Florida Senate - 2012         (Corrected Copy)    CS for SB 1366
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senators Gaetz and
       Lynn
       
       
       
       581-02266-12                                          20121366c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; creating s. 445.07,
    3         F.S.; requiring that the Department of Economic
    4         Opportunity prepare, or contract with an entity to
    5         prepare, an economic security report of employment and
    6         earning outcomes for degrees earned at a state
    7         university; providing requirements for the report;
    8         requiring that a link to the report be submitted to
    9         the Governor, the Legislature, and other entities by a
   10         specified date each year; creating s. 445.09, F.S.;
   11         requiring that the Department of Economic Opportunity,
   12         in coordination with Workforce Florida, Inc., recruit
   13         students who meet specified requirements and match
   14         them to potential employers; requiring that the
   15         Department of Economic Opportunity enter into an
   16         agreement with the Board of Governors of the State
   17         University System to facilitate the reenrollment of
   18         such students and to provide academic pathways for the
   19         timely completion of their degree programs; creating
   20         s. 445.11, F.S.; requiring that the Department of
   21         Economic Opportunity refer secondary school students
   22         who have been identified as having earned an industry
   23         certification in science, technology, engineering, or
   24         mathematics to an online registration website or a
   25         private placement service that links the student to
   26         information, resources, and employment opportunities;
   27         amending s. 1001.03, F.S.; requiring that the State
   28         Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of
   29         Governors and the Department of Economic Opportunity,
   30         adopt a unified state plan to improve K-20 education
   31         in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics
   32         and prepare students for high-skill, high-wage, and
   33         high-demand employment; amending s. 1001.42, F.S.;
   34         requiring that district school boards require school
   35         principals or classroom teachers to annually provide
   36         secondary school students and their parents with a
   37         link to the Department of Economic Opportunity’s
   38         economic security report; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.;
   39         requiring that the Board of Governors require each
   40         state university to annually provide enrolled students
   41         with a link to the Department of Economic
   42         Opportunity’s economic security report and other
   43         specified information during registration or earlier;
   44         requiring that the Board of Governors annually report
   45         specified information, by each state university, to
   46         the Governor and the Legislature; amending s. 1002.20,
   47         F.S.; requiring that each middle school and high
   48         school student and his or her parent receive a link
   49         and a summary of the Department of Economic
   50         Opportunity’s economic security report each year;
   51         amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.; revising the general
   52         requirements for middle grades promotion to include
   53         one career-themed course to be completed in 6th, 7th,
   54         or 8th grade; providing requirements for the career
   55         themed course; requiring that each school district
   56         develop or adopt the career-themed course, subject to
   57         approval by the Department of Education; amending s.
   58         1003.4935, F.S.; requiring that the State Board of
   59         Education adopt rules to identify industry
   60         certifications in science, technology, engineering,
   61         and mathematics offered in middle school to be
   62         included on the Industry Certified Funding List;
   63         amending s. 1008.39, F.S.; revising provisions
   64         relating to the Florida Education and Training
   65         Placement Information Program; requiring that the
   66         Department of Education include former participants
   67         who leave the state or who are self-employed as part
   68         of the information managed by the program; authorizing
   69         the department to contract with an entity to provide
   70         such information; amending s. 1009.24, F.S.;
   71         authorizing a state university to expend a certain
   72         percentage of the remaining revenues from the tuition
   73         differential or the equivalent amount of revenues from
   74         private sources to provide financial aid to certain
   75         undergraduate students; requiring that the Board of
   76         Governors submit a report containing information
   77         regarding such undergraduate students; amending s.
   78         1011.62, F.S.; revising provisions relating to the
   79         computation of the annual allocation of funds for
   80         school district operations, to conform to changes made
   81         by the act; creating s. 1011.905, F.S.; requiring that
   82         the Board of Governors review and rank each state
   83         university that applies for performance funding based
   84         on certain criteria; requiring that the Board of
   85         Governors award up to a specified amount to the
   86         highest-ranked state universities; requiring that the
   87         Board of Governors report to the Governor and the
   88         Legislature by a specified date each year; providing
   89         an effective date.
   90  
   91  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   92  
   93         Section 1. Section 445.07, Florida Statutes, is created to
   94  read:
   95         445.07Economic security report of employment and earning
   96  outcomes for degrees earned at a state university.—
   97         (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall prepare,
   98  or contract with an entity to prepare, an economic security
   99  report of employment and earning outcomes for degrees earned at
  100  a state university. The report must be easily accessible to and
  101  readable by the public and shall be made available via the
  102  Internet, printed media, and social media. The report must:
  103         (a) Use the Florida Education and Training Placement
  104  Information Program for data relating to the employment,
  105  earnings, continuing education, and receipt of public assistance
  106  by graduates of a degree program from a state university.
  107         (b) Use the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
  108  or its equivalent for calculating the average student loan debt
  109  of a graduate of a degree program from a state university.
  110         (c) Include data on the employment of graduates of a degree
  111  program from a state university the year after the degree is
  112  earned by number and percentage and for graduates employed full
  113  time in the year after graduation by number and percentage.
  114  Beginning with the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the report must
  115  include the employment data of graduates of a degree program
  116  from a state university 5 years after graduation by number and
  117  percentage.
  118         (d) Include data on the earnings of graduates of a degree
  119  program from a state university the year after earning the
  120  degree by the following levels on a quarterly and annualized
  121  basis, rounded to the nearest dollar:
  122         1. Quarterly wages of $6,250 and annualized wages of
  123  $25,000 and below.
  124         2. Quarterly wages between $6,251 and $11,250 and
  125  annualized wages between $25,001 and $45,000.
  126         3. Quarterly wages of $11,251 and annualized wages of
  127  $45,001 and above.
  128  
  129  Beginning with the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the report must
  130  include earnings data by graduates of a degree program from a
  131  state university 5 years after graduation.
  132         (e) Include the percentage of graduates, by degree and by
  133  education delivery system, who are continuing their education.
  134         (f) Include data on the percentage of graduates of a state
  135  university degree program who are receiving public assistance,
  136  such as Temporary Assistance to Needy Families or the food
  137  assistance program.
  138         (g) Include data on the average student loan debt by degree
  139  level of a graduate of a state university.
  140         (h) Include the following information on State University
  141  System bachelor’s degree graduates by degree and by institution:
  142         1. The number of graduates each year.
  143         2. The number and percentage of graduates who are employed
  144  full time in the year after earning the degree and, beginning
  145  with the 2013-2014 fiscal year, 5 years after earning the
  146  degree.
  147         3. The average annualized earnings of graduates employed
  148  full time in the year after earning the degree and the average
  149  annualized earnings in the year after earning the degree by
  150  earning level as described in paragraph (d). Beginning with the
  151  2013-2014 fiscal year, the report must include the average
  152  annualized earnings of graduates employed full time during the 5
  153  years after graduation and the average annualized earnings of
  154  graduates 5 years after graduation by earning level as described
  155  in paragraph (d).
  156         4. The number and percentage of graduates who are pursuing
  157  continuing education in the year following the earning of the
  158  degree.
  159         (i) Include information on State University System degrees
  160  awarded above a bachelor’s degree by degree and by institution
  161  using the requirements described in paragraph (h).
  162         (j) Include data on the employment and earnings of Florida
  163  College System institution graduates who have earned
  164  baccalaureate degrees, associate in arts degrees, and associate
  165  in science degrees, as well as students who have earned industry
  166  certifications at Florida College System institutions, using the
  167  information required in paragraph (h).
  168         (k) Include data on the employment and earnings of students
  169  who earn an industry certification, as described in ss. 1003.492
  170  and 1003.493, which is listed in the Industry Certified Funding
  171  List adopted by State Board of Education rule, using the
  172  requirements described in paragraph (h).
  173         (2) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall submit a
  174  link to the report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
  175  the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the State Board of
  176  Education, the Board of Governors, each state university, each
  177  Florida College System institution, and each school district by
  178  August 1 of each year.
  179         Section 2. Section 445.09, Florida Statutes, is created to
  180  read:
  181         445.09Recruitment of students in technology and
  182  engineering.—
  183         (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity, in coordination
  184  with Workforce Florida, Inc., shall recruit students who meet
  185  the following requirements and match them to potential
  186  employers:
  187         (a) A student who is enrolled at a state university in a
  188  degree program in technology or engineering. A student who
  189  leaves his or her degree program to obtain employment may not be
  190  reported as a “noncompleter” under this paragraph if the
  191  student, upon leaving the degree program, has a formal plan to
  192  complete his or her degree.
  193         (b) A student who has graduated from a state university and
  194  has a degree in technology or engineering.
  195         (c) A student who has been identified as having earned an
  196  industry certification under ss. 1003.492 and 1003.493 in
  197  technology or engineering and which is on the Industry Certified
  198  Funding List as defined by the State Board of Education.
  199         (2) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall enter into
  200  an agreement with the Board of Governors of the State University
  201  System to facilitate the reenrollment of any student recruited
  202  under this section who seeks to complete his or her degree
  203  program and to provide academic pathways for the timely
  204  completion of the degree program.
  205         (3) This section does not abrogate the provisions of s.
  206  1002.22 which relate to education records or the requirements of
  207  20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
  208  Act.
  209         Section 3. Section 445.11, Florida Statutes, is created to
  210  read:
  211         445.11Referral of industry certificateholders in science,
  212  technology, engineering, or mathematics.—
  213         (1) The Department of Economic Opportunity shall refer a
  214  secondary school student who has been identified as having
  215  earned an industry certification in science, technology,
  216  engineering, or mathematics, as defined by the State Board of
  217  Education and included on the Industry Certified Funding List as
  218  described in ss. 1003.492 and 1003.493, to an online
  219  registration website established by the department or a private
  220  placement service that links the student with the following:
  221         (a) State universities or Florida College System
  222  institutions that have programs aligned with the student’s
  223  industry certification.
  224         (b) Employment opportunities in the state which are linked
  225  to the student’s industry certificate.
  226         (c) Information relating to employment rates, salary rates,
  227  and applicable training options.
  228         (2) This section does not abrogate the provisions of s.
  229  1002.22 which relate to education records or the requirements of
  230  20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy
  231  Act.
  232         Section 4. Subsection (16) is added to section 1001.03,
  233  Florida Statutes, to read:
  234         1001.03 Specific powers of State Board of Education.—
  235         (16) UNIFIED STATE PLAN FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY,
  236  ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS.—The State Board of Education, in
  237  consultation with the Board of Governors and the Department of
  238  Economic Opportunity, shall adopt a unified state plan to
  239  improve K-20 education in science, technology, engineering, and
  240  mathematics and prepare students for high-skill, high-wage, and
  241  high-demand employment.
  242         Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (13) of section
  243  1001.42, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  244         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
  245  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
  246  powers and perform all duties listed below:
  247         (13) RECORDS AND REPORTS.—Provide for the keeping of all
  248  necessary records and the making of all needed or required
  249  reports, as follows:
  250         (c) Reports to parents.—
  251         1. Require that, at regular intervals, reports are made by
  252  school principals or teachers to parents, apprising them of the
  253  progress being made by the students in their studies and giving
  254  other needful information.
  255         2. Beginning with the course registration process for the
  256  2013-2014 school year and each year thereafter, require that
  257  school principals or classroom teachers provide secondary school
  258  students and their parents with a link to the Department of
  259  Economic Opportunity’s economic security report prepared
  260  pursuant to s. 445.07.
  261         Section 6. Subsections (11) and (12) are added to section
  262  1001.706, Florida Statutes, to read:
  263         1001.706 Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
  264         (11) ECONOMIC SECURITY REPORT TO STUDENTS.—Beginning with
  265  the course registration process for the 2013-2014 academic year
  266  and each year thereafter, the Board of Governors shall require a
  267  state university to provide each enrolled student with a link to
  268  the Department of Economic Opportunity’s economic security
  269  report prepared pursuant to s. 445.07 during registration or
  270  earlier. In addition, the Board of Governors shall ensure that
  271  each student receives the following information each year during
  272  registration or earlier using the data described in s. 1008.39:
  273         (a) The top 25 percent of degrees reported by the
  274  university in terms of highest full-time job placement and
  275  highest average annualized earnings earned in the year after
  276  earning the degree.
  277         (b) The bottom 10 percent of degrees reported by the
  278  university in terms of lowest full-time job placement and lowest
  279  average annualized earnings in the year after earning the
  280  degree.
  281         (12) RESEARCH AND ENDOWMENT REPORT.—The Board of Governors
  282  shall submit to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
  283  the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report containing
  284  the following information for each state university:
  285         (a) Beginning with the 2010 fall term and each fall term
  286  thereafter, the enrollment of students in science, technology,
  287  engineering, or mathematics by degree.
  288         (b) Beginning with the 2011 spring term and each spring
  289  term thereafter, the graduation of students in science,
  290  technology, engineering, or mathematics by degree.
  291         (c) The growth or decline in the number of students
  292  described in paragraphs (a) and (b) by degree each year.
  293         (d) The specific means by which and the frequency with
  294  which students were notified of the economic security report
  295  pursuant to subsection (11).
  296         (e) The amount of the university’s endowment.
  297         (f) The amount of federal and state grant or research funds
  298  received by the university.
  299         (g) The number of patents, copyrights, trademarks, or other
  300  intellectual property produced by the university.
  301         (h) The number of start-up companies that have links to the
  302  university.
  303         (i) The amount of private venture capital that is linked to
  304  university projects.
  305         (j) The number of baccalaureate degrees that may be earned
  306  through the use of distance learning, the number of
  307  baccalaureate degrees that may be earned in which 50 percent of
  308  the course instruction is delivered through distance learning,
  309  and the number of students enrolled and completing baccalaureate
  310  degrees through distance learning.
  311         Section 7. Subsection (24) is added to section 1002.20,
  312  Florida Statutes, to read:
  313         1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights.—Parents of public
  314  school students must receive accurate and timely information
  315  regarding their child’s academic progress and must be informed
  316  of ways they can help their child to succeed in school. K-12
  317  students and their parents are afforded numerous statutory
  318  rights including, but not limited to, the following:
  319         (24) ECONOMIC SECURITY REPORT.—Beginning with the
  320  registration process for the 2013-2014 school year and each year
  321  thereafter, each middle school and high school student and his
  322  or her parent shall be provided a two-page summary of the
  323  Department of Economic Opportunity’s economic security report
  324  prepared pursuant to s. 445.07, along with an Internet link to
  325  the report.
  326         Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section
  327  1003.4156, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  328         1003.4156 General requirements for middle grades
  329  promotion.—
  330         (1) Promotion from a school composed of middle grades 6, 7,
  331  and 8 requires that:
  332         (a) The student must successfully complete academic courses
  333  as follows:
  334         1. Three middle school or higher courses in English. These
  335  courses shall emphasize literature, composition, and technical
  336  text.
  337         2. Three middle school or higher courses in mathematics.
  338  Each middle school must offer at least one high school level
  339  mathematics course for which students may earn high school
  340  credit. Successful completion of a high school level Algebra I
  341  or geometry course is not contingent upon the student’s
  342  performance on the end-of-course assessment required under s.
  343  1008.22(3)(c)2.a.(I). However, beginning with the 2011-2012
  344  school year, to earn high school credit for an Algebra I course,
  345  a middle school student must pass the Algebra I end-of-course
  346  assessment, and beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, to
  347  earn high school credit for a geometry course, a middle school
  348  student must pass the geometry end-of-course assessment.
  349         3. Three middle school or higher courses in social studies,
  350  one semester of which must include the study of state and
  351  federal government and civics education. Beginning with students
  352  entering grade 6 in the 2012-2013 school year, one of these
  353  courses must be at least a one-semester civics education course
  354  that a student successfully completes in accordance with s.
  355  1008.22(3)(c) and that includes the roles and responsibilities
  356  of federal, state, and local governments; the structures and
  357  functions of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches
  358  of government; and the meaning and significance of historic
  359  documents, such as the Articles of Confederation, the
  360  Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution of the United
  361  States.
  362         4. Three middle school or higher courses in science.
  363  Successful completion of a high school level Biology I course is
  364  not contingent upon the student’s performance on the end-of
  365  course assessment required under s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a.(II).
  366  However, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year, to earn high
  367  school credit for a Biology I course, a middle school student
  368  must pass the Biology I end-of-course assessment.
  369         5. One career-themed course in career and education
  370  planning to be completed in 6th, 7th, or 8th grade. The course
  371  may be taught by any member of the instructional staff; must
  372  result in a completed personalized academic and career plan for
  373  the student; must emphasize technology or the application of
  374  technology in other career fields; and must include instruction
  375  using the Department of Economic Opportunity’s economic security
  376  report as described in s. 445.07 must include career exploration
  377  using Florida CHOICES or a comparable cost-effective program;
  378  must include educational planning using the online student
  379  advising system known as Florida Academic Counseling and
  380  Tracking for Students at the Internet website FACTS.org; and
  381  shall result in the completion of a personalized academic and
  382  career plan. The required personalized academic and career plan
  383  must inform students of high school graduation requirements,
  384  high school assessment and college entrance test requirements,
  385  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program requirements, state
  386  university and Florida College System institution admission
  387  requirements, and programs through which a high school student
  388  can earn college credit, including Advanced Placement,
  389  International Baccalaureate, Advanced International Certificate
  390  of Education, dual enrollment, career academy opportunities, and
  391  courses that lead to national industry certification.
  392  
  393  A student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02(2), for
  394  whom the individual education plan team determines that an end
  395  of-course assessment cannot accurately measure the student’s
  396  abilities, taking into consideration all allowable
  397  accommodations, shall have the end-of-course assessment results
  398  waived for purposes of determining the student’s course grade
  399  and completing the requirements for middle grades promotion.
  400  Each school must hold a parent meeting either in the evening or
  401  on a weekend to inform parents about the course curriculum and
  402  activities. Each student shall complete a an electronic personal
  403  education plan that must be signed by the student; the student’s
  404  instructor, guidance counselor, or academic advisor; and the
  405  student’s parent. Each school district The Department of
  406  Education shall develop or adopt the career-themed course,
  407  subject to approval by the Department of Education frameworks
  408  and professional development materials for the career
  409  exploration and education planning course. The course may be
  410  implemented as a stand-alone course or integrated into another
  411  career-themed course or courses. The Commissioner of Education
  412  shall collect longitudinal high school course enrollment data by
  413  student ethnicity in order to analyze course-taking patterns.
  414         Section 9. Subsection (4) is added to section 1003.4935,
  415  Florida Statutes, to read:
  416         1003.4935 Middle school career and professional academy
  417  courses.—
  418         (4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules pursuant
  419  to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to identify industry certifications
  420  in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics offered in
  421  middle school to be included on the Industry Certified Funding
  422  List and which are eligible for additional full-time equivalent
  423  membership under s. 1011.62(1).
  424         Section 10. Subsection (1) of section 1008.39, Florida
  425  Statutes, is amended to read:
  426         1008.39 Florida Education and Training Placement
  427  Information Program.—
  428         (1) The Department of Education shall develop and maintain
  429  a continuing program of information management named the
  430  “Florida Education and Training Placement Information Program,”
  431  the purpose of which is to compile, maintain, and disseminate
  432  information concerning the educational histories, placement and
  433  employment, enlistments in the United States armed services, and
  434  other measures of success of former participants in state
  435  educational and workforce development programs. Placement and
  436  employment information shall contain data appropriate to
  437  calculate job retention and job retention rates. The Department
  438  of Education shall include in the information former
  439  participants who leave the state or who are self-employed. The
  440  department may contract with an entity to provide the
  441  information.
  442         Section 11. Paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection (16) of
  443  section 1009.24, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  444         1009.24 State university student fees.—
  445         (16) Each university board of trustees may establish a
  446  tuition differential for undergraduate courses upon receipt of
  447  approval from the Board of Governors. The tuition differential
  448  shall promote improvements in the quality of undergraduate
  449  education and shall provide financial aid to undergraduate
  450  students who exhibit financial need.
  451         (a) Seventy percent of the revenues from the tuition
  452  differential shall be expended for purposes of undergraduate
  453  education. Such expenditures may include, but are not limited
  454  to, increasing course offerings, improving graduation rates,
  455  increasing the percentage of undergraduate students who are
  456  taught by faculty, decreasing student-faculty ratios, providing
  457  salary increases for faculty who have a history of excellent
  458  teaching in undergraduate courses, improving the efficiency of
  459  the delivery of undergraduate education through academic
  460  advisement and counseling, and reducing the percentage of
  461  students who graduate with excess hours. This expenditure for
  462  undergraduate education may not be used to pay the salaries of
  463  graduate teaching assistants. A state university may expend up
  464  to 50 percent of the remaining revenues from the tuition
  465  differential or the equivalent amount of revenues from private
  466  sources to provide financial aid to undergraduate students who
  467  exhibit financial need and who are pursuing a degree described
  468  in s. 1011.905(1). The remainder of the revenues Except as
  469  otherwise provided in this subsection, the remaining 30 percent
  470  of the revenues from the tuition differential, or the equivalent
  471  amount of revenue from private sources, shall be expended to
  472  provide financial aid to other undergraduate students who
  473  exhibit financial need, including students who are scholarship
  474  recipients under s. 1009.984, to meet the cost of university
  475  attendance. This expenditure for need-based financial aid shall
  476  not supplant the amount of need-based aid provided to
  477  undergraduate students in the preceding fiscal year from
  478  financial aid fee revenues, the direct appropriation for
  479  financial assistance provided to state universities in the
  480  General Appropriations Act, or from private sources. The total
  481  amount of tuition differential waived under subparagraph (b)8.
  482  may be included in calculating the expenditures for need-based
  483  financial aid to undergraduate students required by this
  484  subsection. If the entire tuition and fee costs of resident
  485  students who have applied for and received Pell Grant funds have
  486  been met and the university has excess funds remaining from the
  487  30 percent of the revenues from the tuition differential
  488  required to be used to assist students who exhibit financial
  489  need, the university may expend the excess portion in the same
  490  manner as required for the other 70 percent of the tuition
  491  differential revenues.
  492         (e) The Board of Governors shall submit a report to the
  493  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
  494  Representatives, and the Governor describing the implementation
  495  of the provisions of this subsection no later than January 1,
  496  2010, and no later than January 1 each year thereafter. The
  497  report shall summarize proposals received by the board during
  498  the preceding fiscal year and actions taken by the board in
  499  response to such proposals. In addition, the report shall
  500  provide the following information for each university that has
  501  been approved by the board to assess a tuition differential:
  502         1. The course or courses for which the tuition differential
  503  was assessed and the amount assessed.
  504         2. The total revenues generated by the tuition
  505  differential.
  506         3. With respect to waivers authorized under subparagraph
  507  (b)8., the number of students eligible for a waiver, the number
  508  of students receiving a waiver, and the value of waivers
  509  provided.
  510         4. Detailed expenditures of the revenues generated by the
  511  tuition differential.
  512         5. Changes in retention rates, graduation rates, the
  513  percentage of students graduating with more than 110 percent of
  514  the hours required for graduation, pass rates on licensure
  515  examinations, the number of undergraduate course offerings, the
  516  percentage of undergraduate students who are taught by faculty,
  517  student-faculty ratios, and the average salaries of faculty who
  518  teach undergraduate courses.
  519         6. The number of students, by program enrollment and by
  520  degree, served under the tuition differential designated for
  521  students who exhibit financial need and who are pursuing a
  522  degree described in s. 1011.905(1).
  523         Section 12. Paragraph (o) of subsection (1) of section
  524  1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  525         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
  526  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
  527  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
  528  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
  529  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
  530  follows:
  531         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
  532  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
  533  determining the annual allocation to each district for
  534  operation:
  535         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  536  membership based on certification of successful completion of
  537  industry-certified career and professional academy programs
  538  pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, 1003.493, and 1003.4935 and
  539  identified in the Industry Certified Funding List pursuant to
  540  rules adopted by the State Board of Education.—
  541         1. A value of 0.1, 0.2, or 0.3 full-time equivalent student
  542  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes an
  543  industry-certified career and professional academy program under
  544  ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, 1003.493, and 1003.4935 and who is
  545  issued the highest level of industry certification identified
  546  annually in the Industry Certification Funding List approved
  547  under rules adopted by the State Board of Education and a high
  548  school diploma. The maximum full-time equivalent student
  549  membership value for any student is 0.3. The Department of
  550  Education shall assign the appropriate full-time equivalent
  551  value for each certification, 50 percent of which is based on
  552  rigor and the remaining 50 percent on employment value. The
  553  State Board of Education shall include the assigned values in
  554  the Industry Certification Funding List under rules adopted by
  555  the state board. Rigor shall be based on the number of
  556  instructional hours, including work experience hours, required
  557  to earn the certification, with a bonus for industry
  558  certifications that have a statewide articulation agreement for
  559  college credit approved by the State Board of Education.
  560  Employment value shall be based on the entry wage, growth rate
  561  in employment for each occupational category, and average annual
  562  openings for the primary occupation linked to the industry
  563  certification. Such value shall be added to the total full-time
  564  equivalent student membership in secondary career education
  565  programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent year for
  566  courses that were not funded through dual enrollment. The
  567  additional full-time equivalent membership authorized under this
  568  paragraph may not exceed 0.3 per student. Each district must
  569  allocate at least 80 percent of the funds provided for industry
  570  certification, in accordance with this paragraph, to the program
  571  that generated the funds. Unless a different amount is specified
  572  in the General Appropriations Act, the appropriation for this
  573  calculation is limited to $15 million annually. If the
  574  appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the total
  575  calculation, the appropriation shall be prorated.
  576         2. Upon promotion to the 9th grade, a value of 0.1 full
  577  time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  578  student who completes an industry-certified career and
  579  professional course under s. 1003.4935 and who is issued the
  580  highest level of industry certification in science, technology,
  581  engineering, or mathematics identified on the Industry
  582  Certification Funding List under rules adopted by the State
  583  Board of Education.
  584         3. The additional full-time equivalent membership
  585  authorized under this paragraph may not exceed 0.3 per student.
  586         4. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
  587  funds provided for industry certification in accordance with
  588  this paragraph to the program that generated the funds.
  589         5. Unless a different amount is specified in the General
  590  Appropriations Act, the appropriation for the calculations under
  591  this paragraph is limited to $15 million. If the appropriation
  592  is insufficient to fully fund the total calculation, the
  593  appropriation shall be prorated.
  594         Section 13. Section 1011.905, Florida Statutes, is created
  595  to read:
  596         1011.905Performance funding for state universities.—
  597         (1) For the 2012-2013 fiscal year through the 2015-2016
  598  fiscal year, the Board of Governors shall review and rank each
  599  state university that applies for performance funding based on
  600  the following formula:
  601         (a) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall
  602  be based on the percentage of employed graduates who have earned
  603  degrees in the following programs:
  604         1. Computer and information science;
  605         2. Computer engineering;
  606         3. Information systems technology;
  607         4. Information technology; and
  608         5. Management information systems.
  609         (b) Twenty-five percent of a state university’s score shall
  610  be based on the percentage of graduates who earned baccalaureate
  611  degrees in the programs in paragraph (a) and who earned industry
  612  certifications in a related field from a Florida College System
  613  institution or state university prior to graduation.
  614         (c) Fifty percent of a state university’s score shall be
  615  based on factors determined by the Board of Governors which
  616  relate to increasing the probability that graduates who have
  617  earned degrees in the programs described in paragraph (a) will
  618  be employed in high-skill, high-wage, and high-demand
  619  employment.
  620         (2) The state university that has the highest score shall
  621  be ranked first, with each remaining state university ranked
  622  sequentially by score.
  623         (3)(a) Each year, the Board of Governors shall award up to
  624  $15 million to the highest-ranked state universities from funds
  625  appropriated for the purposes in this section and as specified
  626  in the General Appropriations Act. The award per state
  627  university shall be a minimum of 20 percent of the total amount
  628  appropriated pursuant to this section.
  629         (b) The funds shall be awarded to the department of the
  630  state university which offers the degrees described in paragraph
  631  (1)(a).
  632         (c) The funds may not be used to supplant funding for the
  633  degree programs described in paragraph (1)(a).
  634         (4) Beginning with the 2012-2013 fiscal year, the Board of
  635  Governors shall submit a report containing the rankings and
  636  award distributions to the Governor, the President of the
  637  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
  638  December 31 of each year.
  639         Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2012.