Bill Text: FL S1434 | 2018 | Regular Session | Comm Sub
Bill Title: K-12 Education Enhancements
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Failed) 2018-03-10 - Died in Appropriations [S1434 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S1434-Comm_Sub.html
Florida Senate - 2018 CS for SB 1434 By the Committee on Education; and Senator Passidomo 581-02335-18 20181434c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to K-12 education enhancements; 3 amending s. 1002.333, F.S.; redefining the terms 4 “persistently low-performing school” and “school of 5 hope”; revising the contents of a school of hope 6 notice of intent and performance-based agreement; 7 revising school of hope facility requirements; 8 specifying that certain schools of hope are eligible 9 to receive hope supplemental service allocation funds; 10 requiring the State Board of Education to provide 11 awards to all eligible schools that meet certain 12 requirements; conforming cross-references; creating s. 13 1002.334, F.S.; defining the term “franchise model 14 school”; authorizing specified schools to use a 15 franchise model school as a turnaround option; 16 specifying requirements for a franchise model school 17 principal; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; revising 18 student eligibility criteria for the Florida Tax 19 Credit Scholarship Program; specifying priority levels 20 for the scholarships; amending s. 1007.273, F.S.; 21 defining the term “structured program”; providing 22 additional options for students participating in a 23 structured program; prohibiting a district school 24 board from limiting the number of public school 25 students who may participate in a structured program; 26 revising contract requirements; requiring each 27 district school board to annually notify students in 28 certain grades of certain information about the 29 structured program, by a specified date; revising 30 provisions relating to funding; requiring the state 31 board to enforce compliance with certain provisions by 32 a specified date each year; providing reporting 33 requirements; amending s. 1008.33, F.S.; revising the 34 turnaround options available for certain schools; 35 amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; creating the hope 36 supplemental services allocation; providing the 37 purpose of the allocation; specifying the services 38 that may be funded by the allocation; providing that 39 implementation plans may include certain models; 40 providing requirements for implementation plans; 41 providing for the allocation of funds in specified 42 fiscal years; creating the mental health assistance 43 allocation; providing the purpose of the allocation; 44 providing for the annual allocation of such funds on a 45 specified basis; prohibiting the use of allocated 46 funds to supplant funds provided from other operating 47 funds, to increase salaries, or to provide bonuses; 48 providing requirements for school districts and 49 charter schools; providing that required plans must 50 include certain elements; requiring school districts 51 to annually submit approved plans to the Commissioner 52 of Education by a specified date; requiring that 53 entities that receive such allocations annually submit 54 a final report on program outcomes and specific 55 expenditures to the commissioner by a specified date; 56 amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; increasing the amount that 57 a school district may expend from a specified millage 58 levy for certain expenses; amending s. 1012.732, F.S.; 59 specifying that a franchise model school principal is 60 eligible to receive a Florida Best and Brightest 61 Principal scholarship; requiring specified awards for 62 eligible principals; amending s. 1013.62, F.S.; 63 prohibiting a charter school from being eligible for 64 capital outlay funds unless the chair of the governing 65 board and the chief administrative officer of the 66 charter school annually certify certain information; 67 revising the Department of Education’s calculation 68 methodology for a school district’s distribution of 69 discretionary millage to its eligible charter schools; 70 providing an effective date. 71 72 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 73 74 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2), paragraph (a) of 75 subsection (4), paragraphs (b), (g), and (i) of subsection (5), 76 paragraph (a) of subsection (7), subsection (9), and paragraph 77 (b) of subsection (10) of section 1002.333, Florida Statutes, 78 are amended to read: 79 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— 80 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 81 (a) “Hope operator” means an entity identified by the 82 department pursuant to subsection (2). 83 (b) “Persistently low-performing school” means a school 84 that has completed 2 school years of a district-managed 85 turnaround plan required under s. 1008.33(4)(a) and has not 86 improved its school grade to a “C” or higher,earned three87consecutive grades lower than a “C,”pursuant to s. 1008.34, and 88 a school that was closed pursuant to s. 1008.33(4) within 2 89 years after the submission of a notice of intent. 90 (c) “School of hope” means: 91 1. A charter school operated by a hope operator which 92 serves students from one or more persistently low-performing 93 schools;is located in the attendance zone of a persistently 94 low-performing schoolor within a 5-mile radius of such school,95whichever is greater;and is a Title I eligible school; or 96 2. A school operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 97 1008.33(4)(b)3.b.s. 1008.33(4)(b)3. 98 (2) HOPE OPERATOR.—A hope operator is a nonprofit 99 organization with tax exempt status under s. 501(c)(3) of the 100 Internal Revenue Code whichthatoperates three or more charter 101 schools that serve students in grades K-12 in Florida or other 102 states with a record of serving students from low-income 103 families and is designated by the State Board of Education as a 104 hope operator based on a determination that: 105 (a) The past performance of the hope operator meets or 106 exceeds the following criteria: 107 1. The achievement of enrolled students exceeds the 108 district and state averages of the states in which the 109 operator’s schools operate; 110 2. The average college attendance rate at all schools 111 currently operated by the operator exceeds 80 percent, if such 112 data is available; 113 3. The percentage of students eligible for a free or 114 reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Act enrolled 115 at all schools currently operated by the operator exceeds 70 116 percent; 117 4. The operator is in good standing with the authorizer in 118 each state in which it operates; 119 5. The audited financial statements of the operator are 120 free of material misstatements and going concern issues; and 121 6. Other outcome measures as determined by the State Board 122 of Education; 123 (b) The operator was awarded a United States Department of 124 Education Charter School Program Grant for Replication and 125 Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools within the preceding 3 126 years before applying to be a hope operator; 127 (c) The operator receives funding through the National Fund 128 of the Charter School Growth Fund to accelerate the growth of 129 the nation’s best charter schools; or 130 (d) The operator is selected by a district school board in 131 accordance with s. 1008.33. 132 133 An entity that meets the requirements of paragraph (b), 134 paragraph (c), or paragraph (d) before the adoption by the state 135 board of measurable criteria pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be 136 designated as a hope operator. After the adoption of the 137 measurable criteria, an entity, including a governing board that 138 operates a school established pursuant to s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.b. 139s. 1008.33(4)(b)3., shall be designated as a hope operator if it 140 meets the criteria of paragraph (a). 141 (4) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF HOPE.—A hope operator 142 seeking to open a school of hope must submit a notice of intent 143 to the school district in which a persistently low-performing 144 school has been identified by the State Board of Education 145 pursuant to subsection (10). 146 (a) The notice of intent must include all of the following: 147 1. An academic focus and plan. 148 2. A financial plan. 149 3. Goals and objectives for increasing student achievement 150 for the students from low-income families. 151 4. A completed or planned community outreach plan. 152 5. The organizational history of success in working with 153 students with similar demographics. 154 6. The grade levels to be served and enrollment 155 projections. 156 7. The specificproposedlocation or geographic area 157 proposed for the school and its proximity to the persistently 158 low-performing school or the plan to use the district-owned 159 facilities of the persistently low-performing school. 160 8. A staffing plan. 161 9. An operations plan specifying the operator’s intent to 162 undertake the operations of the persistently low-performing 163 school in its entirety or through limited components of the 164 operations. 165 (5) PERFORMANCE-BASED AGREEMENT.—The following shall 166 comprise the entirety of the performance-based agreement: 167(b) The location or geographic area proposed for the school168of hope and its proximity to the persistently low-performing169school.170 (f)(g)The grounds for termination, including failure to 171 meet the requirements for student performance established 172 pursuant to paragraph (d)(e), generally accepted standards of 173 fiscal management, or material violation of terms of the 174 agreement. The nonrenewal or termination of a performance-based 175 agreement must comply with the requirements of s. 1002.33(8). 176 (h)(i)A provision establishing the initial term as 5 177 years. The agreement mustshallbe renewed, upon the request of 178 the hope operator, unless the school fails to meet the 179 requirements for student performance established pursuant to 180 paragraph (d)(e)or generally accepted standards of fiscal 181 management or the school of hope materially violates the law or 182 the terms of the agreement. 183 (7) FACILITIES.— 184 (a)1. A school of hope that meets the definition under 185 subparagraph (1)(c)1. shall use facilities that comply with the 186 Florida Building Code, except for the State Requirements for 187 Educational Facilities.A school of hope that uses school188district facilities must comply with the State Requirements for189Educational Facilities only if the school district and the hope190operator have entered into a mutual management plan for the191reasonable maintenance of such facilities. The mutual management192plan shall contain a provision by which the district school193board agrees to maintain the school facilities in the same194manner as its other public schools within the district.195 2. A school of hope that meets the definition under 196 subparagraph (1)(c)2. and that receives funds from the hope 197 supplemental services allocation under s. 1011.62(16) shall use 198 the district-owned facilities of the persistently low-performing 199 school that the school of hope operates. A school of hope that 200 uses district-owned facilities must comply with the State 201 Requirements for Educational Facilities only if the school 202 district and the hope operator have entered into a mutual 203 management plan for the reasonable maintenance of the 204 facilities. The mutual management plan must contain a provision 205 specifying that the district school board agrees to maintain the 206 school facilities in the same manner as other public schools 207 within the district. 208 209 The local governing authority shall not adopt or impose any 210 local building requirements or site-development restrictions, 211 such as parking and site-size criteria, student enrollment, and 212 occupant load, that are addressed by and more stringent than 213 those found in the State Requirements for Educational Facilities 214 of the Florida Building Code. A local governing authority must 215 treat schools of hope equitably in comparison to similar 216 requirements, restrictions, and site planning processes imposed 217 upon public schools. The agency having jurisdiction for 218 inspection of a facility and issuance of a certificate of 219 occupancy or use shall be the local municipality or, if in an 220 unincorporated area, the county governing authority. If an 221 official or employee of the local governing authority refuses to 222 comply with this paragraph, the aggrieved school or entity has 223 an immediate right to bring an action in circuit court to 224 enforce its rights by injunction. An aggrieved party that 225 receives injunctive relief may be awarded reasonable attorney 226 fees and court costs. 227 (9) FUNDING.— 228 (a) Schools of hope shall be funded in accordance with s. 229 1002.33(17). 230 (b) Schools of hope shall receive priority in the 231 department’s Public Charter School Grant Program competitions. 232 (c) Schools of hope shall be considered charter schools for 233 purposes of s. 1013.62, except charter capital outlay may not be 234 used to purchase real property or for the construction of school 235 facilities. 236 (d) Schools of hope that meet the definition under s. 237 subparagraph (1)(c)1. are eligible to receive funds from the 238 Schools of Hope Program. 239 (e) Schools of hope that meet the definition under 240 subparagraph (1)(c)2. are eligible to receive funds from the 241 hope supplemental services allocation established under s. 242 1011.62(16). 243 (10) SCHOOLS OF HOPE PROGRAM.—The Schools of Hope Program 244 is created within the Department of Education. 245 (b) A traditional public school that is required to submit 246 a plan for implementation pursuant to s. 1008.33(4) is eligible 247 to receive funding for services authorizedup to $2,000 per248full-time equivalent studentfrom the hope supplemental services 249 allocation established under s. 1011.62(16)Schools of Hope250Program based upon the strength of the school’s plan for251implementation and its focus on evidence-based interventions252that lead to student success by providing wrap-around services253that leverage community assets, improve school and community254collaboration, and develop family and community partnerships. 255Wrap-around services include, but are not limited to, tutorial256and after-school programs, student counseling, nutrition257education, parental counseling, and adult education. Plans for258implementation may also include models that develop a culture of259attending college, high academic expectations, character260development, dress codes, and an extended school day and school261year. At a minimum, a plan for implementation must:2621. Establish wrap-around services that develop family and263community partnerships.2642. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic265and character standards.2663. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the267child’s education.2684. Describe how the school district will identify, recruit,269retain, and reward instructional personnel. The state board may270waive the requirements of s. 1012.22(1)(c)5., and suspend the271requirements of s. 1012.34, to facilitate implementation of the272plan.2735. Identify a knowledge-rich curriculum that the school274will use that focuses on developing a student’s background275knowledge.2766. Provide professional development that focuses on277academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic278and character standards.279 Section 2. Section 1002.334, Florida Statutes, is created 280 to read: 281 1002.334 Franchise model schools.— 282 (1) As used in this section, the term “franchise model 283 school” means a persistently low-performing school, as defined 284 in s. 1002.333(1)(b), which is led by a highly effective 285 principal in addition to the principal’s currently assigned 286 school. If a franchise model school achieves a grade of “C” or 287 higher, the school may retain its status as a franchise model 288 school at the discretion of the school district. 289 (2) A school district that has one or more persistently 290 low-performing schools may use a franchise model school as a 291 school turnaround option pursuant to s. 1008.33(4)(b)4. 292 (3) A franchise model school principal: 293 (a) Must be rated as highly effective pursuant to s. 294 1012.34; 295 (b) May lead two or more schools, including a persistently 296 low-performing school or a school that was considered a 297 persistently low-performing school before becoming a franchise 298 model school; 299 (c) May allocate resources and personnel between the 300 schools under his or her administration; however, he or she must 301 expend hope supplemental services allocation funds, authorized 302 under s. 1011.62(16), at the franchise model school; and 303 (d) Is eligible to receive a Best and Brightest Principal 304 award under s. 1012.732. 305 Section 3. Subsection (3) of section 1002.395, Florida 306 Statutes, is amended to read: 307 1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.— 308 (3) PROGRAM; SCHOLARSHIP ELIGIBILITY.— 309 (a) The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program is 310 established. 311 (b) A student is eligible for a Florida tax credit 312 scholarship under this section if the student meets one or more 313 of the following criteria: 314 1. The student is on the direct certification list or the 315 student’s household income level does not exceed 185 percent of 316 the federal poverty level; or 317 2. The student is currently placed, or during the previous 318 state fiscal year was placed, in foster care or in out-of-home 319 care as defined in s. 39.01. A student who initially receives a 320 scholarship based on eligibility under this subparagraph remains 321 eligible to participate until the student graduates from high 322 school or attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first, 323 regardless of the student’s household income level. 324 3. The student’s household income level is greater than 185 325 percent of the federal poverty level but does not exceed 260 326 percent of the federal poverty level. 327 4. The student currently attends, or attended in the 328 previous academic year, a persistently low-performing school, as 329 defined in s. 1002.333(1)(b). A student who initially receives a 330 scholarship under this subparagraph remains eligible to 331 participate as long as his or her zoned school retains its 332 status as a persistently low-performing school. 333 334 A student who is eligible for a Florida tax credit scholarship 335 under subparagraphs (b)1.-3. shall be given priority for a 336 scholarship over a student who is eligible under subparagraph 337 (b)4.A student who initially receives a scholarship based on338eligibility under subparagraph (b)2. remains eligible to339participate until the student graduates from high school or340attains the age of 21 years, whichever occurs first, regardless341of the student’s household income level.A sibling of a student 342 who is participating in the scholarship program under this 343 subsection is eligible for a scholarship if the student resides 344 in the same household as the sibling. 345 Section 4. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is amended 346 to read: 347 1007.273 Structured high school acceleration programs 348Collegiate high school program.— 349(1)Each Florida College System institution shall work with 350 each district school board in its designated service area to 351 establish one or more structured programs, including, but not 352 limited to, collegiate high school programs. As used in this 353 section, the term “structured program” means a structured high 354 school acceleration program. 355 (1)(2)PURPOSE.—At a minimum, structuredcollegiatehigh356schoolprograms must include an option for public school 357 students in grade 11 or grade 12 participating in the structured 358 program, for at least 1 full school year, to earn CAPE industry 359 certifications pursuant to s. 1008.44, and to successfully 360 complete at least 30 credit hours through the dual enrollment 361 program under s. 1007.271. The structured program must 362 prioritize dual enrollment courses that are applicable toward 363 general education core courses or common prerequisite course 364 requirements under s. 1007.25 over dual enrollment courses 365 applicable as electives toward at least the first year of 366 college for an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while 367 enrolled in the structured program. A district school board may 368 not limit the number of eligible public school students who may 369 enroll in such structured programs. 370 (2)(3)REQUIRED STRUCTURED PROGRAM CONTRACTS.— 371 (a) Each district school board and its local Florida 372 College System institution shall execute a contract to establish 373 one or more structuredcollegiate high schoolprograms at a 374 mutually agreed upon location or locations.Beginning with the3752015-2016 school year,If the local Florida College System 376 institution does not establish a structured program with a 377 district school board in its designated service area, another 378 Florida College System institution may execute a contract with 379 that district school board to establish the structured program. 380 The contract must be executed by January 1 of each school year 381 for implementation of the structured program during the next 382 school year. By August 1, 2018, a contract entered into before 383 January 1, 2018 for the 2018-2019 school year must be modified 384 to include the provisions of paragraph (b). 385 (b) The contract must: 386 1.(a)Identify the grade levels to be included in the 387 structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram;which must, at a388minimum, include grade 12.389 2.(b)Describe the structuredcollegiate high school390 program, including a list of the meta-major academic pathways 391 approved pursuant to s. 1008.30(4), which are available to 392 participating students through the partner Florida College 393 System institution or other eligible partner postsecondary 394 institutions; the delineation of courses that must, at a 395 minimum, include general education core courses and common 396 prerequisite course requirements pursuant to s. 1007.25;and397 industry certifications offered, including online course 398 availability; the high school and college credits earned for 399 each postsecondary course completed and industry certification 400 earned; student eligibility criteria; and the enrollment process 401 and relevant deadlines;.402 3.(c)Describe the methods, medium, and process by which 403 students and their parents are annually informed about the 404 availability of the structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram, 405 the return on investment associated with participation in the 406 structured program, and the information described in 407 subparagraphs 1. and 2.;paragraphs (a) and (b).408 4.(d)Identify the delivery methods for instruction and the 409 instructors for all courses;.410 5.(e)Identify student advising services and progress 411 monitoring mechanisms;.412 6.(f)Establish a program review and reporting mechanism 413 regarding student performance outcomes; and.414 7.(g)Describe the terms of funding arrangements to 415 implement the structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram pursuant 416 to paragraph (5)(a). 417 (3) STUDENT PERFORMANCE CONTRACT AND NOTIFICATION.— 418 (a)(4)Each student participating in a structured 419collegiatehigh schoolprogram must enter into a student 420 performance contract which must be signed by the student, the 421 parent, and a representative of the school district and the 422 applicable Florida College System institution, state university, 423 or other institution participating pursuant to subsection (4) 424(5). The performance contract must, at a minimum, specify 425includethe schedule of courses, by semester, and industry 426 certifications to be taken by the student, if any; student 427 attendance requirements;,andcourse grade requirements; and the 428 applicability of such courses to an associate degree or a 429 baccalaureate degree. 430 (b) By September 1 of each school year, each district 431 school board must notify each student enrolled in grades 9, 10, 432 11, and 12 in a public school within the school district about 433 the structured program, including, but not limited to: 434 1. The method for earning college credit through 435 participation in the structured program. The notification must 436 include website links to the dual enrollment course equivalency 437 list approved by the State Board of Education; the common degree 438 program prerequisite requirements published by the Articulation 439 Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01(3)(f); the 440 industry certification articulation agreements adopted by the 441 State Board of Education in rule; and the approved meta-major 442 academic pathways of the partner Florida College System 443 institution and other eligible partner postsecondary 444 institutions participating pursuant to subsection (4); and 445 2. The estimated cost savings to students and their 446 families resulting from students successfully completing 30 447 credit hours applicable toward general education core courses or 448 common prerequisite course requirements before graduating from 449 high school versus the cost of earning such credit hours after 450 graduating from high school. 451 (4)(5)AUTHORIZED STRUCTURED PROGRAM CONTRACTS.—In addition 452 to executing a contract with the local Florida College System 453 institution under this section, a district school board may 454 execute a contract to establish a structuredcollegiatehigh455schoolprogram with a state university or an institution that is 456 eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida 457 Resident Access Grant Program, that is a nonprofit independent 458 college or university located and chartered in this state, and 459 that is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 460 Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate 461 degrees. Such university or institution must meet the 462 requirements specified under subsections (2)(3)and (3)(4). A 463 charter school may execute a contract directly with the local 464 Florida College System institution or another institution as 465 authorized under this section to establish a structured program 466 at a mutually agreed upon location. 467 (5) FUNDING.— 468 (a)(6)The structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram shall 469 be funded pursuant to ss. 1007.271 and 1011.62. The State Board 470 of Education shall enforce compliance with this section by 471 withholding the transfer of funds for the school districtsand472the Florida College System institutionsin accordance with s. 473 1008.32. Annually, by December 31, the State Board of Education 474 shall enforce compliance with this section by withholding the 475 transfer of funds for the Florida College System institutions in 476 accordance with s. 1001.602. 477 (b) A student who enrolls in the structured program and 478 successfully completes at least 30 college credit hours during a 479 school year through the dual enrollment program under s. 480 1007.271 generates a 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) bonus. A 481 student who enrolls in the structured program and successfully 482 completes an additional 30 college credit hours during a school 483 year, resulting in at least 60 college credit hours through the 484 dual enrollment program under s. 1007.271 applicable toward 485 fulfilling the requirements for an associate in arts degree or 486 an associate in science degree or a baccalaureate degree 487 pursuant to the student performance contract under subsection 488 (3), before graduating from high school, generates an additional 489 0.5 FTE bonus. Each district school board that is a contractual 490 partner with a Florida College System institution or other 491 eligible postsecondary institution shall report to the 492 commissioner the total FTE bonus for each structured program for 493 the students from that school district. The total FTE bonus 494 shall be added to each school district’s total weighted FTE for 495 funding in the subsequent fiscal year. 496 (c) For any industry certification a student attains under 497 this section, the FTE bonus shall be calculated and awarded in 498 accordance with s. 1011.62(1)(o). 499 (6) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 500 (a) By September 1 of each school year, each district 501 school superintendent shall report to the commissioner, at a 502 minimum, the following information on each structured program 503 administered during the prior school year: 504 1. The number of students in public schools within the 505 school district who enrolled in the structured program, and the 506 partnering postsecondary institutions pursuant to subsections 507 (2) and (4); 508 2. The total and average number of dual enrollment courses 509 completed, high school and college credits earned, standard high 510 school diplomas and associate and baccalaureate degrees awarded, 511 and the number of industry certifications attained, if any, by 512 the students who enrolled in the structured program; 513 3. The projected student enrollment in the structured 514 program during the next school year; and 515 4. Any barriers to executing contracts to establish one or 516 more structured programs. 517 (b) By November 30 of each school year, the commissioner 518 must report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 519 the Speaker of the House of Representatives the status of 520 structured programs, including, at a minimum, a summary of 521 student enrollment and completion information pursuant to this 522 subsection; barriers, if any, to establishing such programs; and 523 recommendations for expanding access to such programs statewide. 524 Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and subsection 525 (4) of section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 526 1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.— 527 (3) 528 (c) The state board shall adopt by rule a differentiated 529 matrix of intervention and support strategies for assisting 530 traditional public schools identified under this section and 531 rules for implementing s. 1002.33(9)(n), relating to charter 532 schools. 533 1. The intervention and support strategies must address 534 efforts to improve student performance through one or more of 535 the following strategies:and may include536 a. Improvement planning; 537 b. Leadership quality improvement; 538 c. Educator quality improvement; 539 d. Professional development; 540 e. Curriculum review, pacing, and alignment across grade 541 levels to improve background knowledge in social studies, 542 science, and the arts; and 543 f. The use of continuous improvement and monitoring plans 544 and processes. 545 2.In addition,The state board may prescribe reporting 546 requirements to review and monitor the progress of the schools. 547 The rule must define the intervention and support strategies for 548 school improvement for schools earning a grade of “D” or “F” and 549 the roles for the district and department. 550 (4)(a) The state board shall apply intensive intervention 551 and support strategies tailored to the needs of schools earning 552 two consecutive grades of “D” or a grade of “F.” In the first 553 full school year after a school initially earns two consecutive 554 grades of “D” or a grade of “F,” the school district must 555 immediately implement intervention and support strategies 556 prescribed in rule under paragraph (3)(c) and, by September 1, 557 provide the department with the memorandum of understanding 558 negotiated pursuant to s. 1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a 559 district-managed turnaround plan for approval by the state 560 board. The district-managed turnaround plan may include a 561 proposal for the district to implement an extended school day, a 562 summer program, or a combination of an extended school day and 563 summer program. Upon approval by the state board, the school 564 district must implement the plan for the remainder of the school 565 year and continue the plan for 1 full school year. The state 566 board may allow a school an additional year of implementation 567 before the school must implement a turnaround option required 568 under paragraph (b) if it determines that the school is likely 569 to improve to a grade of “C” or higher after the first full 570 school year of implementation. 571 (b) Unless an additional year of implementation is provided 572 pursuant to paragraph (a), a school that has completed 2 school 573 years of a district-managed turnaround plan required under 574 paragraph (a) and has not improved its school grade to a “C” or 575 higher, pursuant to s. 1008.34,earns three consecutive grades576below a “C”must implement one of the following options: 577 1. Reassign students to another school and monitor the 578 progress of each reassigned student.;579 2. Close the school and reopen the school as one or more 580 charter schools, each with a governing board that has a 581 demonstrated record of effectiveness. Such charter schools are 582 eligible for funding from the hope supplemental services 583 allocation established under s. 1011.62(16).;or584 3. Contract with an outside entity that has a demonstrated 585 record of effectiveness to operate the school. An outside entity 586 may include: 587 a. A district-managed charter school in which all 588 instructional personnel are not employees of the school 589 district, but are employees of an independent governing board 590 composed of members who did not participate in the review or 591 approval of the charter. A district-managed charter school is 592 eligible for funding from the hope supplemental services 593 allocation established in s. 1011.62(16); or 594 b. A hope operator that submits to a school district a 595 notice of intent of a performance-based agreement pursuant to s. 596 1002.333. A school of hope established pursuant to this sub 597 subparagraph is eligible for funding from the hope supplemental 598 services allocation for up to 5 years, beginning in the school 599 year in which the school of hope is established, if the school 600 of hope: 601 (I) Is established at the district-owned facilities of the 602 persistently low-performing school; 603 (II) Gives priority enrollment to students who are enrolled 604 in, or are eligible to attend and are living in the attendance 605 area of, the persistently low-performing school that the school 606 of hope operates, consistent with the enrollment lottery 607 exemption provided under s. 1002.333(5)(c); and 608 (III) Meets the requirements of its performance-based 609 agreement pursuant to s. 1002.333. 610 4. Implement a franchise model school in which a highly 611 effective principal, pursuant to s. 1012.34, leads the 612 persistently low-performing school in addition to the 613 principal’s currently assigned school. The franchise model 614 school principal may allocate resources and personnel between 615 the schools he or she leads. The persistently low-performing 616 school is eligible for funding from the hope supplemental 617 services allocation established under s. 1011.62(16). 618 (c) Implementation of the turnaround option is no longer 619 required if the school improves to a grade of “C” or higher. 620 (d) If a schoolearning two consecutive grades of “D” or a621grade of “F”does not improve to a grade of “C” or higher after 622 2fullschool years of implementing the turnaround option 623 selected by the school district under paragraph (b), the school 624 district must implement another turnaround option. 625 Implementation of the turnaround option must begin the school 626 year following the implementation period of the existing 627 turnaround option, unless the state board determines that the 628 school is likely to improve to a grade of “C” or higher if 629 additional time is provided to implement the existing turnaround 630 option. 631 Section 6. Present subsections (16) and (17) of section 632 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (18) 633 and (19), respectively, new subsections (16) and (17) are added 634 to that section, and paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and 635 subsection (14) of that section are amended, to read: 636 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 637 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 638 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 639 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 640 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 641 follows: 642 (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The 643 Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort 644 for all school districts collectively as an item in the General 645 Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each 646 district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida 647 Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12 648 programs shall be calculated as follows: 649 (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.— 650 1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the 651 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of 652 Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for 653 school purposes in each school district and the total for all 654 school districts in the state for the current calendar year 655 based on the latest available data obtained from the local 656 property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable 657 value for school purposes for that year, and no further 658 adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to 659 paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by 660 final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (18)(b) 661(16)(b). Not later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education 662 shall compute a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one 663 one-thousandth of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of 664 the estimated state total taxable value for school purposes, 665 would generate the prescribed aggregate required local effort 666 for that year for all districts. The Commissioner of Education 667 shall certify to each district school board the millage rate, 668 computed as prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum 669 millage rate necessary to provide the district required local 670 effort for that year. 671 b. The General Appropriations Act shall direct the 672 computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for 673 required local effort for all school districts collectively from 674 ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district’s revenue 675 from required local effort millage will produce more than 90 676 percent of the district’s total Florida Education Finance 677 Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the 678 Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort 679 millage rate of each district that produces more than 90 percent 680 of its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement to a 681 level that will produce only 90 percent of its total Florida 682 Education Finance Program entitlement in the July calculation. 683 2. On the same date as the certification in sub 684 subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to 685 the Commissioner of Education for each district: 686 a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified 687 the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if 688 applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph 689 1.a. 690 b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the 691 taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s. 692 193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification 693 under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that 694 reflects all final administrative actions of the value 695 adjustment board. 696 (14) QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.—The Legislature may 697 annually in the General Appropriations Act determine a 698 percentage increase in funds per K-12 unweighted FTE as a 699 minimum guarantee to each school district. The guarantee shall 700 be calculated from prior year base funding per unweighted FTE 701 student which shall include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided 702 in subsection (18)(16), quality guarantee funds, and actual 703 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. From the base 704 funding per unweighted FTE, the increase shall be calculated for 705 the current year. The current year funds from which the 706 guarantee shall be determined shall include the adjusted FTE 707 dollars as provided in subsection (18)(16)and potential 708 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. A comparison of 709 current year funds per unweighted FTE to prior year funds per 710 unweighted FTE shall be computed. For those school districts 711 which have less than the legislatively assigned percentage 712 increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the assigned 713 percentage increase in funds per unweighted FTE student. Should 714 appropriated funds be less than the sum of this calculated 715 amount for all districts, the commissioner shall prorate each 716 district’s allocation. This provision shall be implemented to 717 the extent specifically funded. 718 (16) HOPE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES ALLOCATION.-The hope 719 supplemental services allocation is created to provide district 720 managed turnaround schools, as required under s. 1008.33(4)(a), 721 charter schools authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)2., district 722 managed charter schools authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.a., 723 schools of hope authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.b., and 724 franchise model schools as authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)4., 725 with funds to offer services designed to improve the overall 726 academic and community welfare of the schools’ students and 727 their families. 728 (a) Services funded by the allocation may include, but are 729 not limited to, tutorial and after-school programs, student 730 counseling, nutrition education, and parental counseling. In 731 addition, services may also include models that develop a 732 culture that encourages students to complete high school and to 733 attend college or career training, set high academic 734 expectations, inspire character development, and include an 735 extended school day and school year. 736 (b) Prior to distribution of the allocation, a school 737 district, for a district turnaround school and persistently low 738 performing schools that use a franchise model; a hope operator, 739 for a school of hope; or the charter school governing board for 740 a charter school, as applicable, shall develop and submit a plan 741 for implementation to its respective governing body for approval 742 no later than August 1 of the fiscal year. 743 (c) At a minimum, the plans required under paragraph (b) 744 must: 745 1. Establish comprehensive support services that develop 746 family and community partnerships; 747 2. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic 748 and character standards; 749 3. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the 750 child’s education; 751 4. Describe how instructional personnel will be identified, 752 recruited, retained, and rewarded; 753 5. Provide professional development that focuses on 754 academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic 755 and character standards; and 756 6. Provide focused instruction to improve student academic 757 proficiency, which may include additional instruction time 758 beyond the normal school day or school year. 759 (d) Each school district and hope operator shall submit 760 approved plans to the commissioner by September 1 of each fiscal 761 year. 762 (e) For the 2018-2019 fiscal year, a school that is 763 selected to receive funding in the 2017-2018 fiscal year 764 pursuant to s. 1002.333(10)(c) shall receive $2,000 per FTE. A 765 district-managed turnaround school required under s. 766 1008.33(4)(a), charter school authorized under s. 767 1008.33(4)(b)2., district-managed charter school authorized 768 under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.a., school of hope authorized under s. 769 1008.33(4)(b)3.b., and franchise model school authorized under 770 s. 1008.33(4)(b)4. are eligible for the remaining funds based on 771 the school’s unweighted FTE, up to $2,000 per FTE or as provided 772 in the General Appropriations Act. 773 (f) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year and thereafter, each 774 school district’s allocation shall be based on the unweighted 775 FTE student enrollment at the eligible schools and a per-FTE 776 funding amount of up to $2,000 per FTE or as provided in the 777 General Appropriations Act. If the calculated funds for 778 unweighted FTE student enrollment at the eligible schools exceed 779 the per-FTE funds appropriated, the allocation of funds to each 780 school district must be prorated based on each school district’s 781 share of the total unweighted FTE student enrollment for the 782 eligible schools. 783 (17) MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION.—The mental health 784 assistance allocation is created to provide supplemental funding 785 to assist school districts in establishing or expanding 786 comprehensive school-based mental health programs that increase 787 awareness of mental health issues among children and school-age 788 youth; train educators and other school staff in detecting and 789 responding to mental health issues; and connect children, youth, 790 and families who may experience behavioral health issues with 791 appropriate services. These funds may be allocated annually in 792 the General Appropriations Act to each eligible school district 793 and developmental research school based on each entity’s 794 proportionate share of Florida Education Finance Program base 795 funding. The district funding allocation must include a minimum 796 amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act. Upon 797 submission and approval of a plan that includes the elements 798 specified in paragraph (b), charter schools are also entitled to 799 a proportionate share of district funding for this program. The 800 allocated funds may not supplant funds that are provided for 801 this purpose from other operating funds and may not be used to 802 increase salaries or provide bonuses. 803 (a) Prior to the distribution of the allocation: 804 1. The district must annually develop and submit a detailed 805 plan outlining the local program and planned expenditures to the 806 district school board for approval. 807 2. A charter school must annually develop and submit a 808 detailed plan outlining the local program and planned 809 expenditures of the funds in the plan to its governing body for 810 approval. After the plan is approved by the governing body, it 811 must be provided to its school district for submission to the 812 commissioner. 813 (b) The plans required under paragraph (a) must include, at 814 a minimum, all of the following elements: 815 1. A collaborative effort or partnership between the school 816 district and at least one local community program or agency 817 involved in mental health to provide or to improve prevention, 818 diagnosis, and treatment services for students; 819 2. Programs to assist students in dealing with bullying, 820 trauma, and violence; 821 3. Strategies or programs to reduce the likelihood of at 822 risk students developing social, emotional, or behavioral health 823 problems or substance use disorders; 824 4. Strategies to improve the early identification of 825 social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use 826 disorders and to improve the provision of early intervention 827 services; 828 5. Strategies to enhance the availability of school-based 829 crisis intervention services and appropriate referrals for 830 students in need of mental health services; and 831 6. Training opportunities for school personnel in the 832 techniques and supports needed to identify students who have 833 trauma histories and who have or are at risk of having a mental 834 illness, and in the use of referral mechanisms that effectively 835 link such students to appropriate treatment and intervention 836 services in the school and in the community. 837 (c) The districts shall submit approved plans to the 838 commissioner by August 1 of each fiscal year. 839 (d) Beginning September 30, 2019, and by each September 30 840 thereafter, each entity that receives an allocation under this 841 subsection shall submit to the commissioner in a format 842 prescribed by the department a final report on its program 843 outcomes and its expenditures for each element of the program. 844 Section 7. Subsection (5) of section 1011.71, Florida 845 Statutes, is amended to read: 846 1011.71 District school tax.— 847 (5)Effective July 1, 2008,A school district may expend, 848 subject tothe provisions ofs. 200.065, up to $150$100per 849 unweighted full-time equivalent student from the revenue 850 generated by the millage levy authorized by subsection (2) to 851 fund, in addition to expenditures authorized in paragraphs 852 (2)(a)-(j), expenses for the following: 853 (a) The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver’s 854 education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or 855 operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or 856 vehicles used in storing or distributing materials and 857 equipment. 858 (b) Payment of the cost of premiums, as defined in s. 859 627.403, for property and casualty insurance necessary to insure 860 school district educational and ancillary plants. As used in 861 this paragraph, casualty insurance has the same meaning as in s. 862 624.605(1)(d), (f), (g), (h), and (m). Operating revenues that 863 are made available through the payment of property and casualty 864 insurance premiums from revenues generated under this subsection 865 may be expended only for nonrecurring operational expenditures 866 of the school district. 867 Section 8. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 868 1012.732, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 869 1012.732 The Florida Best and Brightest Principal 870 Scholarship Program.— 871 (2) There is created the Florida Best and Brightest 872 Principal Scholarship Program to be administered by the 873 Department of Education. The program shall provide categorical 874 funding for scholarships to be awarded to school principals, as 875 defined in s. 1012.01(3)(c)1., who are serving as a franchise 876 model school principal or who have recruited and retained a high 877 percentage of best and brightest teachers. 878 (3)(a) A school principal identified pursuant to s. 879 1012.731(4)(c) is eligible to receive a scholarship under this 880 section if he or she has served as school principal at his or 881 her school for at least 2 consecutive school years including the 882 current school year and his or her school has a ratio of best 883 and brightest teachers to other classroom teachers that is at 884 the 80th percentile or higher for schools within the same grade 885 group, statewide, including elementary schools, middle schools, 886 high schools, and schools with a combination of grade levels. 887 (b) A principal of a franchise model school, as defined in 888 s. 1002.334, is eligible to receive a scholarship under this 889 section. 890 (4) Annually, by February 1, the department shall identify 891 eligible school principals and disburse funds to each school 892 district for each eligible school principal to receive a 893 scholarship. 894 (a) A scholarship of $10,000$5,000must be awarded to each 895 franchise model school principal who iseveryeligible under 896 paragraph (3)(b) of this section. 897 (b) A scholarship of $5,000 must be awarded to each school 898 principal assigned to a Title I school and a scholarship of 899 $4,000 to eacheveryeligible school principal who is not 900 assigned to a Title I school and who is eligible under paragraph 901 (3)(a). 902 Section 9. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection 903 (3) of section 1013.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 904 1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding.— 905 (1) Charter school capital outlay funding shall consist of 906 revenue resulting from the discretionary millage authorized in 907 s. 1011.71(2) and state funds when such funds are appropriated 908 in the General Appropriations Act. 909 (b) A charter school is not eligible to receive capital 910 outlay funds if: 911 1. It was created by the conversion of a public school and 912 operates in facilities provided by the charter school’s sponsor 913 for a nominal fee, or at no charge, or if it is directly or 914 indirectly operated by the school district; or.915 2. The chair of the governing board and the chief 916 administrative officer of the charter school do not annually 917 certify under oath that the funds will be used solely and 918 exclusively for constructing, renovating, or improving charter 919 school facilities that are: 920 a. Owned by a school district, a political subdivision of 921 the state, a municipality, a Florida College System institution, 922 or a state university; or 923 b. Owned by an organization that is qualified as an exempt 924 organization under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 925 whose articles of incorporation specify that, upon the 926 organization’s dissolution, the subject property will be 927 transferred to a school district, a political subdivision of the 928 state, a municipality, a Florida College System institution, or 929 a state university. 930 (3) If the school board levies the discretionary millage 931 authorized in s. 1011.71(2), the department shall use the 932 following calculation methodology to determine the amount of 933 revenue that a school district must distribute to each eligible 934 charter school: 935 (a) Reduce the total discretionary millage revenue by the 936 school district’s annual debt service obligation incurred as of 937 March 1, 2017, and any amount of participation requirement 938 pursuant to s. 1013.64(2)(a)8. that is being satisfied by 939 revenues raised by the discretionary millage. 940 (b) Divide the school district’s adjusted discretionary 941 millage revenue by the district’s total capital outlay full-time 942 equivalent membership and the total number of unweighted full 943 time equivalent students of each eligible charter school to 944 determine a capital outlay allocation per full-time equivalent 945 student. 946 (c) Multiply the capital outlay allocation per full-time 947 equivalent student by the total number of full-time equivalent 948 students for allof eacheligible charter schools within the 949 districtschoolto determine the total charter school capital 950 outlay allocation for each districtcharter school. 951 (d) If applicable, reduce the capital outlay allocation 952 identified in paragraph (c) by the total amount of state funds 953 allocated pursuant to subsection (2) to alleacheligible 954 charter schools within a districtschoolin subsection (2)to 955 determine the net totalmaximumcalculated capital outlay 956 allocation from local funds. If state funds are not allocated 957 pursuant to subsection (2), the amount determined in paragraph 958 (c) is equal to the net total calculated capital outlay 959 allocation from local funds for each district. 960 (e) For each charter school within each district, the net 961 capital outlay amount from local funds shall be calculated in 962 the same manner as the state funds in paragraphs (2)(a)-(d), 963 except that the base charter school per weighted FTE allocation 964 amount shall be determined by dividing the net total capital 965 outlay amount from local funds by the total weighted FTE for all 966 eligible charter schools within the district. The per weighted 967 FTE allocation amount from local funds shall be multiplied by 968 the weighted FTE for each charter school to determine each 969 charter school’s capital outlay allocation from local funds. 970 (f)(e)School districts shall distribute capital outlay 971 funds to charter schools no later than February 1 of each year,972beginning on February 1, 2018, for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. 973 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.