and 1910 will uphold the principles incorporated in the Constitution of 1911 the United States and the Constitution of the State of Florida 1912 and that the information provided in the application is true, 1913 accurate, and complete. The affidavit shall be by original 1914 signature or by electronic authentication. The affidavit shall 1915 include substantially the following warning: 1916 1917 WARNING: Giving false information in order to obtain or renew a 1918 Florida educator’s certificate is a criminal offense under 1919 Florida law. Anyone giving false information on this affidavit 1920 is subject to criminal prosecution as well as disciplinary 1921 action by the Education Practices Commission. 1922 (c) Document receipt of a bachelor’s or higher degree from 1923 an accredited institution of higher learning, or a nonaccredited 1924 institution of higher learning that the Department of Education 1925 has identified as having a quality program resulting in a 1926 bachelor’s degree, or higher. Each applicant seeking initial 1927 certification must have attained at least a 2.5 overall grade 1928 point average on a 4.0 scale in the applicant’s major field of 1929 study. The applicant may document the required education by 1930 submitting official transcripts from institutions of higher 1931 education or by authorizing the direct submission of such 1932 official transcripts through established electronic network 1933 systems. The bachelor’s or higher degree may not be required in 1934 areas approved in rule by the State Board of Education as 1935 nondegreed areas. The State Board of Education may adopt rules 1936 that, for purposes of demonstrating completion of specific 1937 certification requirements, allow for the acceptance of college 1938 course credits recommended by the American Council for Education 1939 (ACE), as posted on an official ACE transcript. 1940 (d) Submit to background screening in accordance with 1941 subsection (10). If the background screening indicates a 1942 criminal history or if the applicant acknowledges a criminal 1943 history, the applicant’s records shall be referred to the 1944 investigative section in the Department of Education for review 1945 and determination of eligibility for certification. If the 1946 applicant fails to provide the necessary documentation requested 1947 by the department within 90 days after the date of the receipt 1948 of the certified mail request, the statement of eligibility and 1949 pending application shall become invalid. 1950 (e) Be of good moral character. 1951 (f) Be competent and capable of performing the duties, 1952 functions, and responsibilities of an educator. 1953 (g) Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge, pursuant to 1954 subsection (3), if the person serves as a classroom teacher 1955 pursuant to s. 1012.01(2)(a). 1956 (h) Demonstrate mastery of subject area knowledge, pursuant 1957 to subsection (5). 1958 (i) Demonstrate mastery of professional preparation and 1959 education competence, pursuant to subsection (6). 1960 (3) MASTERY OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.—Acceptable means of 1961 demonstrating mastery of general knowledge are: 1962 (a) Achievement of passing scores on the general knowledge 1963 examination required by state board rule; 1964 (b) Documentation of a valid professional standard teaching 1965 certificate issued by another state; 1966 (c) Documentation of a valid certificate issued by the 1967 National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national 1968 educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of 1969 Education; 1970 (d) Documentation of two semesters of successful, full-time 1971 or part-time teaching in a Florida College System institution, 1972 state university, or private college or university that awards 1973 an associate or higher degree and is an accredited institution 1974 or an institution of higher education identified by the 1975 Department of Education as having a quality program; or 1976 (e)Effective July 1, 2015,Achievement of passing scores, 1977 identified in state board rule, on national or international 1978 examinations that test comparable content and relevant standards 1979 in verbal, analytical writing, and quantitative reasoning 1980 skills, including, but not limited to, the verbal, analytical 1981 writing, and quantitative reasoning portions of the Graduate 1982 Record Examination. Passing scores identified in state board 1983 rule must be at approximately the same level of rigor as is 1984 required to pass the general knowledge examinations. 1985 1986 A school district that employs an individual who does not 1987 achieve passing scores on any subtest of the general knowledge 1988 examination must provide information regarding the availability 1989 of state-level and district-level supports and instruction to 1990 assist him or her in achieving a passing score. Such information 1991 must include, but need not be limited to, state-level test 1992 information guides, school district test preparation resources, 1993 and preparation courses offered by state universities and 1994 Florida College System institutions. 1995 (7) TYPES AND TERMS OF CERTIFICATION.— 1996 (a) The Department of Education shall issue a professional 1997 certificate for a period not to exceed 5 years to any applicant 1998 who fulfills one of the following: 1999 1. Meets all the applicable requirements outlined in 2000 subsection (2). 2001 2. For a professional certificate covering grades 6 through 2002 12: 2003 a. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) 2004 (h). 2005 b. Holds a master’s or higher degree in the area of 2006 science, technology, engineering, or mathematics. 2007 c. Teaches a high school course in the subject of the 2008 advanced degree. 2009 d. Is rated highly effective as determined by the teacher’s 2010 performance evaluation under s. 1012.34, based in part on 2011 student performance as measured by a statewide, standardized 2012 assessment or an Advanced Placement, Advanced International 2013 Certificate of Education, or International Baccalaureate 2014 examination. 2015 e. Achieves a passing score on the Florida professional 2016 education competency examination required by state board rule. 2017 3. Meets the applicable requirements of paragraphs (2)(a) 2018 (h) and completes a professional preparation and education 2019 competence program approved by the department pursuant to 2020 paragraph (8)(c). An applicant who completes the program and is 2021 rated highly effective as determined by his or her performance 2022 evaluation under s. 1012.34 is not required to take or achieve a 2023 passing score on the professional education competency 2024 examination in order to be awarded a professional certificate. 2025 (b) The department shall issue a temporary certificate to 2026 any applicant who completes the requirements outlined in 2027 paragraphs (2)(a)-(f) and completes the subject area content 2028 requirements specified in state board rule or demonstrates 2029 mastery of subject area knowledge pursuant to subsection (5) and 2030 holds an accredited degree or a degree approved by the 2031 Department of Education at the level required for the subject 2032 area specialization in state board rule. 2033 (c) The department shall issue one nonrenewable 2-year 2034 temporary certificate and one nonrenewable 5-year professional 2035 certificate to a qualified applicant who holds a bachelor’s 2036 degree in the area of speech-language impairment to allow for 2037 completion of a master’s degree program in speech-language 2038 impairment. 2039 2040 Each temporary certificate is valid for 3 school fiscal years 2041 and is nonrenewable.However, the requirement in paragraph2042(2)(g) must be met within 1 calendar year of the date of2043employment under the temporary certificate. Individuals who are2044employed under contract at the end of the 1 calendar year time2045period may continue to be employed through the end of the school2046year in which they have been contracted. A school district shall2047not employ, or continue the employment of, an individual in a2048position for which a temporary certificate is required beyond2049this time period if the individual has not met the requirement2050of paragraph (2)(g).At least 1 year before an individual’s 2051 temporary certificate is set to expire, the department shall 2052 electronically notify the individual of the date on which his or 2053 her certificate will expire and provide a list of each method by 2054 which the qualifications for a professional certificate can be 2055 completed. The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to 2056 allow the department to extend the validity period of a 2057 temporary certificate for 2 years when the requirements for the 2058 professional certificate, not including the requirement in2059paragraph (2)(g),were not completed due to the serious illness 2060 or injury of the applicant, the military service of an 2061 applicant’s spouse,orother extraordinary extenuating 2062 circumstances, or if the certificateholder is rated highly 2063 effective in the immediate prior year’s performance evaluation 2064 pursuant to s. 1012.34 or has completed a 2-year mentorship 2065 program pursuant to s. 1012.56(8).The rules must authorize the2066department to extend the validity period of a temporary2067certificate for1 year ifthe certificateholder is rated2068effective orhighly effective based solely on a student learning2069growth formula approved by the Commissioner of Education2070pursuant to s. 1012.34(8).The department shall extendreissue2071 the temporary certificatefor 2 additional yearsupon approval 2072 by the Commissioner of Education. A written request for 2073 extensionreissuanceof the certificate shall be submitted by 2074 the district school superintendent, the governing authority of a 2075 university lab school, the governing authority of a state 2076 supported school, or the governing authority of a private 2077 school. 2078 Section 18. Effective upon becoming a law, subsection (1) 2079 of section 1012.59, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2080 1012.59 Certification fees.— 2081 (1) The State Board of Education, by rule,shall establish 2082 by rule separate fees for applications, examinations, 2083 certification, certification renewal, late renewal, 2084 recordmaking, and recordkeeping, and may establish procedures 2085 for scheduling and administering an examination upon an 2086 applicant’s request. Unless otherwise specified in this 2087 subsection, each fee shall be based on department estimates of 2088 the revenue required to implement theprovisions oflaw with 2089 respect to certification of school personnel. The application 2090 fee isshall benonrefundable. The rule must specify anEach2091 examination fee for the following: 2092 (a) Initial registration for first-time test takers. 2093 (b) Retake of the full battery of subtests of an 2094 examination, if applicable. The retake fee for the full battery 2095 of subtests may not exceed the fee for the initial registration. 2096 (c) Retake for each subtest of an examination. The retake 2097 fee for each subtest must be prorated based on the number of 2098 subtests within the examinationshall be sufficient to cover the2099actual cost of developing and administering the examination. 2100 Section 19. Section 1012.731, Florida Statutes, is amended 2101 to read: 2102 1012.731 The Florida Best and Brightest TeacherScholarship2103 Program.— 2104 (1) The Legislature recognizes that, second only to 2105 parents, teachers play the most critical role within schools in 2106 preparing students to achieve a high level of academic 2107 performance.The Legislature further recognizes that research2108has linked student outcomes to a teacher’s own academic2109achievement.Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature to 2110 recruit, retain, and recognizedesignateteachers who meet the 2111 needs of this state and have achieved success in the classroom 2112high academic standards during their own education as Florida’s2113best and brightest teacher scholars. 2114 (2)There is createdThe Florida Best and Brightest Teacher 2115ScholarshipProgram is created tobe administered by the2116Department of Education. The scholarship program shallprovide 2117categorical funding for scholarships torecruitment and 2118 retention awards to classroom teachers, as defined in 2119 1012.01(2)(a), and recognition awards to instructional 2120 personnel, as defined in 1012.01(2), to be funded as provided in 2121 s. 1011.62(18)be awarded to classroom teachers, as defined in2122s. 1012.01(2)(a),whohave demonstrated a high level of academic2123achievement. 2124 (3)(a) To be eligible for a one-time recruitment award as 2125 specified in the General Appropriations Act, a newly hired 2126 classroom teacher must be a content expert, based on criteria 2127 established by the department, in mathematics, science, computer 2128 science, reading, or civicsscholarship in the amount of $6,000,2129a classroom teacher must:21301. Have achieved a composite score at or above the 80th2131percentile on either the SAT or the ACT based on the National2132Percentile Ranks in effect when the classroom teacher took the2133assessment and have been evaluated as highly effective pursuant2134to s. 1012.34 in the school year immediately preceding the year2135in which the scholarship will be awarded, unless the classroom2136teacher is newly hired by the district school board and has not2137been evaluated pursuant to s. 1012.34. 21382. Beginning with the 2020-2021 school year, have achieved2139a composite score at or above the 77th percentile or, if the2140classroom teacher graduated cum laude or higher with a2141baccalaureate degree, the 71st percentile on either the SAT,2142ACT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, or MCAT based on the National Percentile2143Ranks in effect when the classroom teacher took the assessment;2144and have been evaluated as highly effective pursuant to s.21451012.34, or have been evaluated as highly effective based on a2146commissioner-approved student learning growth formula pursuant2147to s. 1012.34(8), in the school year immediately preceding the2148year in which the scholarship will be awarded, unless the2149classroom teacher is newly hired by the district school board2150and has not been evaluated pursuant to s. 1012.34.2151 (b) To be eligible for a retention award as specified in 2152 the General Appropriations Act, a classroom teacher must have 2153 been rated as highly effective or effective the preceding year 2154 pursuant to s. 1012.34, and teach in a school for 2 consecutive 2155 school years, including the current year, which has improved an 2156 average of 3 percentage points or more in the percentage of 2157 total possible points achieved for determining school grades 2158 over the prior 3 years 21591.In order to demonstrate eligibility for an award, an2160eligible classroom teacher must submit to the school district,2161no later than November 1, an official record of his or her2162qualifying assessment score and, beginning with the 2020-20212163school year, an official transcript demonstrating that he or she2164graduated cum laude or higher with a baccalaureate degree, if2165applicable.Once a classroom teacher is deemed eligible by the2166school district, the teacher shall remain eligible as long as he2167or she remains employed by the school district as a classroom2168teacher at the time of the award and receives an annual2169performance evaluation rating of highly effective pursuant to s.21701012.34 or is evaluated as highly effective based on a2171commissioner-approved student learning growth formula pursuant2172to s. 1012.34(8) for the 2019-2020 school year or thereafter.21732. A school district employee who is no longer a classroom2174teacher may receive an award if the employee was a classroom2175teacher in the prior school year, was rated highly effective,2176and met the requirements of this section as a classroom teacher.2177 (c) To be eligible for a recognition award, instructional 2178 personnel must be rated as highly effective or effective and be 2179 selected by his or her school principal, based on performance 2180 criteria and policies adopted by the district school board or 2181 charter school governing board. Recognition awards must be 2182 provided from funds remaining under the allocation provided in 2183 s. 1011.62(18) after the payment of all teacher recruitment and 2184 retention awards and principal awards authorized under this 2185 section and the General Appropriations ActNotwithstanding the2186requirements of this subsection, for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019,2187and 2019-2020 school years, any classroom teacher who:21881. Was evaluated as highly effective pursuant to s. 1012.342189in the school year immediately preceding the year in which the2190scholarship will be awarded shall receive a scholarship of2191$1200, including a classroom teacher who received an award2192pursuant to paragraph (a). 21932. Was evaluated as effective pursuant to s. 1012.34 in the2194school year immediately preceding the year in which the2195scholarship will be awarded a scholarship of up to $800. If the2196number of eligible classroom teachers under this subparagraph2197exceeds the total allocation, the department shall prorate the2198per-teacher scholarship amount.2199 2200This paragraph expires July 1, 2020.2201(4) Annually, by December 1, each school district shall2202submit to the department:2203(a) The number of eligible classroom teachers who qualify2204for the scholarship.2205(b) The name and master school identification number (MSID)2206of each school in the district to which an eligible classroom2207teacher is assigned.2208(c) The name of the school principal of each eligible2209classroom teacher’s school if he or she has served as the2210school’s principal for at least 2 consecutive school years2211including the current school year.2212(5) Annually, by February 1, the department shall disburse2213scholarship funds to each school district for each eligible2214classroom teacher to receive a scholarship in accordance with2215this section.2216(6) Annually, by April 1, each school district shall award2217the scholarship to each eligible classroom teacher.2218(7) For purposes of this section, the term “school2219district” includes the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind2220and charter school governing boards.2221 Section 20. Section 1012.732, Florida Statutes, is amended 2222 to read: 2223 1012.732 The Florida Best and Brightest Principal 2224ScholarshipProgram.— 2225 (1) The Legislature recognizes that the most effective 2226 school principals establish a safe and supportive school 2227 environment for students and faculty. Research shows that these 2228 principals increase student learning by providing opportunities 2229 for the professional growth, collaboration, and autonomy that 2230 classroom teachers need to become and remain highly effective 2231 educational professionals.As a result, these principals are2232able to recruit and retain more of the best classroom teachers2233and improve student outcomes at their schools, including schools2234serving low-income and high-need student populations.Therefore, 2235 it is the intent of the Legislature to designate school 2236 principals whose schools make noticeable academic improvement 2237school faculty has a high percentage of classroom teachers who2238are designated as Florida’s best and brightest teacher scholars2239pursuant to s. 1012.731as Florida’s best and brightest 2240 principals. 2241 (2)There is createdThe Florida Best and Brightest 2242 PrincipalScholarshipProgram is created tobe administered by2243the Department of Education. The program shallprovide awards to 2244categorical funding for scholarships to be awarded toschool 2245 principals, as defined in s. 1012.01(3)(c)1., to be funded as 2246 provided in s. 1011.62(18)who have recruited and retained a2247high percentage of best and brightest teachers. 2248 (3) A school principalidentified pursuant to s.22491012.731(4)(c)is eligible to receive an award, as specified in 2250 the General Appropriations Act,a scholarshipunder this section 2251 if he or she has served as school principal at his or her school 2252 for at least 42consecutive school years, including the current 2253 school year, and the school has improved an average of 3 2254 percentage points or more in the percentage of total possible 2255 points achieved for determining school grades over the prior 3 2256 yearshis or her school has a ratio of best and brightest2257teachers to other classroom teachers that is at the 80th2258percentile or higherfor schools within the same grade group,2259statewide, including elementary schools, middle schools, high2260schools, and schools with a combination of grade levels. 2261(4) Annually, by February 1, the department shall identify2262eligible school principals and disburse funds to each school2263district for each eligible school principal to receive a2264scholarship. A scholarship of $5,000 must be awarded to every2265eligible school principal assigned to a Title I school and a2266scholarship of $4,000 to every eligible school principal who is2267not assigned to a Title I school.2268(5) Annually, by April 1, each school district must award a2269scholarship to each eligible school principal.2270(6)A school district must provide a best and brightest2271principal with the additional authority and responsibilities2272provided in s. 1012.28(8) for a minimum of 2 years.2273(7) For purposes of this section, the term “school2274district” includes the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind2275and charter school governing boards.2276 Section 21. Paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (1) of 2277 section 1013.31, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 2278 1013.31 Educational plant survey; localized need 2279 assessment; PECO project funding.— 2280 (1) At least every 5 years, each board shall arrange for an 2281 educational plant survey, to aid in formulating plans for 2282 housing the educational program and student population, faculty, 2283 administrators, staff, and auxiliary and ancillary services of 2284 the district or campus, including consideration of the local 2285 comprehensive plan. The Department of Education shall document 2286 the need for additional career and adult education programs and 2287 the continuation of existing programs before facility 2288 construction or renovation related to career or adult education 2289 may be included in the educational plant survey of a school 2290 district or Florida College System institution that delivers 2291 career or adult education programs. Information used by the 2292 Department of Education to establish facility needs must 2293 include, but need not be limited to, labor market data, needs 2294 analysis, and information submitted by the school district or 2295 Florida College System institution. 2296 (a) Educational plant survey and localized need assessment 2297 for capital outlay purposes.—A survey recommendation is not 2298 required when a district usesmay only usefunds from the 2299 following sources for educational, auxiliary, and ancillary 2300 plant capital outlay purposeswithout needing a survey2301recommendation: 2302 1. The local capital outlay improvement fund, consisting of 2303 funds that come from and are a part of the district’s basic 2304 operating budget; 2305 2. A taxpayer-approved bond referendum, to fund 2306 construction ofIf a board decides to buildan educational, 2307 auxiliary, or ancillary plant facilitywithout a survey2308recommendation and the taxpayers approve a bond referendum, the2309voted bond referendum; 2310 3. One-half cent sales surtax revenue; 2311 4. One cent local governmental surtax revenue; 2312 5. Impact fees;and2313 6. Private gifts or donations; and 2314 7. The district school tax levied pursuant to s. 2315 1011.71(2). 2316 (d) Review and validation.—The Department of Education 2317 shall review and validate the surveys of school districts and 2318 Florida College System institutions, and the Chancellor of the 2319 State University System shall review and validate the surveys of 2320 universities, and any amendments thereto for compliance with the 2321 requirements of this chapter and shall recommend those in 2322 compliance for approval by the State Board of Education or the 2323 Board of Governors, as appropriate. Annually, the department 2324 shall perform an in-depth analysis of a representative sample of 2325 each survey of recommended needs for five districts selected by 2326 the commissioner from among districts with the largest need-to 2327 revenue ratio. For the purpose of this subsection, the need-to 2328 revenue ratio is determined by dividing the total 5-year cost of 2329 projects listed on the district survey by the total 5-year fixed 2330 capital outlay revenue projections from state and local sources 2331 as determined by the department. The commissioner may direct 2332 fixed capital outlay funds provided from general revenue or from 2333 state trust funds to be withheld from districts until such time 2334 as the survey accurately projects facilities needs. 2335 Section 22. Subsection (1) of section 1013.385, Florida 2336 Statutes, is amended to read: 2337 1013.385 School district construction flexibility.— 2338 (1) A district school board may, with a majority 2339supermajorityvote at a public meeting that begins no earlier 2340 than 5 p.m., adopt a resolution to implement one or more of the 2341 exceptions to the educational facilities construction 2342 requirements provided in this section.Before voting on the2343resolution, a district school board must conduct a cost-benefit2344analysis prepared according to a professionally accepted2345methodology that describes how each exception selected by the2346district school board achieves cost savings, improves the2347efficient use of school district resources, and impacts the2348life-cycle costs and life span for each educational facility to2349be constructed, as applicable, and demonstrates that2350implementation of the exception will not compromise student2351safety or the quality of student instruction. The district2352school board must conduct at least one public workshop to2353discuss and receive public comment on the proposed resolution2354and cost-benefit analysis, which must begin no earlier than 52355p.m. and may occur at the same meeting at which the resolution2356will be voted upon.2357 Section 23. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and paragraphs 2358 (b), (c), and (d) of subsection (6) of section 1013.64, Florida 2359 Statutes, are amended to read: 2360 1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; 2361 construction cost maximums for school district capital 2362 projects.—Allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay 2363 and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for capital 2364 outlay projects shall be determined as follows: 2365 (2)(a) The department shall establish, as a part of the 2366 Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, a 2367 separate account, in an amount determined by the Legislature, to 2368 be known as the “Special Facility Construction Account.” The 2369 Special Facility Construction Account shall be used to provide 2370 necessary construction funds to school districts which have 2371 urgent construction needs but which lack sufficient resources at 2372 present, and cannot reasonably anticipate sufficient resources 2373 within the period of the next 3 years, for these purposes from 2374 currently authorized sources of capital outlay revenue. A school 2375 district requesting funding from the Special Facility 2376 Construction Account shall submit one specific construction 2377 project, not to exceed one complete educational plant, to the 2378 Special Facility Construction Committee. A district may not 2379 receive funding for more than one approved project in any 3-year 2380 period or while any portion of the district’s participation 2381 requirement is outstanding. The first year of the 3-year period 2382 shall be the first year a district receives an appropriation. 2383 During the 2019-2020 school year, a school district that 2384 sustained hurricane damage in the 2018-2019 school year may 2385 request funding from the Special Facility Construction Account 2386 for a new project before the completion of the district’s 2387 participation requirement for an outstanding project. The 2388 department shall encourage a construction program that reduces 2389 the average size of schools in the district. The request must 2390 meet the following criteria to be considered by the committee: 2391 1. The project must be deemed a critical need and must be 2392 recommended for funding by the Special Facility Construction 2393 Committee. Before developing construction plans for the proposed 2394 facility, the district school board must request a 2395 preapplication review by the Special Facility Construction 2396 Committee or a project review subcommittee convened by the chair 2397 of the committee to include two representatives of the 2398 department and two staff members from school districts not 2399 eligible to participate in the program. A school district may 2400 request a preapplication review at any time; however, if the 2401 district school board seeks inclusion in the department’s next 2402 annual capital outlay legislative budget request, the 2403 preapplication review request must be made before February 1. 2404 Within 90 days after receiving the preapplication review 2405 request, the committee or subcommittee must meet in the school 2406 district to review the project proposal and existing facilities. 2407 To determine whether the proposed project is a critical need, 2408 the committee or subcommittee shall consider, at a minimum, the 2409 capacity of all existing facilities within the district as 2410 determined by the Florida Inventory of School Houses; the 2411 district’s pattern of student growth; the district’s existing 2412 and projected capital outlay full-time equivalent student 2413 enrollment as determined by the demographic, revenue, and 2414 education estimating conferences established in s. 216.136; the 2415 district’s existing satisfactory student stations; the use of 2416 all existing district property and facilities; grade level 2417 configurations; and any other information that may affect the 2418 need for the proposed project. 2419 2. The construction project must be recommended in the most 2420 recent survey or survey amendment cooperatively prepared by the 2421 district and the department, and approved by the department 2422 under the rules of the State Board of Education. If a district 2423 employs a consultant in the preparation of a survey or survey 2424 amendment, the consultant may not be employed by or receive 2425 compensation from a third party that designs or constructs a 2426 project recommended by the survey. 2427 3. The construction project must appear on the district’s 2428 approved project priority list under the rules of the State 2429 Board of Education. 2430 4. The district must have selected and had approved a site 2431 for the construction project in compliance with s. 1013.36 and 2432 the rules of the State Board of Education. 2433 5. The district shall have developed a district school 2434 board adopted list of facilities that do not exceed the norm for 2435 net square feet occupancy requirements under the State 2436 Requirements for Educational Facilities, using all possible 2437 programmatic combinations for multiple use of space to obtain 2438 maximum daily use of all spaces within the facility under 2439 consideration. 2440 6. Upon construction, the total cost per student station, 2441 including change orders, must not exceed the cost per student 2442 station as provided in subsection (6) unless approvedexcept for2443cost overruns created by a disaster as defined in s. 252.34 or2444an unforeseeable circumstance beyond the district’s control as2445determinedby the Special Facility Construction Committee. At 2446 the discretion of the committee, costs that exceed the cost per 2447 student station for special facilities may include legal and 2448 administrative fees, the cost of site improvements or related 2449 offsite improvements, the cost of complying with public shelter 2450 and hurricane hardening requirements, cost overruns created by a 2451 disaster as defined in s. 252.34(2), costs of security 2452 enhancements approved by the school safety specialist, and 2453 unforeseeable circumstances beyond the district’s control. 2454 7. There shall be an agreement signed by the district 2455 school board stating that it will advertise for bids within 30 2456 days of receipt of its encumbrance authorization from the 2457 department. 2458 8. For construction projects for which Special Facilities 2459 Construction Account funding is sought before the 2019-2020 2460 fiscal year, the district shall, at the time of the request and 2461 for a continuing period necessary to meet the district’s 2462 participation requirement, levy the maximum millage against its 2463 nonexempt assessed property value as allowed in s. 1011.71(2) or 2464 shall raise an equivalent amount of revenue from the school 2465 capital outlay surtax authorized under s. 212.055(6). Beginning 2466 with construction projects for which Special Facilities 2467 Construction Account funding is sought in the 2019-2020 fiscal 2468 year, the district shall, for a minimum of 3 years before 2469 submitting the request and for a continuing period necessary to 2470 meet its participation requirement, levy the maximum millage 2471 against the district’s nonexempt assessed property value as 2472 authorized under s. 1011.71(2) or shall raise an equivalent 2473 amount of revenue from the school capital outlay surtax 2474 authorized under s. 212.055(6). Any district with a new or 2475 active project, funded under the provisions of this subsection, 2476 shall be required to budget no more than the value of 1 mill per 2477 year to the project until the district’s participation 2478 requirement relating to the local discretionary capital 2479 improvement millage or the equivalent amount of revenue from the 2480 school capital outlay surtax is satisfied. 2481 9. If a contract has not been signed 90 days after the 2482 advertising of bids, the funding for the specific project shall 2483 revert to the Special Facility New Construction Account to be 2484 reallocated to other projects on the list. However, an 2485 additional 90 days may be granted by the commissioner. 2486 10. The department shall certify the inability of the 2487 district to fund the survey-recommended project over a 2488 continuous 3-year period using projected capital outlay revenue 2489 derived from s. 9(d), Art. XII of the State Constitution, as 2490 amended, paragraph (3)(a) of this section, and s. 1011.71(2). 2491 11. The district shall have on file with the department an 2492 adopted resolution acknowledging its commitment to satisfy its 2493 participation requirement, which is equivalent to all 2494 unencumbered and future revenue acquired from s. 9(d), Art. XII 2495 of the State Constitution, as amended, paragraph (3)(a) of this 2496 section, and s. 1011.71(2), in the year of the initial 2497 appropriation and for the 2 years immediately following the 2498 initial appropriation. 2499 12. Phase IFinal phase IIIplans must be approved 2500certifiedby the district school board as beingcomplete andin 2501 compliance with the building and life safety codes before June 1 2502 of the year the application is made. 2503 (6) 2504 (b)1. A district school board may not use funds from the 2505 following sources: Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt 2506 Service Trust Fund; School District and Community College 2507 District Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; Classrooms 2508 First Program funds provided in s. 1013.68; nonvoted 1.5-mill 2509 levy of ad valorem property taxes provided in s. 1011.71(2); 2510 Classrooms for Kids Program funds provided in s. 1013.735; 2511 District Effort Recognition Program funds provided in s. 2512 1013.736; or High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance 2513 Grant Program funds provided in s. 1013.738 to pay for any 2514 portion of the cost offorany new construction of educational 2515 plant space with a total cost per student station, including 2516 change orders, which exceedsthat equals more than: 2517 a. $17,952 for an elementary school;,2518 b. $19,386 for a middle school;,or 2519 c. $25,181 for a high school, 2520 2521 (January 2006) as adjusted annually to reflect increases or 2522 decreases in the Consumer Price Index. The department, in 2523 conjunction with the Office of Economic and Demographic 2524 Research, shall review and adjust the cost per student station 2525 limits to reflect actual construction costs by January 1, 2020, 2526 and annually thereafter. The adjusted cost per student station 2527 shall be used by the department for computation of the statewide 2528 average costs per student station for each instructional level 2529 pursuant to paragraph (d). The department shall also collaborate 2530 with the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to select 2531 an industry-recognized construction index to replace the 2532 Consumer Price Index by January 1, 2020, adjusted annually to 2533 reflect changes in the construction index. 2534 2. School districts shall maintain accurate documentation 2535 related to the costs of all new construction of educational 2536 plant space reported to the Department of Education pursuant to 2537 paragraph (d). The Auditor General shall review the 2538 documentation maintained by the school districts and verify 2539 compliance with the limits under this paragraph during its 2540 scheduled operational audits of the school district.The2541department shall make the final determination on district2542compliance based on the recommendation of the Auditor General.2543 3. Except for educational facilities and sites subject to a 2544 lease-purchase agreement entered pursuant to s. 1011.71(2)(e) 2545Effective July 1, 2017, in addition to the funding sources 2546 listed in subparagraph 1., a district school board may not use 2547 funds from any sources for new construction of educational plant 2548 space with a total cost per student station, including change 2549 orders, which equals more than the current adjusted amounts 2550 provided in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.-c.which shall subsequently2551be adjusted annually to reflect increases or decreases in the2552Consumer Price Index.However, if a contract has been executed 2553 for architectural and design services or for construction 2554 management services before July 1, 2017, a district school board 2555 may use funds from any source for the new construction of 2556 educational plant space and such funds are exempt from the total 2557 cost per student station requirements. 2558 4. A district school board must not use funds from the 2559 Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund or 2560 the School District and Community College District Capital 2561 Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund for any new construction of 2562 an ancillary plant that exceeds 70 percent of the average cost 2563 per square foot of new construction for all schools. 2564 (c) Except as otherwise provided, new construction for 2565 which a contract has been executed for architectural and design 2566 services or for construction management services by a district 2567 school board on or after July 1, 2017, may not exceed the cost 2568 per student station as provided in paragraph (b).A school2569district that exceeds the cost per student station provided in2570paragraph (b), as determined by the Auditor General, shall be2571subject to sanctions. If the Auditor General determines that the2572cost per student station overage is de minimus or due to2573extraordinary circumstances outside the control of the district,2574the sanctions shall not apply. The sanctions are as follows:25751. The school district shall be ineligible for allocations2576from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust2577Fund for the next 3 years in which the school district would2578have received allocations had the violation not occurred.25792. The school district shall be subject to the supervision2580of a district capital outlay oversight committee. The oversight2581committee is authorized to approve all capital outlay2582expenditures of the school district, including new construction,2583renovations, and remodeling, for 3 fiscal years following the2584violation.2585a. Each oversight committee shall be composed of the2586following:2587(I) One appointee of the Commissioner of Education who has2588significant financial management, school facilities2589construction, or related experience.2590(II) One appointee of the office of the state attorney with2591jurisdiction over the district.2592(III) One appointee of the Chief Financial Officer who is a2593licensed certified public accountant.2594b. An appointee to the oversight committee may not be2595employed by the school district; be a relative, as defined in2596s. 1002.33(24)(a)2., of any school district employee; or be an2597elected official. Each appointee must sign an affidavit2598attesting to these conditions and affirming that no conflict of2599interest exists in his or her oversight role.2600 (d) The department shall: 2601 1. Compute for each calendar year the statewide average 2602 construction costs for facilities serving each instructional 2603 level, for relocatable educational facilities, for 2604 administrative facilities, and for other ancillary and auxiliary 2605 facilities. The department shall compute the statewide average 2606 costs per student station for each instructional level. 2607 2. Annually review the actual completed construction costs 2608 of educational facilities in each school district. For any 2609 school district in which the total actual cost per student 2610 station, including change orders, exceeds the statewide limits 2611 established in paragraph (b), the school district shall report 2612 to the department the actual cost per student station and the 2613 reason for the school district’s inability to adhere to the 2614 limits established in paragraph (b). The department shall 2615 collect all such reports and shall provide these reports to the 2616 Auditor General for verification purposes. 2617 2618 Cost per student station includes contract costs,legal and2619administrative costs,fees of architects and engineers, and the 2620 cost of furniture and equipment, and site improvement costs. 2621 Cost per student station does not include the cost of purchasing 2622 or leasing the site for the construction, legal and 2623 administrative costs, or the cost of related site or offsite 2624 improvements. Cost per student station also does not include the 2625 cost for securing entries, checkpoint construction, lighting 2626 specifically designed for entry point security, security 2627 cameras, automatic locks and locking devices, electronic 2628 security systems, fencing designed to prevent intruder entry 2629 into a building, bullet-proof glass, or other capital 2630 construction items approved by the school safety specialist to 2631 ensure building security for new educational, auxiliary, or 2632 ancillary facilities; costs for these items must be below 22633percent per student station. 2634 Section 24. (1) The Department of Revenue is authorized, 2635 and all conditions are deemed to be met, to adopt emergency 2636 rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4), Florida Statutes, for the 2637 purpose of administering the provisions of this act relating to 2638 the Hope Scholarship Program and Florida Tax Credit Scholarship 2639 Program. 2640 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, emergency 2641 rules adopted pursuant to subsection (1) are effective for 6 2642 months after adoption and may be renewed during the pendency of 2643 procedures to adopt permanent rules addressing the subject of 2644 the emergency rules. 2645 (3) This section shall take effect upon this act becoming a 2646 law and shall expire January 1, 2022. 2647 Section 25. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 2648 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 2649 becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019.