Bill Text: FL S2516 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Education Funding
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Failed) 2017-05-05 - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116), CS/CS/SB 890 (Ch. 2017-75), SB 2500 (Ch. 2017-70) [S2516 Detail]
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Florida Senate - 2017 SB 2516 By the Committee on Appropriations 576-03476-17 20172516__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to education funding; amending s. 3 11.45, F.S.; requiring the Auditor General to conduct 4 annual audits of the Florida School for the Deaf and 5 the Blind; amending s. 413.615, F.S.; extending the 6 date for future legislative review and repeal of 7 provisions governing the Florida Endowment for 8 Vocational Rehabilitation; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; 9 revising the student membership surveys to be used for 10 the funding model for certain students; requiring the 11 300 lowest-performing elementary schools to provide a 12 specified summer school program; requiring that the 13 designation of the 300 lowest-performing schools be 14 based on the prior year’s state reading assessment; 15 requiring certain schools on the list to maintain the 16 program for a specified time; revising the schools 17 that may be considered small, isolated schools to 18 include elementary schools that meet certain 19 requirements, for the purpose of determining the 20 annual allocation to each district; revising the 21 computation of the district sparsity index for school 22 districts that meet certain criteria; deleting 23 obsolete language; requiring the amount calculated for 24 the federally connected student supplement for an 25 eligible school district to be recalculated during the 26 year; requiring certain school districts to delineate 27 certain reading strategies in their comprehensive 28 reading plans; requiring the total allocation to be 29 prorated under certain circumstances; providing that 30 certain state allocations to school districts may not 31 be the basis for a positive allocation adjustment for 32 a specified year; amending s. 1013.64, F.S.; revising 33 capital outlay full-time equivalent membership; 34 revising the calculation of capital outlay membership; 35 amending s. 1013.738, F.S.; revising the purposes for 36 which the High Growth District Capital Outlay 37 Assistance Grant Program funds may be used; revising 38 the school district qualification criteria for the 39 grant; revising the funding methodology; amending ss. 40 1011.71 and 1013.54, F.S.; conforming cross 41 references; providing effective dates. 42 43 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 44 45 Section 1. Upon the expiration and reversion of the 46 amendment to section 11.45, Florida Statutes, pursuant to 47 section 36 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of Florida, paragraph (d) of 48 subsection (2) of section 11.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to 49 read: 50 11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.— 51 (2) DUTIES.—The Auditor General shall: 52 (d) Annually conduct financial audits of the accounts and 53 records of all district school boards in counties with 54 populations of fewer than 150,000, according to the most recent 55 federal decennial statewide census, and the Florida School for 56 the Deaf and the Blind. 57 58 The Auditor General shall perform his or her duties 59 independently but under the general policies established by the 60 Legislative Auditing Committee. This subsection does not limit 61 the Auditor General’s discretionary authority to conduct other 62 audits or engagements of governmental entities as authorized in 63 subsection (3). 64 Section 2. Subsection (14) of section 413.615, Florida 65 Statutes, is amended to read: 66 413.615 Florida Endowment for Vocational Rehabilitation.— 67 (14) REPEAL.—This section is repealed October 1, 20182017, 68 unless reviewed and saved from repeal by the Legislature. 69 Section 3. Upon the expiration and reversion of the 70 amendments to section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, pursuant to 71 section 23 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of Florida, paragraphs (e), 72 (f), and (h) of subsection (1), paragraph (b) of subsection (7), 73 paragraphs (a), (c), and (d) of subsection (9), and paragraph 74 (c) of subsection (13) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are 75 amended, paragraph (d) is added to subsection (13) of that 76 section, and paragraph (b) of subsection (15) of that section is 77 amended, to read: 78 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 79 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 80 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 81 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 82 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 83 follows: 84 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR 85 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in 86 determining the annual allocation to each district for 87 operation: 88 (e) Funding model for exceptional student education 89 programs.— 90 1.a. The funding model uses basic, at-risk, support levels 91 IV and V for exceptional students and career Florida Education 92 Finance Program cost factors, and a guaranteed allocation for 93 exceptional student education programs. Exceptional education 94 cost factors are determined by using a matrix of services to 95 document the services that each exceptional student will 96 receive. The nature and intensity of the services indicated on 97 the matrix shall be consistent with the services described in 98 each exceptional student’s individual educational plan. The 99 Department of Education shall review and revise the descriptions 100 of the services and supports included in the matrix of services 101 for exceptional students and shall implement those revisions 102 before the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year. 103 b. In order to generate funds using one of the two weighted 104 cost factors, a matrix of services must be completed at the time 105 of the student’s initial placement into an exceptional student 106 education program and at least once every 3 years by personnel 107 who have received approved training. Nothing listed in the 108 matrix shall be construed as limiting the services a school 109 district must provide in order to ensure that exceptional 110 students are provided a free, appropriate public education. 111 c. Students identified as exceptional, in accordance with 112 chapter 6A-6, Florida Administrative Code, who do not have a 113 matrix of services as specified in sub-subparagraph b. shall 114 generate funds on the basis of full-time-equivalent student 115 membership in the Florida Education Finance Program at the same 116 funding level per student as provided for basic students. 117 Additional funds for these exceptional students will be provided 118 through the guaranteed allocation designated in subparagraph 2. 119 2. For students identified as exceptional who do not have a 120 matrix of services and students who are gifted in grades K 121 through 8, there is created a guaranteed allocation to provide 122 these students with a free appropriate public education, in 123 accordance with s. 1001.42(4)(l) and rules of the State Board of 124 Education, which shall be allocated initially to each school 125 district in the amount provided in the General Appropriations 126 Act. These funds shall be supplemental to the funds appropriated 127 for the basic funding level, and the amount allocated for each 128 school district shall be recalculatedonceduring the year, 129 based on actual student membership fromthe OctoberFTE surveys 130survey. Upon recalculation, if the generated allocation is 131 greater than the amount provided in the General Appropriations 132 Act, the total shall be prorated to the level of the 133 appropriation based on each district’s share of the total 134 recalculated amount. These funds shall be used to provide 135 special education and related services for exceptional students 136 and students who are gifted in grades K through 8. A district’s 137 expenditure of funds from the guaranteed allocation for students 138 in grades 9 through 12 who are gifted may not be greater than 139 the amount expended during the 2006-2007 fiscal year for gifted 140 students in grades 9 through 12. 141 (f) Supplemental academic instruction; categorical fund.— 142 1. There is created a categorical fund to provide 143 supplemental academic instruction to students in kindergarten 144 through grade 12. This paragraph may be cited as the 145 “Supplemental Academic Instruction Categorical Fund.” 146 2. The categorical fund isfunds for supplemental academic147instruction shall be allocated annually to each school district148in the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act. These149fundsshall bein addition to the funds appropriated on the 150 basis of FTE student membership in the Florida Education Finance 151 Program and shall be included in the total potential funds of 152 each district. These funds shall be used to provide supplemental 153 academic instruction to students enrolled in the K-12 program. 154For the2014-2015fiscal year,Each school district that has one 155 or more of the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools based on 156 the state reading assessment for the prior year shall use these 157 funds, together with the funds provided in the district’s 158 research-based reading instruction allocation and other 159 available funds, to provide an additional hour of instruction 160 beyond the normal school day for each day of the entire school 161 year and to provide a 60-hour summer school program, for 162 intensive reading instruction for the students in each of these 163 schools. This additional hour of instruction must be provided by 164 teachers or reading specialists who have demonstrated 165 effectivenessare effectivein teaching reading or by a K-5 166 mentoring reading program that is supervised by a teacher who 167 has demonstrated effectiveness inis effectiveatteaching 168 reading. Students enrolled in these schools who have level 5 169 assessment scores may participate in the additional hour of 170 instruction on an optional basis. Exceptional student education 171 centers mayshallnot be included in the 300 schools. The 172 designation of the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools must 173 be based on the state reading assessment for the prior year. In 174 addition, a school that was on the list of the 300 lowest 175 performing elementary schools for the immediately prior academic 176 year and that has improved its performance such that the school 177 is no longer on such list shall maintain the program for 2 178 additional academic years. After this requirement has been met, 179 supplemental instruction strategies may include, but are not 180 limited to: use of a modified curriculum, reading instruction, 181 after-school instruction, tutoring, mentoring, a reduction in 182 class sizereduction, an extended school year, intensive skills 183 development in summer school, and other methods offorimproving 184 student achievement. Supplemental instruction may be provided to 185 a student in any manner and at any time during or beyond the 186 regular 180-day term identified by the school as being the most 187 effective and efficient way to best help that student progress 188 from grade to grade and to graduate. 189 3. Categorical funds for supplemental academic instruction 190 shall be provided annually in the Florida Education Finance 191 Program as specified in the General Appropriations Act. These 192 funds shall be provided as a supplement to the funds 193 appropriated for the basic funding level and shall be included 194 in the total funds of each district. The allocation shall 195 consist of a base amount that has a workload adjustment based on 196 changes in unweighted FTE. In addition, districts that have 197 elementary schools included in the 300 lowest-performing schools 198 designation shall be allocated additional funds to assist those 199 districts in providing intensive reading instruction to students 200 in those schools. The amount provided shall be based on each 201 district’s level of per-student funding in the reading 202 instruction allocation and the supplemental academic instruction 203 categorical fund and on the total FTE for each of the schools. 204 The categorical funding shall be recalculated during the fiscal 205 year following an updated designation of the 300 lowest 206 performing elementary schools and shall be based on actual 207 student membership from the FTE surveys. Upon recalculation of 208 funding for the supplemental academic instruction categorical 209 fund, if the total allocation is greater than the amount 210 provided in the General Appropriations Act, the allocation shall 211 be prorated to the level provided to support the appropriation, 212 based on each district’s share of the total. 213 4.3.Effective with the 1999-2000 fiscal year, funding on 214 the basis of FTE membership beyond the 180-day regular term 215 shall be provided in the FEFP only for students enrolled in 216 juvenile justice education programs or in education programs for 217 juveniles placed in secure facilities or programs under s. 218 985.19. Funding for instruction beyond the regular 180-day 219 school year for all other K-12 students shall be provided 220 through the supplemental academic instruction categorical fund 221 and other state, federal, and local fund sources with ample 222 flexibility for schools to provide supplemental instruction to 223 assist students in progressing from grade to grade and 224 graduating. 225 5.4.The Florida State University School, as a lab school, 226 is authorized to expend from its FEFP or Lottery Enhancement 227 Trust Fund allocation the cost to the student of remediation in 228 reading, writing, or mathematics for any graduate who requires 229 remediation at a postsecondary educational institution. 230 6.5.Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, dropout 231 prevention programs as defined in ss. 1003.52, 1003.53(1)(a), 232 (b), and (c), and 1003.54 shall be included in group 1 programs 233 under subparagraph (d)3. 234 (h) Small, isolatedhighschools.—Districts thatwhichlevy 235 the maximum nonvoted discretionary millage, exclusive of millage 236 for capital outlay purposes levied pursuant to s. 1011.71(2), 237 may calculate full-time equivalent students for small, isolated 238 district-operatedhighschools by multiplying the number of 239 unweighted full-time equivalent students times 2.75 if; provided240 the school has attained a grade of “C” or better, pursuant to s. 241 1008.34, for the previous school year. The following schools may 242 be considered small, isolated schools under this paragraph: 243 1. AFor the purpose of this section, the term “small,244isolated high school” meansAnyhigh school thatwhichis 245 located at leastno less than28 miles by the shortest route 246 from another high school;whichhas been serving students 247 primarily in basic studies provided by sub-subparagraphs (c)1.b. 248 and c. and may include subparagraph (c)4.; andwhichhas a 249 membership of at least 28, but no more than 100, students, but250no fewer than 28 students,in grades 9 through 12; or.251 2. A district elementary school with a grade configuration 252 of kindergarten through grade 5, but which may also include 253 prekindergarten, grade 6, grade 7, or grade 8, which is located 254 at least 35 miles by the shortest route from another elementary 255 school within the district; has been serving students primarily 256 in basic studies provided by sub-subparagraphs (c)1.a. and b. 257 and may include subparagraph (c)4.; has a student population in 258 which 75 percent or greater of students are eligible for free 259 and reduced-price school lunch; and has a membership of at least 260 28, but no more than 100, students. 261 (7) DETERMINATION OF SPARSITY SUPPLEMENT.— 262 (b) The district sparsity index shall be computed by 263 dividing the total number of full-time equivalent students in 264 all programs in the district by the number of senior high school 265 centers in the district, not in excess of three, which centers 266 are approved as permanent centers by a survey made by the 267 Department of Education. For districts with a full-time 268 equivalent student membership of at least 20,000, but no more 269 than 24,000, the index shall be computed by dividing the total 270 number of full-time equivalent students in all programs by the 271 number of permanent senior high school centers in the district, 272 not in excess of four. 273 (9) RESEARCH-BASED READING INSTRUCTION ALLOCATION.— 274 (a) The research-based reading instruction allocation is 275 created to provide comprehensive reading instruction to students 276 in kindergarten through grade 12.For the2014-2015fiscal year,277inEach school district that has one or more of the 300 lowest 278 performing elementary schools based on the state reading 279 assessment, priorityshall give prioritybe givento providing 280 an additional hour per day of intensive reading instruction 281 beyond the normal school day for each day of the entire school 282 year and to provide a 60-hour summer school program for the 283 students in each school. The designation of the 300 lowest 284 performing elementary schools must be based on the state reading 285 assessment for the prior year. In addition, a school that was on 286 the list of the 300 lowest performing elementary schools for the 287 immediately prior academic year and that has improved its 288 performance such that the school is no longer on such list shall 289 maintain the program for 2 additional academic years. Students 290 enrolled in these schools who have level 5 assessment scores may 291 participate in the additional hour of instruction on an optional 292 basis. Exceptional student education centers mayshallnot be 293 included in the 300 schools. The intensive reading instruction 294 delivered in this additional hour and for other students shall 295 include: research-based reading instruction that has been proven 296 to accelerate progress of students exhibiting a reading 297 deficiency; differentiated instruction based on screening, 298 diagnostic, progress monitoring, or student assessment data to 299 meet students’ specific reading needs; explicit and systematic 300 reading strategies to developdevelopment inphonemic awareness, 301 phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension, with more 302 extensive opportunities for guided practice, error correction, 303 and feedback; and the integration of social studies, science, 304 and mathematics-text reading, text discussion, and writing in 305 response to reading.For the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal306years, a school district may not hire more reading coaches than307were hired during the 2011-2012 fiscal year unless all students308in kindergarten through grade 5 who demonstrate a reading309deficiency, as determined by district and state assessments,310including students scoring Level 1 or Level 2 on the statewide,311standardized reading assessment or, upon implementation, the312English Language Arts assessment, are provided an additional313hour per day of intensive reading instruction beyond the normal314school day for each day of the entire school year.315 (c) Funds allocated under this subsection must be used to 316 provide a system of comprehensive reading instruction to 317 students enrolled in the K-12 programs, which may include the 318 following: 319 1. The provision of an additional hour per day of intensive 320 reading instruction to students in the 300 lowest-performing 321 elementary schools by teachers and reading specialists who have 322 demonstrated effectivenessare effectivein teaching reading. 323 2. Kindergarten through grade 5 reading intervention 324 teachers to provide intensive intervention during the school day 325 and in the required extra hour for students identified as having 326 a reading deficiency. 327 3. The provision of highly qualified reading coaches to 328 specifically support teachers in making instructional decisions 329 based on student data, and improve teacher delivery of effective 330 reading instruction, intervention, and reading in the content 331 areas based on student need. 332 4. Professional development for school district teachers in 333 scientifically based reading instruction, including strategies 334 to teach reading in content areas and with an emphasis on 335 technical and informational text, to help school district 336 teachers earn a certification or an endorsement in reading. 337 5. The provision of summer reading camps for all students 338 in kindergarten through grade 2 who demonstrate a reading 339 deficiency as determined by district and state assessments, and 340 students in grades 3 through 5 who score at Level 1 on the 341 statewide, standardized reading assessment or, upon 342 implementation, the English Language Arts assessment. 343 6. The provision of supplemental instructional materials 344 that are grounded in scientifically based reading research. 345 7. The provision of intensive interventions for students in 346 kindergarten through grade 12 who have been identified as having 347 a reading deficiency or who are reading below grade level as 348 determined by the statewide, standardized assessment. 349 (d)1. Annually, by a date determined by the Department of 350 Education but before May 1, school districts shall submit a K-12 351 comprehensive reading plan for the specific use of the research 352 based reading instruction allocation in the format prescribed by 353 the department for review and approval by the Just Read, 354 Florida! Office created pursuant to s. 1001.215. The plan 355 annually submitted by school districts shall be deemed approved 356 unless the department rejects the plan on or before June 1. If a 357 school district and the Just Read, Florida! Office cannot reach 358 agreement on the contents of the plan, the school district may 359 appeal to the State Board of Education for resolution. School 360 districts shall be allowed reasonable flexibility in designing 361 their plans and shall be encouraged to offer reading 362 intervention through innovative methods, including career 363 academies. The plan format shall be developed with input from 364 school district personnel, including teachers and principals, 365 and shall allow courses in core, career, and alternative 366 programs that deliver intensive reading remediation through 367 integrated curricula, provided that the teacher is deemed highly 368 qualified to teach reading or working toward that status. No 369 later than July 1 annually, the department shall release the 370 school district’s allocation of appropriated funds to those 371 districts having approved plans. A school district that spends 372 100 percent of this allocation on its approved plan shall be 373 deemed to have been in compliance with the plan. The department 374 may withhold funds upon a determination that reading instruction 375 allocation funds are not being used to implement the approved 376 plan. The department shall monitor and track the implementation 377 of each district plan, including conducting site visits and 378 collecting specific data on expenditures and reading improvement 379 results. By February 1 of each year, the department shall report 380 its findings to the Legislature. 381 2. Each school district that has a school designated as one 382 of the 300 lowest-performing elementary schools as specified in 383 paragraph (a), including a school that is maintaining the 384 program because it has improved performance so that the school 385 is no longer on such list, shall specifically delineate in the 386 comprehensive reading plan, or in an addendum to the 387 comprehensive reading plan, the implementation design and 388 reading intervention strategies that will be used for the 389 required additional hour of reading instruction. The term 390 “reading intervention” includes evidence-based strategies 391 frequently used to remediate reading deficiencies and also 392 includes individual instruction, tutoring, mentoring, or the use 393 of technology that targets specific reading skills and 394 abilities. 395 (13) FEDERALLY CONNECTED STUDENT SUPPLEMENT.—The federally 396 connected student supplement is created to provide supplemental 397 funding for school districts to support the education of 398 students connected with federally owned military installations, 399 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) real 400 property, and Indian lands. To be eligible for this supplement, 401 the district must be eligible for federal Impact Aid Program 402 funds under s. 8003 of Title VIII of the Elementary and 403 Secondary Education Act of 1965. The supplement shall be 404 allocated annually to each eligible school district in the 405amount provided in theGeneral Appropriations Act. The 406 supplement shall be the sum of the student allocation and an 407 exempt property allocation. 408 (c) The exempt property allocation shall be equal to the 409 tax-exempt value of federal impact aid lands reserved as 410 military installations, real property owned by NASA, or eligible 411 federally owned Indian lands located in the district,as of412January 1 of the previous year,multiplied by the millage 413 authorized and levied under s. 1011.71(2). 414 (d) The amount allocated for each eligible school district 415 shall be recalculated during the year, using actual student 416 membership, as amended, from the most recent February survey and 417 the tax-exempt valuation from the most recent assessment roll. 418 Upon recalculation, if the total allocation is greater than the 419 amount provided in the General Appropriations Act, it must be 420 prorated to the level of the appropriation based on each 421 district’s share of the total recalculated amount. 422 (15) TOTAL ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS TO EACH DISTRICT FOR 423 CURRENT OPERATION.—The total annual state allocation to each 424 district for current operation for the FEFP shall be distributed 425 periodically in the manner prescribed in the General 426 Appropriations Act. 427 (b) The amount thus obtained shall be the net annual 428 allocation to each school district. However, if it is determined 429 that any school district received an under allocation or over 430 allocationunderallocationoroverallocationfor any prior year 431 because of an arithmetical error, assessment roll change 432 required by final judicial decision, full-time equivalent 433 student membership error, or any allocation error revealed in an 434 audit report, the allocation to that district shall be 435 appropriately adjusted. An under allocation in a prior year 436 caused by a school district’s error may not be the basis for a 437 positive allocation adjustment for the current year. Beginning 438 with the 2011-2012 fiscal year, if a special program cost factor 439 is less than the basic program cost factor, an audit adjustment 440 may not result in the reclassification of the special program 441 FTE to the basic program FTE. If the Department of Education 442 audit adjustment recommendation is based upon controverted 443 findings of fact, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to 444 establish the amount of the adjustment based on the best 445 interests of the state. 446 Section 4. Effective upon becoming a law, notwithstanding 447 the expiration and reversion of section 1013.64, Florida 448 Statutes, in section 36 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of Florida, 449 subsection (3) of section 1013.64, Florida Statutes, is 450 reenacted and amended to read: 451 1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; 452 construction cost maximums for school district capital 453 projects.—Allocations from the Public Education Capital Outlay 454 and Debt Service Trust Fund to the various boards for capital 455 outlay projects shall be determined as follows: 456 (3)(a) Each district school board shall receive an amount 457 from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust 458 Fund to be calculated by computing the capital outlay membership 459 as determined by the department. Such membership must include, 460 but is not limited to: 461 1. K-12 students and prekindergarten exceptional education 462 students for whom the school district provides the educational 463 facility, except hospital- and homebound part-time students; and 464 2. Students who are career education students, and adult 465 disabled students and who are enrolled in school district career 466 centers. 467 (b) The capital outlay full-time equivalent membership 468 shall be determined for prekindergarten exceptional education 469 students, kindergarten through the 12th grade, and for career 470 centers by counting the reported unweighted full-time equivalent 471 student membership for the second and third surveys, with each 472 survey limited to 0.5 full-time equivalents per student and 473 comparing the results on a school-by-school basis with the 474 Florida Inventory of School Houses.If the prior academic year’s475third survey count is higher than the current year’s second476survey count when comparing the results on a school-by-school477basis with the Florida Inventory of School Houses, the prior478year’s third survey count shall be used on a school-by-school479basis for determining the current capital outlay membership. The480Florida Inventory of School Houses shall be updated with the481current capital outlay membership count as soon as practicable482after verification of the capital outlay membership.483 (c) The capital outlay full-time equivalent membership by 484 grade level organization shall be used in making calculations. 485 The capital outlay full-time equivalent membership by grade 486 level organization for the 4th prior year must be used to 487 compute the base-year allocation. The capital outlay full-time 488 equivalent membership by grade-level organization for the prior 489 year must be used to compute the growth over the highest of the 490 3 years preceding the prior year. From the total amount 491 appropriated by the Legislature pursuant to this subsection, 40 492 percent shall be allocated among the base capital outlay full 493 time equivalent membership and 60 percent among the growth 494 capital outlay full-time equivalent membership. The allocation 495 within each of these groups shall be prorated to the districts 496 based upon each district’s percentage of base and growth capital 497 outlay full-time equivalent membership. The most recent 4-year 498 capital outlay full-time equivalent membership data shall be 499 used in each subsequent year’s calculation for the allocation of 500 funds pursuant to this subsection. If a change, correction, or 501 recomputation of data during any year results in a reduction or 502 increase of the calculated amount previously allocated to a 503 district, the allocation to that district shall be adjusted 504 accordingly. If such recomputation results in an increase or 505 decrease of the calculated amount, such additional or reduced 506 amounts shall be added to or reduced from the district’s future 507 appropriations. However, no change, correction, or recomputation 508 of data mayshallbe made subsequent to 2 years following the 509 initial annual allocation. 510 (d) Funds accruing to a district school board from the 511 provisions of this section shall be expended on needed projects 512 as shown by survey or surveys under the rules of the State Board 513 of Education. 514 (e) A district school board may lease relocatable 515 educational facilities for up to 3 years using nonbonded PECO 516 funds and for any time period using local capital outlay 517 millage. 518 (f) Funds distributed to the district school boards shall 519 be allocated solely based on paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) and 520the provisions ofparagraphs (1)(a) and (2)(a)andparagraphs521(a)-(c)of this subsection. No individual school district 522 projects mayshallbe funded off the top of funds allocated to 523 district school boards. 524 Section 5. Section 1013.738, Florida Statutes, is amended 525 to read: 526 1013.738 High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance 527 Grant Program.— 528 (1) Subject to funds provided in the General Appropriations 529 Act, the High Growth District Capital Outlay Assistance Grant 530 Program is hereby established. Funds provided pursuant to this 531 section may only be used for the purposes identified in s. 532 1011.71(2)to construct new student stations. 533 (2) In order to qualify for a grant, a school district must 534 meet the following criteria: 535 (a) The district must have levied the maximumfull1.5536 mills of nonvoted discretionary capital outlay millage 537 authorized in s. 1011.71(2) for each of the prior 5past4538 fiscal years. 539 (b) The district must receive revenue from a current voted 540 school capital outlay sales surtax or a portion of the local 541 government infrastructure surtax as authorized in s. 212.055. 542 (c)(b)Fifty percent ofThe revenue derived from the2-mill543 nonvoted discretionary capital outlay millagefor the past 4544fiscal years, when divided by the district’sgrowth incapital 545 outlay FTE studentsover this period, produces a value that is 546 less than the statewide average maximum potential fundscostper 547 capital outlay FTE studentstation calculated pursuant to s.5481013.64(6)(b)1., and weighted by statewide growth in capital549outlay FTE students in elementary, middle, and high schoolsfor 550 the most recentpast 4fiscal yearyears. 551 (d)(c)The district must have equaled or exceeded the 552 greater of one percent average growth or twice the statewide 553 average of growth in capital outlay FTE students over the prior 554 5-yearthis same4-yearperiod. 555(d) The Commissioner of Education must have released all556funds allocated to the district from the Classrooms First557Program authorized in s. 1013.68, and these funds were fully558expended by the district as of February 1 of the current fiscal559year.560 (e) The total capital outlay FTE students of the district 561 is greater than 24,00015,000students. 562 (3) The funds provided in the General Appropriations Act 563 shall be allocated pursuant to the following methodology: 564 (a) For each eligible district, the Department of Education 565 shall sumcalculatethe calculatedvalue of 50 percent of the566 revenuederivedfrom the maximum potential2-millnonvoted 567 discretionary capital outlay millage and the revenue received 568 from the voted sales surtax as provided in paragraph (2)(b) and 569 divide that sumfor the past 4 fiscal yearsdividedby the 570 number ofincrease incapital outlay FTE students for the same 571 period. 572 (b) The Department of Education shall determine, for each 573 eligible district, the amount that must be added to the funds 574 per capital outlay FTEvaluecalculated pursuant to paragraph 575 (a) to produce the statewideweightedaverage value per capital 576 outlay FTE for the revenues identifiedstudent station577calculatedpursuant to paragraph (a)(2)(b). 578 (c) The value calculated for each eligible district 579 pursuant to paragraph (b) shall bemultiplied by the average580increase in capital outlay FTE students for the past 4 fiscal581years to determinethe maximum amount of a grant that may be 582 awarded to a district pursuant to this section. 583 (d) In the event the funds providedin the General584Appropriations Actare insufficient to fully fund the maximum 585 grants calculated pursuant to this sectionparagraph (c), the 586 Department of Education shall allocate the funds based on each 587 district’s prorated share of the total maximum award amount 588 calculated for all eligible districts. 589 Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 590 1011.71, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 591 1011.71 District school tax.— 592 (2) In addition to the maximum millage levy as provided in 593 subsection (1), each school board may levy not more than 1.5 594 mills against the taxable value for school purposes for district 595 schools, including charter schools at the discretion of the 596 school board, to fund: 597 (a) New construction and remodeling projects, as set forth 598 in s. 1013.64(3)(d)s. 1013.64(3)(b)and (6)(b) and included in 599 the district’s educational plant survey pursuant to s. 1013.31, 600 without regard to prioritization, sites and site improvement or 601 expansion to new sites, existing sites, auxiliary facilities, 602 athletic facilities, or ancillary facilities. 603 Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 1013.54, Florida 604 Statutes, is amended to read: 605 1013.54 Cooperative development and use of satellite 606 facilities by private industry and district school boards.— 607 (2) The commissioner shall appoint a review committee to 608 make recommendations and prioritize requests. If the project is 609 approved by the commissioner, the commissioner shall include up 610 to one-fourth of the cost of the project in the legislative 611 capital outlay budget request, as provided in s. 1013.60, for 612 the funding of capital outlay projects involving both 613 educational and private industry. The commissioner shall 614 prioritize any such projects for each fiscal year and, 615 notwithstanding the provisions of s. 1013.64(3)(e)s.6161013.64(3)(c), limit the recommended state funding amount not to 617 exceed 5 percent off the top of the total funds recommended 618 pursuant to s. 1013.64(2) and (3). 619 Section 8. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 620 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 621 this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 622 2017.