Bill Text: FL S2508 | 2018 | Regular Session | Prefiled
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Bill Title: K-12 Education
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-10 - Died, not introduced [S2508 Detail]
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Bill Title: K-12 Education
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-03-10 - Died, not introduced [S2508 Detail]
Download: Florida-2018-S2508-Prefiled.html
Florida Senate - 2018 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2508 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Appropriations 576-01911F-18 20182508pb 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to K-12 education; amending s. 3 1002.333, F.S.; redefining the terms “persistently 4 low-performing school” and “school of hope”; revising 5 the contents of a school of hope notice of intent and 6 performance-based agreement; revising school of hope 7 facility requirements; specifying that certain schools 8 of hope are eligible to receive hope supplemental 9 service allocation funds; requiring the State Board of 10 Education to provide awards to all eligible schools 11 that meet certain requirements; conforming cross 12 references; creating s. 1002.334, F.S.; defining the 13 term “franchise model school”; authorizing specified 14 schools to use a franchise model school as a 15 turnaround option; specifying requirements for a 16 franchise model school principal; amending s. 17 1007.273, F.S.; defining the term “structured 18 program”; providing additional options for students 19 participating in a structured program; prohibiting a 20 district school board from limiting the number of 21 public school students who may participate in a 22 structured program; revising contract requirements; 23 requiring each district school board to annually 24 notify students in certain grades of certain 25 information about the structured program, by a 26 specified date; revising provisions relating to 27 funding; requiring the state board to enforce 28 compliance with certain provisions by a specified date 29 each year; providing reporting requirements; amending 30 s. 1008.33, F.S.; revising the turnaround options 31 available for certain schools; amending s. 1011.62, 32 F.S.; creating the hope supplemental services 33 allocation; providing the purpose of the allocation; 34 specifying the services that may be funded by the 35 allocation; providing that implementation plans may 36 include certain models; providing requirements for 37 implementation plans; providing for the allocation of 38 funds in specified fiscal years; creating the mental 39 health assistance allocation; providing the purpose of 40 the allocation; providing for the annual allocation of 41 such funds on a specified basis; prohibiting the use 42 of allocated funds to supplant funds provided from 43 other operating funds, to increase salaries, or to 44 provide bonuses; providing requirements for school 45 districts and charter schools; providing that required 46 plans must include certain elements; requiring school 47 districts to annually submit approved plans to the 48 Commissioner of Education by a specified date; 49 requiring that entities that receive such allocations 50 annually submit a final report on program outcomes and 51 specific expenditures to the commissioner by a 52 specified date; creating the funding compression 53 allocation; providing the purpose of the allocation; 54 authorizing funding for the annual allocation for 55 specified purposes; providing the calculation for the 56 allocation; amending s. 1011.71, F.S.; increasing the 57 amount that a school district may expend from a 58 specified millage levy for certain expenses; amending 59 s. 1012.731, F.S.; deleting Florida Best and Brightest 60 Teacher Scholarship Program scholarship awards 61 authorized for specific school years; amending s. 62 1012.732, F.S.; specifying that a franchise model 63 school principal is eligible to receive a Florida Best 64 and Brightest Principal scholarship; requiring 65 specified awards for eligible principals; amending s. 66 1013.62, F.S.; revising the Department of Education’s 67 calculation methodology for a school district’s 68 distribution of discretionary millage to its eligible 69 charter schools; providing an effective date. 70 71 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 72 73 Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2), paragraph (a) of 74 subsection (4), paragraphs (b), (g), and (i) of subsection (5), 75 paragraph (a) of subsection (7), subsection (9), and paragraph 76 (b) of subsection (10) of section 1002.333, Florida Statutes, 77 are amended to read: 78 1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.— 79 (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: 80 (a) “Hope operator” means an entity identified by the 81 department pursuant to subsection (2). 82 (b) “Persistently low-performing school” means a school 83 that has completed 2 school years of a district-managed 84 turnaround plan required under s. 1008.33(4)(a) and has not 85 improved its school grade to a “C” or higher,earned three86consecutive grades lower than a “C,”pursuant to s. 1008.34, and 87 a school that was closed pursuant to s. 1008.33(4) within 2 88 years after the submission of a notice of intent. 89 (c) “School of hope” means: 90 1. A charter school operated by a hope operator which 91 serves students from one or more persistently low-performing 92 schools;is located in the attendance zone of a persistently 93 low-performing schoolor within a 5-mile radius of such school,94whichever is greater;and is a Title I eligible school; or 95 2. A school operated by a hope operator pursuant to s. 96 1008.33(4)(b)3.b.s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.97 (2) HOPE OPERATOR.—A hope operator is a nonprofit 98 organization with tax exempt status under s. 501(c)(3) of the 99 Internal Revenue Code whichthatoperates three or more charter 100 schools that serve students in grades K-12 in Florida or other 101 states with a record of serving students from low-income 102 families and is designated by the State Board of Education as a 103 hope operator based on a determination that: 104 (a) The past performance of the hope operator meets or 105 exceeds the following criteria: 106 1. The achievement of enrolled students exceeds the 107 district and state averages of the states in which the 108 operator’s schools operate; 109 2. The average college attendance rate at all schools 110 currently operated by the operator exceeds 80 percent, if such 111 data is available; 112 3. The percentage of students eligible for a free or 113 reduced price lunch under the National School Lunch Act enrolled 114 at all schools currently operated by the operator exceeds 70 115 percent; 116 4. The operator is in good standing with the authorizer in 117 each state in which it operates; 118 5. The audited financial statements of the operator are 119 free of material misstatements and going concern issues; and 120 6. Other outcome measures as determined by the State Board 121 of Education; 122 (b) The operator was awarded a United States Department of 123 Education Charter School Program Grant for Replication and 124 Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools within the preceding 3 125 years before applying to be a hope operator; 126 (c) The operator receives funding through the National Fund 127 of the Charter School Growth Fund to accelerate the growth of 128 the nation’s best charter schools; or 129 (d) The operator is selected by a district school board in 130 accordance with s. 1008.33. 131 132 An entity that meets the requirements of paragraph (b), 133 paragraph (c), or paragraph (d) before the adoption by the state 134 board of measurable criteria pursuant to paragraph (a) shall be 135 designated as a hope operator. After the adoption of the 136 measurable criteria, an entity, including a governing board that 137 operates a school established pursuant to s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.b. 138s. 1008.33(4)(b)3., shall be designated as a hope operator if it 139 meets the criteria of paragraph (a). 140 (4) ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOLS OF HOPE.—A hope operator 141 seeking to open a school of hope must submit a notice of intent 142 to the school district in which a persistently low-performing 143 school has been identified by the State Board of Education 144 pursuant to subsection (10). 145 (a) The notice of intent must include all of the following: 146 1. An academic focus and plan. 147 2. A financial plan. 148 3. Goals and objectives for increasing student achievement 149 for the students from low-income families. 150 4. A completed or planned community outreach plan. 151 5. The organizational history of success in working with 152 students with similar demographics. 153 6. The grade levels to be served and enrollment 154 projections. 155 7. The specificproposedlocation or geographic area 156 proposed for the school and its proximity to the persistently 157 low-performing school or the plan to use the district-owned 158 facilities of the persistently low-performing school. 159 8. A staffing plan. 160 9. An operations plan specifying the operator’s intent to 161 undertake the operations of the persistently low-performing 162 school in its entirety or through limited components of the 163 operations. 164 (5) PERFORMANCE-BASED AGREEMENT.—The following shall 165 comprise the entirety of the performance-based agreement: 166(b) The location or geographic area proposed for the school167of hope and its proximity to the persistently low-performing168school.169 (f)(g)The grounds for termination, including failure to 170 meet the requirements for student performance established 171 pursuant to paragraph (d)(e), generally accepted standards of 172 fiscal management, or material violation of terms of the 173 agreement. The nonrenewal or termination of a performance-based 174 agreement must comply with the requirements of s. 1002.33(8). 175 (h)(i)A provision establishing the initial term as 5 176 years. The agreement mustshallbe renewed, upon the request of 177 the hope operator, unless the school fails to meet the 178 requirements for student performance established pursuant to 179 paragraph (d)(e)or generally accepted standards of fiscal 180 management or the school of hope materially violates the law or 181 the terms of the agreement. 182 (7) FACILITIES.— 183 (a)1. A school of hope that meets the definition under 184 subparagraph (1)(c)1. shall use facilities that comply with the 185 Florida Building Code, except for the State Requirements for 186 Educational Facilities.A school of hope that uses school187district facilities must comply with the State Requirements for188Educational Facilities only if the school district and the hope189operator have entered into a mutual management plan for the190reasonable maintenance of such facilities. The mutual management191plan shall contain a provision by which the district school192board agrees to maintain the school facilities in the same193manner as its other public schools within the district.194 2. A school of hope that meets the definition under 195 subparagraph (1)(c)2. and that receives funds from the hope 196 supplemental services allocation under s. 1011.62(16) shall use 197 the district-owned facilities of the persistently low-performing 198 school that the school of hope operates. A school of hope that 199 uses district-owned facilities must enter into a mutual 200 management plan with the school district for the reasonable 201 maintenance of the facilities. The mutual management plan must 202 contain a provision specifying that the district school board 203 agrees to maintain the school facilities in the same manner as 204 other public schools within the district. 205 206 The local governing authority shall not adopt or impose any 207 local building requirements or site-development restrictions, 208 such as parking and site-size criteria, student enrollment, and 209 occupant load, that are addressed by and more stringent than 210 those found in the State Requirements for Educational Facilities 211 of the Florida Building Code. A local governing authority must 212 treat schools of hope equitably in comparison to similar 213 requirements, restrictions, and site planning processes imposed 214 upon public schools. The agency having jurisdiction for 215 inspection of a facility and issuance of a certificate of 216 occupancy or use shall be the local municipality or, if in an 217 unincorporated area, the county governing authority. If an 218 official or employee of the local governing authority refuses to 219 comply with this paragraph, the aggrieved school or entity has 220 an immediate right to bring an action in circuit court to 221 enforce its rights by injunction. An aggrieved party that 222 receives injunctive relief may be awarded reasonable attorney 223 fees and court costs. 224 (9) FUNDING.— 225 (a) Schools of hope shall be funded in accordance with s. 226 1002.33(17). 227 (b) Schools of hope shall receive priority in the 228 department’s Public Charter School Grant Program competitions. 229 (c) Schools of hope shall be considered charter schools for 230 purposes of s. 1013.62, except charter capital outlay may not be 231 used to purchase real property or for the construction of school 232 facilities. 233 (d) Schools of hope that meet the definition under 234 subparagraph (1)(c)1. are eligible to receive funds from the 235 Schools of Hope Program. 236 (e) Schools of hope that meet the definition under 237 subparagraph (1)(c)2. are eligible to receive funds from the 238 hope supplemental services allocation established under s. 239 1011.62(16). 240 (10) SCHOOLS OF HOPE PROGRAM.—The Schools of Hope Program 241 is created within the Department of Education. 242 (b) A traditional public school that is required to submit 243 a plan for implementation pursuant to s. 1008.33(4) is eligible 244 to receive funding for services authorizedup to $2,000 per245full-time equivalent studentfrom the hope supplemental services 246 allocation established under s. 1011.62(16)Schools of Hope247Program based upon the strength of the school’s plan for248implementation and its focus on evidence-based interventions249that lead to student success by providing wrap-around services250that leverage community assets, improve school and community251collaboration, and develop family and community partnerships. 252Wrap-around services include, but are not limited to, tutorial253and after-school programs, student counseling, nutrition254education, parental counseling, and adult education. Plans for255implementation may also include models that develop a culture of256attending college, high academic expectations, character257development, dress codes, and an extended school day and school258year. At a minimum, a plan for implementation must:2591. Establish wrap-around services that develop family and260community partnerships.2612. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic262and character standards.2633. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the264child’s education.2654. Describe how the school district will identify, recruit,266retain, and reward instructional personnel. The state board may267waive the requirements of s. 1012.22(1)(c)5., and suspend the268requirements of s. 1012.34, to facilitate implementation of the269plan.2705. Identify a knowledge-rich curriculum that the school271will use that focuses on developing a student’s background272knowledge.2736. Provide professional development that focuses on274academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic275and character standards.276 Section 2. Section 1002.334, Florida Statutes, is created 277 to read: 278 1002.334 Franchise model schools.— 279 (1) As used in this section, the term “franchise model 280 school” means a persistently low-performing school, as defined 281 in s. 1002.333(1)(b), which is led by a highly effective 282 principal in addition to the principal’s currently assigned 283 school. If a franchise model school achieves a grade of “C” or 284 higher, the school may retain its status as a franchise model 285 school at the discretion of the school district. 286 (2) A school district that has one or more persistently 287 low-performing schools may use a franchise model school as a 288 school turnaround option pursuant to s. 1008.33(4)(b)4. 289 (3) A franchise model school principal: 290 (a) Must be rated as highly effective pursuant to s. 291 1012.34; 292 (b) May lead two or more schools, including a persistently 293 low-performing school or a school that was considered a 294 persistently low-performing school before becoming a franchise 295 model school; 296 (c) May allocate resources and personnel between the 297 schools under his or her administration; however, he or she must 298 expend hope supplemental services allocation funds, authorized 299 under s. 1011.62(16), at the franchise model school; and 300 (d) Is eligible to receive a Best and Brightest Principal 301 award under s. 1012.732. 302 Section 3. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is amended 303 to read: 304 1007.273 Structured high school acceleration programs 305Collegiate high school program.— 306(1)Each Florida College System institution shall work with 307 each district school board in its designated service area to 308 establish one or more structured programs, including, but not 309 limited to, collegiate high school programs. As used in this 310 section, the term “structured program” means a structured high 311 school acceleration program. 312 (1)(2)PURPOSE.—At a minimum, structuredcollegiatehigh313schoolprograms must include an option for public school 314 students in grade 11 or grade 12 participating in the structured 315 program, for at least 1 full school year, to earn CAPE industry 316 certifications pursuant to s. 1008.44, and to successfully 317 complete at least 30 credit hours through the dual enrollment 318 program under s. 1007.271. The structured program must 319 prioritize dual enrollment courses that are applicable toward 320 general education core courses or common prerequisite course 321 requirements under s. 1007.25 over dual enrollment courses 322 applicable as electives toward at least the first year of 323 college for an associate degree or baccalaureate degree while 324 enrolled in the structured program. A district school board may 325 not limit the number of eligible public school students who may 326 enroll in such structured programs. 327 (2)(3)REQUIRED STRUCTURED PROGRAM CONTRACTS.— 328 (a) Each district school board and its local Florida 329 College System institution shall execute a contract to establish 330 one or more structuredcollegiate high schoolprograms at a 331 mutually agreed upon location or locations.Beginning with the3322015-2016 school year,If the local Florida College System 333 institution does not establish a structured program with a 334 district school board in its designated service area, another 335 Florida College System institution may execute a contract with 336 that district school board to establish the structured program. 337 The contract must be executed by January 1 of each school year 338 for implementation of the structured program during the next 339 school year. By August 1, 2018, a contract entered into before 340 January 1, 2018, for the 2018-2019 school year must be modified 341 to include the provisions of paragraph (b). 342 (b) The contract must: 343 1.(a)Identify the grade levels to be included in the 344 structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram;which must, at a345minimum, include grade 12.346 2.(b)Describe the structuredcollegiate high school347 program, including a list of the meta-major academic pathways 348 approved pursuant to s. 1008.30(4), which are available to 349 participating students through the partner Florida College 350 System institution or other eligible partner postsecondary 351 institutions; the delineation of courses that must, at a 352 minimum, include general education core courses and common 353 prerequisite course requirements pursuant to s. 1007.25;and354 industry certifications offered, including online course 355 availability; the high school and college credits earned for 356 each postsecondary course completed and industry certification 357 earned; student eligibility criteria; and the enrollment process 358 and relevant deadlines;.359 3.(c)Describe the methods, medium, and process by which 360 students and their parents are annually informed about the 361 availability of the structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram, 362 the return on investment associated with participation in the 363 structured program, and the information described in 364 subparagraphs 1. and 2.;paragraphs (a) and (b).365 4.(d)Identify the delivery methods for instruction and the 366 instructors for all courses;.367 5.(e)Identify student advising services and progress 368 monitoring mechanisms;.369 6.(f)Establish a program review and reporting mechanism 370 regarding student performance outcomes; and.371 7.(g)Describe the terms of funding arrangements to 372 implement the structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram pursuant 373 to paragraph (5)(a). 374 (3) STUDENT PERFORMANCE CONTRACT AND NOTIFICATION.— 375 (a)(4)Each student participating in a structured 376collegiatehigh schoolprogram must enter into a student 377 performance contract which must be signed by the student, the 378 parent, and a representative of the school district and the 379 applicable Florida College System institution, state university, 380 or other institution participating pursuant to subsection (4) 381(5). The performance contract must, at a minimum, specify 382includethe schedule of courses, by semester, and industry 383 certifications to be taken by the student, if any; student 384 attendance requirements;,andcourse grade requirements; and the 385 applicability of such courses to an associate degree or a 386 baccalaureate degree. 387 (b) By September 1 of each school year, each district 388 school board must notify each student enrolled in grades 9, 10, 389 11, and 12 in a public school within the school district about 390 the structured program, including, but not limited to: 391 1. The method for earning college credit through 392 participation in the structured program. The notification must 393 include website links to the dual enrollment course equivalency 394 list approved by the State Board of Education; the common degree 395 program prerequisite requirements published by the Articulation 396 Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01(3)(f); the 397 industry certification articulation agreements adopted by the 398 State Board of Education in rule; and the approved meta-major 399 academic pathways of the partner Florida College System 400 institution and other eligible partner postsecondary 401 institutions participating pursuant to subsection (4); and 402 2. The estimated cost savings to students and their 403 families resulting from students successfully completing 30 404 credit hours applicable toward general education core courses or 405 common prerequisite course requirements before graduating from 406 high school versus the cost of earning such credit hours after 407 graduating from high school. 408 (4)(5)AUTHORIZED STRUCTURED PROGRAM CONTRACTS.—In addition 409 to executing a contract with the local Florida College System 410 institution under this section, a district school board may 411 execute a contract to establish a structuredcollegiatehigh412schoolprogram with a state university or an institution that is 413 eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida 414 Resident Access Grant Program, that is a nonprofit independent 415 college or university located and chartered in this state, and 416 that is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern 417 Association of Colleges and Schools to grant baccalaureate 418 degrees. Such university or institution must meet the 419 requirements specified under subsections (2)(3)and (3)(4). A 420 charter school may execute a contract directly with the local 421 Florida College System institution or another institution as 422 authorized under this section to establish a structured program 423 at a mutually agreed upon location. 424 (5) FUNDING.— 425 (a)(6)The structuredcollegiate high schoolprogram shall 426 be funded pursuant to ss. 1007.271 and 1011.62. The State Board 427 of Education shall enforce compliance with this section by 428 withholding the transfer of funds for the school districtsand429the Florida College System institutionsin accordance with s. 430 1008.32. Annually, by December 31, the State Board of Education 431 shall enforce compliance with this section by withholding the 432 transfer of funds for the Florida College System institutions in 433 accordance with s. 1001.602. 434 (b) A student who enrolls in the structured program and 435 successfully completes at least 30 college credit hours during a 436 school year through the dual enrollment program under s. 437 1007.271 generates a 0.5 full-time equivalent (FTE) bonus. A 438 student who enrolls in the structured program and successfully 439 completes an additional 30 college credit hours during a school 440 year, resulting in at least 60 college credit hours through the 441 dual enrollment program under s. 1007.271 applicable toward 442 fulfilling the requirements for an associate in arts degree or 443 an associate in science degree or a baccalaureate degree 444 pursuant to the student performance contract under subsection 445 (3), before graduating from high school, generates an additional 446 0.5 FTE bonus. Each district school board that is a contractual 447 partner with a Florida College System institution or other 448 eligible postsecondary institution shall report to the 449 commissioner the total FTE bonus for each structured program for 450 the students from that school district. The total FTE bonus 451 shall be added to each school district’s total weighted FTE for 452 funding in the subsequent fiscal year. 453 (c) For any industry certification a student attains under 454 this section, the FTE bonus shall be calculated and awarded in 455 accordance with s. 1011.62(1)(o). 456 (6) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.— 457 (a) By September 1 of each school year, each district 458 school superintendent shall report to the commissioner, at a 459 minimum, the following information on each structured program 460 administered during the prior school year: 461 1. The number of students in public schools within the 462 school district who enrolled in the structured program, and the 463 partnering postsecondary institutions pursuant to subsections 464 (2) and (4); 465 2. The total and average number of dual enrollment courses 466 completed, high school and college credits earned, standard high 467 school diplomas and associate and baccalaureate degrees awarded, 468 and the number of industry certifications attained, if any, by 469 the students who enrolled in the structured program; 470 3. The projected student enrollment in the structured 471 program during the next school year; and 472 4. Any barriers to executing contracts to establish one or 473 more structured programs. 474 (b) By November 30 of each school year, the commissioner 475 must report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and 476 the Speaker of the House of Representatives the status of 477 structured programs, including, at a minimum, a summary of 478 student enrollment and completion information pursuant to this 479 subsection; barriers, if any, to establishing such programs; and 480 recommendations for expanding access to such programs statewide. 481 Section 4. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and subsection 482 (4) of section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 483 1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.— 484 (3) 485 (c) The state board shall adopt by rule a differentiated 486 matrix of intervention and support strategies for assisting 487 traditional public schools identified under this section and 488 rules for implementing s. 1002.33(9)(n), relating to charter 489 schools. 490 1. The intervention and support strategies must address 491 efforts to improve student performance through one or more of 492 the following strategies:and may include493 a. Improvement planning; 494 b. Leadership quality improvement; 495 c. Educator quality improvement; 496 d. Professional development; 497 e. Curriculum review, pacing, and alignment across grade 498 levels to improve background knowledge in social studies, 499 science, and the arts; and 500 f. The use of continuous improvement and monitoring plans 501 and processes. 502 2.In addition,The state board may prescribe reporting 503 requirements to review and monitor the progress of the schools. 504 The rule must define the intervention and support strategies for 505 school improvement for schools earning a grade of “D” or “F” and 506 the roles for the district and department. 507 (4)(a) The state board shall apply intensive intervention 508 and support strategies tailored to the needs of schools earning 509 two consecutive grades of “D” or a grade of “F.” In the first 510 full school year after a school initially earns two consecutive 511 grades of “D” or a grade of “F,” the school district must 512 immediately implement intervention and support strategies 513 prescribed in rule under paragraph (3)(c) and, by September 1, 514 provide the department with the memorandum of understanding 515 negotiated pursuant to s. 1001.42(21) and, by October 1, a 516 district-managed turnaround plan for approval by the state 517 board. The district-managed turnaround plan may include a 518 proposal for the district to implement an extended school day, a 519 summer program, or a combination of an extended school day and 520 summer program. Upon approval by the state board, the school 521 district must implement the plan for the remainder of the school 522 year and continue the plan for 1 full school year. The state 523 board may allow a school an additional year of implementation 524 before the school must implement a turnaround option required 525 under paragraph (b) if it determines that the school is likely 526 to improve to a grade of “C” or higher after the first full 527 school year of implementation. 528 (b) Unless an additional year of implementation is provided 529 pursuant to paragraph (a), a school that has completed 2 school 530 years of a district-managed turnaround plan required under 531 paragraph (a) and has not improved its school grade to a “C” or 532 higher, pursuant to s. 1008.34,earns three consecutive grades533below a “C”must implement one of the following options: 534 1. Reassign students to another school and monitor the 535 progress of each reassigned student.;536 2. Close the school and reopen the school as one or more 537 charter schools, each with a governing board that has a 538 demonstrated record of effectiveness. Such charter schools are 539 eligible for funding from the hope supplemental services 540 allocation established under s. 1011.62(16).;or541 3. Contract with an outside entity that has a demonstrated 542 record of effectiveness to operate the school. An outside entity 543 may include: 544 a. A district-managed charter school in which all 545 instructional personnel are not employees of the school 546 district, but are employees of an independent governing board 547 composed of members who did not participate in the review or 548 approval of the charter. A district-managed charter school is 549 eligible for funding from the hope supplemental services 550 allocation established in s. 1011.62(16); or 551 b. A hope operator that submits to a school district a 552 notice of intent of a performance-based agreement pursuant to s. 553 1002.333. A school of hope established pursuant to this sub 554 subparagraph is eligible for funding from the hope supplemental 555 services allocation for up to 5 years, beginning in the school 556 year in which the school of hope is established, if the school 557 of hope: 558 (I) Is established at the district-owned facilities of the 559 persistently low-performing school; 560 (II) Gives priority enrollment to students who are enrolled 561 in, or are eligible to attend and are living in the attendance 562 area of, the persistently low-performing school that the school 563 of hope operates, consistent with the enrollment lottery 564 exemption provided under s. 1002.333(5)(c); and 565 (III) Meets the requirements of its performance-based 566 agreement pursuant to s. 1002.333. 567 4. Implement a franchise model school in which a highly 568 effective principal, pursuant to s. 1012.34, leads the 569 persistently low-performing school in addition to the 570 principal’s currently assigned school. The franchise model 571 school principal may allocate resources and personnel between 572 the schools he or she leads. The persistently low-performing 573 school is eligible for funding from the hope supplemental 574 services allocation established under s. 1011.62(16). 575 (c) Implementation of the turnaround option is no longer 576 required if the school improves to a grade of “C” or higher. 577 (d) If a schoolearning two consecutive grades of “D” or a578grade of “F”does not improve to a grade of “C” or higher after 579 2 full school years of implementing the turnaround option 580 selected by the school district under paragraph (b), the school 581 district must implement another turnaround option. 582 Implementation of the turnaround option must begin the school 583 year following the implementation period of the existing 584 turnaround option, unless the state board determines that the 585 school is likely to improve to a grade of “C” or higher if 586 additional time is provided to implement the existing turnaround 587 option. 588 Section 5. Present subsections (16) and (17) of section 589 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (19) 590 and (20), respectively, new subsections (16) and (17) and 591 subsection (18) are added to that section, and paragraph (a) of 592 subsection (4) and subsection (14) of that section are amended, 593 to read: 594 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 595 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 596 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 597 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 598 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 599 follows: 600 (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The 601 Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort 602 for all school districts collectively as an item in the General 603 Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each 604 district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida 605 Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12 606 programs shall be calculated as follows: 607 (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.— 608 1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the 609 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of 610 Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for 611 school purposes in each school district and the total for all 612 school districts in the state for the current calendar year 613 based on the latest available data obtained from the local 614 property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable 615 value for school purposes for that year, and no further 616 adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to 617 paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by 618 final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (19)(b) 619(16)(b). Not later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education 620 shall compute a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one 621 one-thousandth of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of 622 the estimated state total taxable value for school purposes, 623 would generate the prescribed aggregate required local effort 624 for that year for all districts. The Commissioner of Education 625 shall certify to each district school board the millage rate, 626 computed as prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum 627 millage rate necessary to provide the district required local 628 effort for that year. 629 b. The General Appropriations Act shall direct the 630 computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for 631 required local effort for all school districts collectively from 632 ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district’s revenue 633 from required local effort millage will produce more than 90 634 percent of the district’s total Florida Education Finance 635 Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the 636 Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort 637 millage rate of each district that produces more than 90 percent 638 of its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement to a 639 level that will produce only 90 percent of its total Florida 640 Education Finance Program entitlement in the July calculation. 641 2. On the same date as the certification in sub 642 subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to 643 the Commissioner of Education for each district: 644 a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified 645 the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if 646 applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph 647 1.a. 648 b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the 649 taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s. 650 193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification 651 under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that 652 reflects all final administrative actions of the value 653 adjustment board. 654 (14) QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.—The Legislature may 655 annually in the General Appropriations Act determine a 656 percentage increase in funds per K-12 unweighted FTE as a 657 minimum guarantee to each school district. The guarantee shall 658 be calculated from prior year base funding per unweighted FTE 659 student which shall include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided 660 in subsection (19)(16), quality guarantee funds, and actual 661 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. From the base 662 funding per unweighted FTE, the increase shall be calculated for 663 the current year. The current year funds from which the 664 guarantee shall be determined shall include the adjusted FTE 665 dollars as provided in subsection (19)(16)and potential 666 nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. A comparison of 667 current year funds per unweighted FTE to prior year funds per 668 unweighted FTE shall be computed. For those school districts 669 which have less than the legislatively assigned percentage 670 increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the assigned 671 percentage increase in funds per unweighted FTE student. Should 672 appropriated funds be less than the sum of this calculated 673 amount for all districts, the commissioner shall prorate each 674 district’s allocation. This provision shall be implemented to 675 the extent specifically funded. 676 (16) HOPE SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES ALLOCATION.-The hope 677 supplemental services allocation is created to provide district 678 managed turnaround schools, as required under s. 1008.33(4)(a), 679 charter schools authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)2., district 680 managed charter schools authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.a., 681 schools of hope authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.b., and 682 franchise model schools as authorized under s. 1008.33(4)(b)4., 683 with funds to offer services designed to improve the overall 684 academic and community welfare of the schools’ students and 685 their families. 686 (a) Services funded by the allocation may include, but are 687 not limited to, tutorial and after-school programs, student 688 counseling, nutrition education, and parental counseling. In 689 addition, services may also include models that develop a 690 culture that encourages students to complete high school and to 691 attend college or career training, set high academic 692 expectations, inspire character development, and include an 693 extended school day and school year. 694 (b) Prior to distribution of the allocation, a school 695 district, for a district turnaround school and persistently low 696 performing schools that use a franchise model; a hope operator, 697 for a school of hope; or the charter school governing board for 698 a charter school, as applicable, shall develop and submit a plan 699 for implementation to its respective governing body for approval 700 no later than August 1 of the fiscal year. 701 (c) At a minimum, the plans required under paragraph (b) 702 must: 703 1. Establish comprehensive support services that develop 704 family and community partnerships; 705 2. Establish clearly defined and measurable high academic 706 and character standards; 707 3. Increase parental involvement and engagement in the 708 child’s education; 709 4. Describe how instructional personnel will be identified, 710 recruited, retained, and rewarded; 711 5. Provide professional development that focuses on 712 academic rigor, direct instruction, and creating high academic 713 and character standards; and 714 6. Provide focused instruction to improve student academic 715 proficiency, which may include additional instruction time 716 beyond the normal school day or school year. 717 (d) Each school district and hope operator shall submit 718 approved plans to the commissioner by September 1 of each fiscal 719 year. 720 (e) For the 2018-2019 fiscal year, a school that is 721 selected to receive funding in the 2017-2018 fiscal year 722 pursuant to s. 1002.333(10)(c) shall receive $2,000 per FTE. A 723 district-managed turnaround school required under s. 724 1008.33(4)(a), charter school authorized under s. 725 1008.33(4)(b)2., district-managed charter school authorized 726 under s. 1008.33(4)(b)3.a., school of hope authorized under s. 727 1008.33(4)(b)3.b., and franchise model school authorized under 728 s. 1008.33(4)(b)4. are eligible for the remaining funds based on 729 the school’s unweighted FTE, up to $2,000 per FTE or as provided 730 in the General Appropriations Act. 731 (f) For the 2019-2020 fiscal year and thereafter, each 732 school district’s allocation shall be based on the unweighted 733 FTE student enrollment at the eligible schools and a per-FTE 734 funding amount of up to $2,000 per FTE or as provided in the 735 General Appropriations Act. If the calculated funds for 736 unweighted FTE student enrollment at the eligible schools exceed 737 the per-FTE funds appropriated, the allocation of funds to each 738 school district must be prorated based on each school district’s 739 share of the total unweighted FTE student enrollment for the 740 eligible schools. 741 (17) MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE ALLOCATION.—The mental health 742 assistance allocation is created to provide supplemental funding 743 to assist school districts in establishing or expanding 744 comprehensive school-based mental health programs that increase 745 awareness of mental health issues among children and school-age 746 youth; train educators and other school staff in detecting and 747 responding to mental health issues; and connect children, youth, 748 and families who may experience behavioral health issues with 749 appropriate services. These funds may be allocated annually in 750 the General Appropriations Act to each eligible school district 751 and developmental research school based on each entity’s 752 proportionate share of Florida Education Finance Program base 753 funding. The district funding allocation must include a minimum 754 amount as specified in the General Appropriations Act. Upon 755 submission and approval of a plan that includes the elements 756 specified in paragraph (b), charter schools are also entitled to 757 a proportionate share of district funding for this program. The 758 allocated funds may not supplant funds that are provided for 759 this purpose from other operating funds and may not be used to 760 increase salaries or provide bonuses. 761 (a) Prior to the distribution of the allocation: 762 1. The district must annually develop and submit a detailed 763 plan outlining the local program and planned expenditures to the 764 district school board for approval. 765 2. A charter school must annually develop and submit a 766 detailed plan outlining the local program and planned 767 expenditures of the funds in the plan to its governing body for 768 approval. After the plan is approved by the governing body, it 769 must be provided to its school district for submission to the 770 commissioner. 771 (b) The plans required under paragraph (a) must include, at 772 a minimum, all of the following elements: 773 1. A collaborative effort or partnership between the school 774 district and at least one local community program or agency 775 involved in mental health to provide or to improve prevention, 776 diagnosis, and treatment services for students; 777 2. Programs to assist students in dealing with bullying, 778 trauma, and violence; 779 3. Strategies or programs to reduce the likelihood of at 780 risk students developing social, emotional, or behavioral health 781 problems or substance use disorders; 782 4. Strategies to improve the early identification of 783 social, emotional, or behavioral problems or substance use 784 disorders and to improve the provision of early intervention 785 services; 786 5. Strategies to enhance the availability of school-based 787 crisis intervention services and appropriate referrals for 788 students in need of mental health services; and 789 6. Training opportunities for school personnel in the 790 techniques and supports needed to identify students who have 791 trauma histories and who have or are at risk of having a mental 792 illness, and in the use of referral mechanisms that effectively 793 link such students to appropriate treatment and intervention 794 services in the school and in the community. 795 (c) The districts shall submit approved plans to the 796 commissioner by August 1 of each fiscal year. 797 (d) Beginning September 30, 2019, and by each September 30 798 thereafter, each entity that receives an allocation under this 799 subsection shall submit to the commissioner, in a format 800 prescribed by the department, a final report on its program 801 outcomes and its expenditures for each element of the program. 802 (18) FUNDING COMPRESSION ALLOCATION.—The Legislature may 803 provide an annual funding compression allocation in the General 804 Appropriations Act. The allocation is created to provide 805 additional funding to school districts and developmental 806 research schools whose total funds per FTE in the prior year 807 were less than the statewide average. Using the most recent 808 prior year FEFP calculation for each eligible school district, 809 the total funds per FTE shall be subtracted from the state 810 average funds per FTE, not including any adjustments made 811 pursuant to paragraph (19)(b). The resulting funds per FTE 812 difference, or a portion thereof, as designated in the General 813 Appropriations Act, shall then be multiplied by the school 814 district’s total unweighted FTE to provide the allocation. If 815 the calculated funds are greater than the amount included in the 816 General Appropriations Act, they must be prorated to the 817 appropriation amount based on each participating school 818 district’s share. 819 Section 6. Subsection (5) of section 1011.71, Florida 820 Statutes, is amended to read: 821 1011.71 District school tax.— 822 (5)Effective July 1, 2008,A school district may expend, 823 subject tothe provisions ofs. 200.065, up to $150$100per 824 unweighted full-time equivalent student from the revenue 825 generated by the millage levy authorized by subsection (2) to 826 fund, in addition to expenditures authorized in paragraphs 827 (2)(a)-(j), expenses for the following: 828 (a) The purchase, lease-purchase, or lease of driver’s 829 education vehicles; motor vehicles used for the maintenance or 830 operation of plants and equipment; security vehicles; or 831 vehicles used in storing or distributing materials and 832 equipment. 833 (b) Payment of the cost of premiums, as defined in s. 834 627.403, for property and casualty insurance necessary to insure 835 school district educational and ancillary plants. As used in 836 this paragraph, casualty insurance has the same meaning as in s. 837 624.605(1)(d), (f), (g), (h), and (m). Operating revenues that 838 are made available through the payment of property and casualty 839 insurance premiums from revenues generated under this subsection 840 may be expended only for nonrecurring operational expenditures 841 of the school district. 842 Section 7. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 843 1012.731, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 844 1012.731 The Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship 845 Program.— 846 (3) 847(c) Notwithstanding the requirements of this subsection,848for the 2017-2018, 2018-2019, and 2019-2020 school years, any849classroom teacher who:8501. Was evaluated as highly effective pursuant to s. 1012.34851in the school year immediately preceding the year in which the852scholarship will be awarded shall receive a scholarship of853$1200, including a classroom teacher who received an award854pursuant to paragraph (a).8552. Was evaluated as effective pursuant to s. 1012.34 in the856school year immediately preceding the year in which the857scholarship will be awarded a scholarship of up to $800. If the858number of eligible classroom teachers under this subparagraph859exceeds the total allocation, the department shall prorate the860per-teacher scholarship amount.861 862This paragraph expires July 1, 2020.863 Section 8. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 864 1012.732, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 865 1012.732 The Florida Best and Brightest Principal 866 Scholarship Program.— 867 (2) There is created the Florida Best and Brightest 868 Principal Scholarship Program to be administered by the 869 Department of Education. The program shall provide categorical 870 funding for scholarships to be awarded to school principals, as 871 defined in s. 1012.01(3)(c)1., who are serving as a franchise 872 model school principal or who have recruited and retained a high 873 percentage of best and brightest teachers. 874 (3)(a) A school principal identified pursuant to s. 875 1012.731(4)(c) is eligible to receive a scholarship under this 876 section if he or she has served as school principal at his or 877 her school for at least 2 consecutive school years including the 878 current school year and his or her school has a ratio of best 879 and brightest teachers to other classroom teachers that is at 880 the 80th percentile or higher for schools within the same grade 881 group, statewide, including elementary schools, middle schools, 882 high schools, and schools with a combination of grade levels. 883 (b) A principal of a franchise model school, as defined in 884 s. 1002.334, is eligible to receive a scholarship under this 885 section. 886 (4) Annually, by February 1, the department shall identify 887 eligible school principals and disburse funds to each school 888 district for each eligible school principal to receive a 889 scholarship. 890 (a) A scholarship of $10,000$5,000must be awarded to each 891 franchise model school principal who iseveryeligible under 892 paragraph (3)(b). 893 (b) A scholarship of $5,000 must be awarded to each school 894 principal assigned to a Title I school and a scholarship of 895 $4,000 to eacheveryeligible school principal who is not 896 assigned to a Title I school and who is eligible under paragraph 897 (3)(a). 898 Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 1013.62, Florida 899 Statutes, is amended to read: 900 1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding.— 901 (3) If the school board levies the discretionary millage 902 authorized in s. 1011.71(2), the department shall use the 903 following calculation methodology to determine the amount of 904 revenue that a school district must distribute to each eligible 905 charter school: 906 (a) Reduce the total discretionary millage revenue by the 907 school district’s annual debt service obligation incurred as of 908 March 1, 2017, and any amount of participation requirement 909 pursuant to s. 1013.64(2)(a)8. that is being satisfied by 910 revenues raised by the discretionary millage. 911 (b) Divide the school district’s adjusted discretionary 912 millage revenue by the district’s total capital outlay full-time 913 equivalent membership and the total number of unweighted full 914 time equivalent students of each eligible charter school to 915 determine a capital outlay allocation per full-time equivalent 916 student. 917 (c) Multiply the capital outlay allocation per full-time 918 equivalent student by the total number of full-time equivalent 919 students for allof eacheligible charter schools within the 920 districtschoolto determine the total charter school capital 921 outlay allocation for each districtcharter school. 922 (d) If applicable, reduce the capital outlay allocation 923 identified in paragraph (c) by the total amount of state funds 924 allocated pursuant to subsection (2) to alleacheligible 925 charter schools within a districtschoolin subsection (2)to 926 determine the net totalmaximumcalculated capital outlay 927 allocation from local funds. If state funds are not allocated 928 pursuant to subsection (2), the amount determined in paragraph 929 (c) is equal to the net total calculated capital outlay 930 allocation from local funds for each district. 931 (e) For each charter school within each district, the net 932 capital outlay amount from local funds shall be calculated in 933 the same manner as the state funds in paragraphs (2)(a)-(d), 934 except that the base charter school per weighted FTE allocation 935 amount shall be determined by dividing the net total capital 936 outlay amount from local funds by the total weighted FTE for all 937 eligible charter schools within the district. The per weighted 938 FTE allocation amount from local funds shall be multiplied by 939 the weighted FTE for each charter school to determine each 940 charter school’s capital outlay allocation from local funds. 941 (f)(e)School districts shall distribute capital outlay 942 funds to charter schools no later than February 1 of each year,943beginning on February 1, 2018, for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. 944 Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2018.