Bill Text: FL H0507 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Expenditures for Classroom Instruction

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on PreK-12 Appropriations (CEED) [H0507 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H0507-Introduced.html

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HB 507

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to expenditures for classroom instruction;
3	creating s. 1010.2155, F.S.; providing minimum
4	requirements for expenditures for classroom instruction at
5	the school district and school levels; specifying
6	requirements for uniform calculation of district operating
7	expenditures that support classroom instruction; requiring
8	annual reporting of expenditures; requiring the Department
9	of Education and district school boards to analyze
10	expenditures of certain school districts and schools;
11	providing for technical assistance in budget preparation
12	and analysis; requiring explanation of financial and
13	performance status of school districts and schools under
14	certain circumstances; authorizing rulemaking and
15	enforcement by the State Board of Education; providing an
16	effective date.
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18	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20	Section 1. Section 1010.2155, Florida Statutes, is created
21	to read:
22	1010.2155 Expenditures for classroom instruction.-
23	(1) School districts shall spend a minimum of 70 percent
24	of district operating funds on classroom instruction, and school
25	administrators shall spend a minimum of 70 percent of each
26	school's budget on classroom instruction.
27	(2) Each school district shall calculate annually the
28	percentage of state-funded operating expenditures that support
29	classroom instruction.
30	(a) The numerator for this calculation shall be the sum of
31	school district operating expenditures related to:
32	1. Salaries and benefits for instructional personnel,
33	instructional specialists, and instructional support personnel,
34	as defined in s. 1010.215;
35	2. Instructional materials and instructional supplies;
36	3. Inservice teacher education; and
37	4. Curriculum development.
38	(b) The denominator for this calculation shall be the sum
39	of state-funded school district operating expenditures,
40	excluding expenditures for student transportation and school
41	food services.
42	(3) The Department of Education shall develop a uniform
43	calculation for determining classroom expenditure percentages
44	and a common format for school district reporting. School
45	districts shall publish classroom expenditure information
46	annually in the school financial report required in s. 1010.215
47	and the school report card required in s. 1008.34 and shall post
48	the information on the school district's Internet website.
49	Annual expenditure reports shall be published no later than
50	December 15 for the prior school year.
51	(4) The department shall analyze the expenditures of any
52	school district that:
53	(a) Fails to meet required classroom expenditure levels
54	and receives a district grade of "C" or lower;
55	(b) Meets the required classroom expenditure levels but
56	receives a district grade of "C" or lower; or
57	(c) Fails to meet the required classroom expenditure
58	levels but receives a district grade higher than "C."
59	(5) The district school board shall analyze the
60	expenditures of any school that:
61	(a) Fails to meet required classroom expenditure levels
62	and receives a school grade of "C" or lower;
63	(b) Meets the required classroom expenditure levels but
64	receives a school grade of "C" or lower; or
65	(c) Fails to meet the required classroom expenditure
66	levels but receives a school grade higher than "C."
67	(6) The department shall provide technical assistance in
68	budget preparation and analysis to school districts that fail to
69	meet the required classroom expenditures and may provide
70	technical assistance to any district upon request. The district
71	school superintendent of any district that fails to meet the
72	minimum classroom expenditures shall appear before the State
73	Board of Education to explain the financial and performance
74	status of the district. Such appearance shall occur no later
75	than 60 days after release of the district expenditure report.
76	The Commissioner of Education shall make written recommendations
77	to the district school superintendent and district school board
78	regarding expenditure revisions that may result in higher
79	student achievement.
80	(7) The district school board shall provide technical
81	assistance in budget preparation and analysis to principals of
82	schools that fail to meet the required classroom expenditures.
83	The principal of any school that fails to meet the minimum
84	classroom expenditures shall appear before the district school
85	board to explain the financial and performance status of the
86	school. Such appearance shall occur no later than 30 days after
87	release of the school expenditure report.
88	(8) The State Board of Education may adopt rules pursuant
89	to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this section and may
90	enforce this section pursuant to s. 1008.32.
91	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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