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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 11.45, F.S.;
    3         revising actions to be taken by the Legislative
    4         Auditing Committee relating to audits of state
    5         universities and Florida College System institutions;
    6         amending s. 20.15, F.S.; establishing the Office of K
    7         20 Articulation in the Department of Education;
    8         amending s. 39.205, F.S.; requiring the adoption of
    9         rules and regulations to implement provisions relating
   10         to reporting of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect;
   11         amending s. 250.10, F.S.; conforming provisions;
   12         amending s. 1001.02, F.S.; conforming provisions;
   13         revising requirements for general education courses in
   14         Florida College System institutions; amending ss.
   15         1001.64 and 1003.433, F.S.; conforming provisions;
   16         amending s. 1004.015, F.S.; revising purpose,
   17         membership, and guiding principles of the Higher
   18         Education Coordinating Council; amending s. 1004.02,
   19         F.S.; conforming provisions; amending s. 1004.43,
   20         F.S., relating to the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and
   21         Research Institute; requiring the Board of Trustees of
   22         the University of South Florida to enter into a lease
   23         agreement with the not-for-profit corporation
   24         operating the institute for the utilization of lands
   25         and facilities; revising membership of the
   26         corporation’s board of directors; deleting certain
   27         duties of the Board of Governors; providing for an
   28         external advisory board of scientific advisers to the
   29         institute’s chief executive officer; repealing s.
   30         1004.58, F.S., relating to the Leadership Board for
   31         Applied Research and Public Service; amending s.
   32         1004.93, F.S.; conforming provisions; amending s.
   33         1005.22, F.S.; revising the duties of the Commission
   34         for Independent Education with regard to collecting
   35         and distributing current data regarding institutions
   36         licensed by the commission; providing reporting
   37         requirements; requiring the commission to annually
   38         report the data to the department by a specified date;
   39         amending s. 1007.01, F.S.; revising duties of the
   40         Articulation Coordinating Committee relating to
   41         collecting and reporting statewide education data;
   42         amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; authorizing revision of
   43         postsecondary general education core course options
   44         under certain circumstances; increasing the required
   45         number of semester hours of general education
   46         coursework; amending s. 1007.263, F.S.; requiring each
   47         Florida College System institution board of trustees
   48         to establish policies to notify students about
   49         developmental education options; amending s. 1007.271,
   50         F.S.; conforming provisions; creating s. 1008.02,
   51         F.S.; providing definitions relating to assessment and
   52         accountability for the K-20 education system; amending
   53         s. 1008.30, F.S.; revising requirements for the common
   54         placement test to assess basic computation and
   55         communication skills of students who intend to enter a
   56         public postsecondary education degree program;
   57         providing that certain students shall not be required
   58         to take the test; requiring the State Board of
   59         Education to establish test scores to demonstrate
   60         college readiness; requiring the approval of meta
   61         majors and academic pathways for student progression;
   62         requiring Florida College System institutions to
   63         deliver developmental education strategies, develop a
   64         plan to implement developmental education, and report
   65         student success; amending s. 1008.31, F.S.; requiring
   66         the Board of Governors to make data available to the
   67         Department of Education to be integrated into the K-20
   68         data warehouse; requiring the Commissioner of
   69         Education to have access to certain data; requiring
   70         certain educational institutions to annually provide
   71         data from the prior year to the K-20 data warehouse or
   72         to the department; amending s. 1008.32, F.S.; revising
   73         provisions relating to State Board of Education
   74         oversight enforcement authority; creating s. 1008.322,
   75         F.S.; providing that the Board of Governors shall
   76         oversee the performance of state university boards of
   77         trustees in the enforcement of laws, rules, and
   78         regulations; providing responsibilities for compliance
   79         by state universities; authorizing specified actions
   80         by the Board of Governors for noncompliance; amending
   81         s. 1008.34, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
   82         schools that are assigned school grades, including
   83         collocated schools; amending s. 1008.341, F.S.;
   84         revising provisions relating to alternative schools
   85         that are assigned a school improvement rating;
   86         revising the student data used in determining an
   87         alternative school’s school improvement rating;
   88         providing requirements for the content and
   89         distribution of student report cards for alternative
   90         schools; amending s. 1008.37, F.S.; conforming
   91         provisions; amending s. 1008.385, F.S.; requiring the
   92         commissioner to provide information relating to master
   93         school identification numbers for purposes of the
   94         comprehensive management information system; amending
   95         ss. 1009.22 and 1009.23, F.S.; conforming provisions;
   96         amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; revising provisions
   97         relating to fee exemptions; amending ss. 1009.28,
   98         1009.40, and 1009.53, F.S.; conforming provisions;
   99         amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; deleting an eligibility
  100         requirement for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
  101         Program award; amending s. 1009.73, F.S.; conforming
  102         provisions; amending s. 1009.89, F.S.; deleting an
  103         eligibility requirement for a William L. Boyd, IV,
  104         Florida resident access grant; amending s. 1009.891,
  105         F.S.; deleting an eligibility requirement for an
  106         Access to Better Learning and Education grant;
  107         amending s. 1011.84, F.S.; conforming provisions;
  108         providing a directive to the Division of Law Revision
  109         and Information; providing an effective date.
  110  
  111  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  112  
  113         Section 1. Paragraph (j) of subsection (7) of section
  114  11.45, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  115         11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.—
  116         (7) AUDITOR GENERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—
  117         (j) The Auditor General shall notify the Legislative
  118  Auditing Committee of any financial or operational audit report
  119  prepared pursuant to this section which indicates that a state
  120  university or Florida College System institution has failed to
  121  take full corrective action in response to a recommendation that
  122  was included in the two preceding financial or operational audit
  123  reports.
  124         1. The committee may direct the governing body of the state
  125  university or Florida College System institution to provide a
  126  written statement to the committee explaining why full
  127  corrective action has not been taken or, if the governing body
  128  intends to take full corrective action, describing the
  129  corrective action to be taken and when it will occur.
  130         2. If the committee determines that the written statement
  131  is not sufficient, the committee may require the chair of the
  132  governing body of the state university or Florida College System
  133  institution, or the chair’s designee, to appear before the
  134  committee.
  135         3. If the committee determines that the state university or
  136  Florida College System institution has failed to take full
  137  corrective action for which there is no justifiable reason or
  138  has failed to comply with committee requests made pursuant to
  139  this section, the committee shall refer the matter to the State
  140  Board of Education or the Board of Governors, as appropriate, to
  141  proceed in accordance with s. 1008.32 or s. 1008.322,
  142  respectively may proceed in accordance with s. 11.40(2).
  143         Section 2. Paragraph (h) of subsection (3) of section
  144  20.15, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (i), and a
  145  new paragraph (h) is added to that subsection, to read:
  146         20.15 Department of Education.—There is created a
  147  Department of Education.
  148         (3) DIVISIONS.—The following divisions of the Department of
  149  Education are established:
  150         (h) Office of K-20 Articulation.
  151         Section 3. Subsection (10) is added to section 39.205,
  152  Florida Statutes, to read:
  153         39.205 Penalties relating to reporting of child abuse,
  154  abandonment, or neglect.—
  155         (10) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
  156  implement this section as it relates to Florida College System
  157  institutions; the Commission for Independent Education shall
  158  adopt rules to implement this section as it relates to nonpublic
  159  colleges, universities, and schools; and the Board of Governors
  160  shall adopt regulations to implement this section as it relates
  161  to state universities.
  162         Section 4. Paragraph (b) of subsection (7) of section
  163  250.10, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  164         250.10 Appointment and duties of the Adjutant General.—
  165         (7) The Adjutant General shall develop an education
  166  assistance program for members in good standing of the Florida
  167  National Guard who enroll in an authorized course of study at a
  168  public or nonpublic institution of higher learning in the state
  169  which has been accredited by an accrediting body recognized by
  170  the United States Department of Education or licensed by the
  171  Commission for Independent Education. This program shall be
  172  known as the Educational Dollars for Duty program (EDD).
  173         (b) The program shall define those members of the Florida
  174  National Guard who are ineligible to participate in the program
  175  and those courses of study which are not authorized for the
  176  program.
  177         1. Ineligible members include, but are not limited to, any
  178  member, commissioned officer, warrant officer, or enlisted
  179  person who has obtained a master’s degree using the program.
  180         2. Courses not authorized include noncredit courses,
  181  courses that do not meet degree requirements, courses that do
  182  not meet requirements for completion of career training, or
  183  other courses as determined by program definitions.
  184         3. Developmental education College-preparatory courses are
  185  authorized for the program.
  186         Section 5. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subsection (4),
  187  subsection (5), and paragraph (d) of subsection (6) of section
  188  1001.02, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  189         1001.02 General powers of State Board of Education.—
  190         (4) The State Board of Education shall:
  191         (g) Specify, by rule, the college credit courses that may
  192  be taken by Florida College System institution students
  193  concurrently enrolled in college-preparatory instruction.
  194         (g)(h) Adopt and submit to the Legislature a 3-year list of
  195  priorities for fixed-capital-outlay projects. The State Board of
  196  Education may not amend the 3-year list of priorities of the
  197  Board of Governors.
  198         (5) The State Board of Education is responsible for
  199  reviewing and administering the state program of support for the
  200  Florida College System institutions and, subject to existing
  201  law, shall establish the tuition and out-of-state fees for
  202  developmental education college-preparatory instruction and for
  203  credit instruction that may be counted toward an associate in
  204  arts degree, an associate in applied science degree, or an
  205  associate in science degree.
  206         (6) The State Board of Education shall prescribe minimum
  207  standards, definitions, and guidelines for Florida College
  208  System institutions that will ensure the quality of education,
  209  coordination among the Florida College System institutions and
  210  state universities, and efficient progress toward accomplishing
  211  the Florida College System institution mission. At a minimum,
  212  these rules must address:
  213         (d) Provisions for curriculum development, graduation
  214  requirements, college calendars, and program service areas.
  215  These provisions must include rules that:
  216         1. Provide for the award of an associate in arts degree to
  217  a student who successfully completes 60 semester credit hours at
  218  the Florida College System institution.
  219         2. Require all of the credits accepted for the associate in
  220  arts degree to be in the statewide course numbering system as
  221  credits toward a baccalaureate degree offered by a state
  222  university or a Florida College System institution.
  223         3. Beginning with students initially entering a Florida
  224  College System institution in 2014-2015 and thereafter, Require
  225  no more than 36 30 semester credit hours in general education
  226  courses in the subject areas of communication, mathematics,
  227  social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
  228  
  229  The rules should encourage Florida College System institutions
  230  to enter into agreements with state universities that allow
  231  Florida College System institution students to complete upper
  232  division-level courses at a Florida College System institution.
  233  An agreement may provide for concurrent enrollment at the
  234  Florida College System institution and the state university and
  235  may authorize the Florida College System institution to offer an
  236  upper-division-level course or distance learning.
  237         Section 6. Subsection (9) of section 1001.64, Florida
  238  Statutes, is amended to read:
  239         1001.64 Florida College System institution boards of
  240  trustees; powers and duties.—
  241         (9) A board of trustees may contract with the board of
  242  trustees of a state university for the Florida College System
  243  institution to provide developmental education college
  244  preparatory instruction on the state university campus.
  245         Section 7. Subsection (2) of section 1003.433, Florida
  246  Statutes, is amended to read:
  247         1003.433 Learning opportunities for out-of-state and out
  248  of-country transfer students and students needing additional
  249  instruction to meet high school graduation requirements.—
  250         (2) Students who earn the required 24 credits have met all
  251  requirements for the standard high school diploma except for
  252  passage of any must-pass assessment under s. 1003.4282 or s.
  253  1008.22 the grade 10 FCAT or an alternate assessment by the end
  254  of grade 12 must be provided the following learning
  255  opportunities:
  256         (a) Participation in an accelerated high school equivalency
  257  diploma preparation program during the summer.
  258         (b) Upon receipt of a certificate of completion, be allowed
  259  to take the College Placement Test and be admitted to
  260  developmental education remedial or credit courses at a Florida
  261  College System institution, as appropriate.
  262         (c) Participation in an adult general education program as
  263  provided in s. 1004.93 for such time as the student requires to
  264  master English, reading, mathematics, or any other subject
  265  required for high school graduation. Students attending adult
  266  basic, adult secondary, or vocational-preparatory instruction
  267  are exempt from any requirement for the payment of tuition and
  268  fees, including lab fees, pursuant to s. 1009.25. A student
  269  attending an adult general education program shall have the
  270  opportunity to take the grade 10 FCAT an unlimited number of
  271  times in order to receive a standard high school diploma.
  272         Section 8. Section 1004.015, Florida Statutes, is amended
  273  to read:
  274         1004.015 Higher Education Coordinating Council.—
  275         (1) The Higher Education Coordinating Council is created
  276  for the purposes of identifying unmet needs; and facilitating
  277  solutions to disputes regarding the creation of new degree
  278  programs and the establishment of new institutes, campuses, or
  279  centers; and facilitating solutions to data issues identified by
  280  the Articulation Coordinating Committee pursuant to s. 1007.01
  281  to improve the K-20 education performance accountability system.
  282         (2) Members of the council shall include:
  283         (a) One member of the Board of Governors, appointed by the
  284  chair of the Board of Governors The Commissioner of Education.
  285         (b) The Chancellor of the State University System.
  286         (c) The Chancellor of the Florida College System.
  287         (d) One member of the State Board of Education, appointed
  288  by the chair of the State Board of Education.
  289         (e)(d) The Executive Director of the Florida Association of
  290  Postsecondary Schools and Colleges Commission for Independent
  291  Education.
  292         (f)(e) The president of the Independent Colleges and
  293  Universities of Florida.
  294         (g) The president of Workforce Florida, Inc., or his or her
  295  designee.
  296         (h) The president of Enterprise Florida, Inc., or a
  297  designated member of the Stakeholders Council appointed by the
  298  president.
  299         (i)(f)Three Two representatives of the business community,
  300  one appointed by the President of the Senate, and one appointed
  301  by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and one
  302  appointed by the Governor, who are committed to developing and
  303  enhancing world class workforce infrastructure necessary for
  304  Florida’s citizens to compete and prosper in the ever-changing
  305  economy of the 21st century.
  306         (3) Appointed members shall serve 2-year terms, and a
  307  single chair shall be elected annually by a majority of the
  308  members.
  309         (4)(3) The council shall serve as an advisory board to the
  310  Legislature, the State Board of Education, and the Board of
  311  Governors. Recommendations of the council shall be consistent
  312  with the following guiding principles:
  313         (a) To achieve within existing resources a seamless
  314  academic educational system that fosters an integrated continuum
  315  of kindergarten through graduate school education for Florida’s
  316  students.
  317         (b) To promote consistent education policy across all
  318  educational delivery systems, focusing on students.
  319         (c) To promote substantially improved articulation across
  320  all educational delivery systems.
  321         (d) To promote a system that maximizes educational access
  322  and allows the opportunity for a high-quality education for all
  323  Floridians.
  324         (e) To promote a system of coordinated and consistent
  325  transfer of credit and data collection for improved
  326  accountability purposes between the educational delivery
  327  systems.
  328         (5)(4) The council shall annually by December 31 submit to
  329  the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
  330  House of Representatives, the Board of Governors, and the State
  331  Board of Education a report outlining its recommendations
  332  relating to:
  333         (a) The primary core mission of public and nonpublic
  334  postsecondary education institutions in the context of state
  335  access demands and economic development goals.
  336         (b) Performance outputs and outcomes designed to meet
  337  annual and long-term state goals, including, but not limited to,
  338  increased student access, preparedness, retention, transfer, and
  339  completion. Performance measures must be consistent across
  340  sectors and allow for a comparison of the state’s performance to
  341  that of other states.
  342         (c) The state’s articulation policies and practices to
  343  ensure that cost benefits to the state are maximized without
  344  jeopardizing quality. The recommendations shall consider return
  345  on investment for both the state and students and propose
  346  systems to facilitate and ensure institutional compliance with
  347  state articulation policies.
  348         (d)  Workforce development education, specifically
  349  recommending improvements to the consistency of workforce
  350  education data collected and reported by Florida College System
  351  institutions and school districts, including the establishment
  352  of common elements and definitions for any data that is used for
  353  state and federal funding and program accountability.
  354         (6)(5) The Office of K-20 Articulation, in collaboration
  355  with the Board of Governors and the Division of Florida
  356  Colleges, Department of Education shall provide administrative
  357  support for the council.
  358         Section 9. Subsection (11) of section 1004.02, Florida
  359  Statutes, is amended to read:
  360         1004.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  361         (11) “Developmental education College-preparatory
  362  instruction” means instruction courses through which a high
  363  school graduate who applies for any college credit program may
  364  attain the communication and computation skills necessary to
  365  successfully complete enroll in college credit instruction.
  366         Section 10. Subsections (1), (2), (4), and (6) and
  367  paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section 1004.43, Florida
  368  Statutes, are amended to read:
  369         1004.43 H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research
  370  Institute.—There is established the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center
  371  and Research Institute, a statewide resource for basic and
  372  clinical research and multidisciplinary approaches to patient
  373  care.
  374         (1) The Board of Trustees of the University of South
  375  Florida Governors shall enter into a lease an agreement for the
  376  utilization of the lands and facilities on the campus of the
  377  University of South Florida to be known as the H. Lee Moffitt
  378  Cancer Center and Research Institute, including all furnishings,
  379  equipment, and other chattels used in the operation of such
  380  facilities, with a Florida not-for-profit corporation organized
  381  solely for the purpose of governing and operating the H. Lee
  382  Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute. The lease
  383  agreement with the not-for-profit corporation shall be rent free
  384  as long as the not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries
  385  utilize the lands and facilities primarily for research,
  386  education, treatment, prevention, and early detection of cancer
  387  or for teaching and research programs conducted by state
  388  universities or other accredited medical schools or research
  389  institutes. The lease agreement shall provide for review of
  390  construction plans and specifications by the University of South
  391  Florida for consistency with the university’s campus master
  392  plan, impact on the university’s utilities infrastructure,
  393  compliance with applicable building codes and general design
  394  characteristics, and compatibility with university architecture,
  395  as appropriate. The not-for-profit corporation may, with the
  396  prior approval of the Board of Governors, create either for
  397  profit or not-for-profit corporate subsidiaries, or both, to
  398  fulfill its mission. The not-for-profit corporation and any
  399  approved not-for-profit subsidiary shall be conclusively deemed
  400  corporations primarily acting as instrumentalities of the state,
  401  pursuant to s. 768.28(2), for purposes of sovereign immunity.
  402  For-profit subsidiaries of the not-for-profit corporation may
  403  not compete with for-profit health care providers in the
  404  delivery of radiation therapy services to patients. The not-for
  405  profit corporation and its subsidiaries are authorized to
  406  receive, hold, invest, and administer property and any moneys
  407  received from private, local, state, and federal sources, as
  408  well as technical and professional income generated or derived
  409  from practice activities of the institute, for the benefit of
  410  the institute and the fulfillment of its mission. The affairs of
  411  the corporation shall be managed by a board of directors who
  412  shall serve without compensation. The President of the
  413  University of South Florida and the chair of the Board of
  414  Governors, or his or her designee, shall be directors of the
  415  not-for-profit corporation, together with 5 representatives of
  416  the state universities and no more than 14 nor fewer than 10
  417  directors who are not medical doctors or state employees. Each
  418  director shall have only one vote, shall serve a term of 3
  419  years, and may be reelected to the board. Other than the
  420  President of the University of South Florida and the chair of
  421  the Board of Governors, directors shall be elected by a majority
  422  vote of the board. The chair of the board of directors shall be
  423  selected by majority vote of the directors.
  424         (2) The Board of Governors shall provide in the agreement
  425  with the not-for-profit corporation for the following:
  426         (a) Approval of the articles of incorporation of the not
  427  for-profit corporation by the Board of Governors.
  428         (b) Approval of the articles of incorporation of any not
  429  for-profit corporate subsidiary created by the not-for-profit
  430  corporation.
  431         (c) Utilization of lands, facilities, and personnel by the
  432  not-for-profit corporation and its subsidiaries for research,
  433  education, treatment, prevention, and the early detection of
  434  cancer and for mutually approved teaching and research programs
  435  conducted by the state universities or other accredited medical
  436  schools or research institutes.
  437         (2)(d)The not-for-profit corporation shall cause to be
  438  prepared Preparation of an annual financial audits audit of the
  439  not-for-profit corporation’s accounts and records and the
  440  accounts and records of any subsidiaries to be conducted by an
  441  independent certified public accountant. The annual audit report
  442  shall include a management letter, as defined in s. 11.45, and
  443  shall be submitted to the Auditor General and the Board of
  444  Governors. The Board of Governors, the Auditor General, and the
  445  Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability
  446  shall have the authority to require and receive from the not
  447  for-profit corporation and any subsidiaries or from their
  448  independent auditor any detail or supplemental data relative to
  449  the operation of the not-for-profit corporation or subsidiary.
  450         (e) Provision by The not-for-profit corporation and its
  451  subsidiaries shall provide of equal employment opportunities to
  452  all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, or
  453  national origin.
  454         (4) In the event that the agreement between the not-for
  455  profit corporation and the Board of Trustees of the University
  456  of South Florida Governors is terminated for any reason, the
  457  Board of Governors shall resume governance and operation of such
  458  facilities.
  459         (5) The institute shall be administered by a chief
  460  executive officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the board
  461  of directors of the not-for-profit corporation and who shall
  462  have the following powers and duties subject to the approval of
  463  the board of directors:
  464         (f) The chief executive officer shall report annually have
  465  a reporting relationship to the Board of Governors or its
  466  designee on the educational activities of the not-for-profit
  467  corporation.
  468         (6) The board of directors of the not-for-profit
  469  corporation shall create an external advisory board a council of
  470  scientific advisers to the chief executive officer comprised of
  471  leading researchers, physicians, and scientists. This board
  472  council shall review programs and recommend research priorities
  473  and initiatives so as to maximize the state’s investment in the
  474  institute. The board council shall be appointed by the board of
  475  directors of the not-for-profit corporation. Each member of the
  476  board council shall be appointed to serve a 2-year term and may
  477  be reappointed to the board council.
  478         Section 11. Section 1004.58, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  479         Section 12. Paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (4) of
  480  section 1004.93, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  481         1004.93 Adult general education.—
  482         (4)
  483         (c) The State Board of Education shall define, by rule, the
  484  levels and courses of instruction to be funded through the
  485  developmental education college-preparatory program. The state
  486  board shall coordinate the establishment of costs for
  487  developmental education college-preparatory courses, the
  488  establishment of statewide standards that define required levels
  489  of competence, acceptable rates of student progress, and the
  490  maximum amount of time to be allowed for completion of
  491  developmental education college-preparatory instruction.
  492  Developmental education College-preparatory instruction is part
  493  of an associate in arts degree program and may not be funded as
  494  an adult career education program.
  495         (d) Expenditures for developmental education college
  496  preparatory and lifelong learning students shall be reported
  497  separately. Allocations for developmental education college
  498  preparatory courses shall be based on proportional full-time
  499  equivalent enrollment. Program review results shall be included
  500  in the determination of subsequent allocations. A student shall
  501  be funded to enroll in the same developmental education college
  502  preparatory class within a skill area only twice, after which
  503  time the student shall pay 100 percent of the full cost of
  504  instruction to support the continuous enrollment of that student
  505  in the same class; however, students who withdraw or fail a
  506  class due to extenuating circumstances may be granted an
  507  exception only once for each class, provided approval is granted
  508  according to policy established by the board of trustees. Each
  509  Florida College System institution shall have the authority to
  510  review and reduce payment for increased fees due to continued
  511  enrollment in a developmental education college-preparatory
  512  class on an individual basis contingent upon the student’s
  513  financial hardship, pursuant to definitions and fee levels
  514  established by the State Board of Education. Developmental
  515  education College-preparatory and lifelong learning courses do
  516  not generate credit toward an associate or baccalaureate degree.
  517         Section 13. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section
  518  1005.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  519         1005.22 Powers and duties of commission.—
  520         (1) The commission shall:
  521         (i) Serve as a central agency for collecting and
  522  distributing current information regarding institutions licensed
  523  by the commission. The commission shall annually collect, and
  524  all institutions licensed by the commission shall annually
  525  report, student-level data from the prior year for each student
  526  who receives state funds, in a format prescribed by the
  527  Department of Education. At a minimum, data from the prior year
  528  must shall be reported annually and include retention rates,
  529  transfer rates, completion rates, graduation rates, employment
  530  and placement rates, and earnings of graduates. By December 31,
  531  2013, the commission shall report the data for the 2012-2013
  532  academic year to the Department of Education. By October 1 of
  533  each year thereafter, the commission shall report the data to
  534  the department.
  535         Section 14. Subsection (3) of section 1007.01, Florida
  536  Statutes, is amended to read:
  537         1007.01 Articulation; legislative intent; purpose; role of
  538  the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors;
  539  Articulation Coordinating Committee.—
  540         (3) The Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the
  541  Chancellor of the State University System, shall establish the
  542  Articulation Coordinating Committee, which shall make
  543  recommendations related to statewide articulation policies and
  544  issues regarding access, quality, and reporting of data
  545  maintained by the K-20 data warehouse, established pursuant to
  546  ss. 1001.10 and 1008.31, to the Higher Education Coordination
  547  Council, the State Board of Education, and the Board of
  548  Governors. The committee shall consist of two members each
  549  representing the State University System, the Florida College
  550  System, public career and technical education, public K-12
  551  education, and nonpublic postsecondary education and one member
  552  representing students. The chair shall be elected from the
  553  membership. The Office of K-20 Articulation shall provide
  554  administrative support for the committee. The committee shall:
  555         (a) Monitor the alignment between the exit requirements of
  556  one education system and the admissions requirements of another
  557  education system into which students typically transfer and make
  558  recommendations for improvement.
  559         (b) Propose guidelines for interinstitutional agreements
  560  between and among public schools, career and technical education
  561  centers, Florida College System institutions, state
  562  universities, and nonpublic postsecondary institutions.
  563         (c) Annually recommend dual enrollment course and high
  564  school subject area equivalencies for approval by the State
  565  Board of Education and the Board of Governors.
  566         (d) Annually review the statewide articulation agreement
  567  pursuant to s. 1007.23 and make recommendations for revisions.
  568         (e) Annually review the statewide course numbering system,
  569  the levels of courses, and the application of transfer credit
  570  requirements among public and nonpublic institutions
  571  participating in the statewide course numbering system and
  572  identify instances of student transfer and admissions
  573  difficulties.
  574         (f) Annually publish a list of courses that meet common
  575  general education and common degree program prerequisite
  576  requirements at public postsecondary institutions identified
  577  pursuant to s. 1007.25.
  578         (g) Foster timely collection and reporting of statewide
  579  education data Examine statewide data regarding articulation to
  580  identify issues and make recommendations to improve articulation
  581  throughout the K-20 education performance accountability system
  582  pursuant to ss. 1001.10 and 1008.31, including, but not limited
  583  to, data quality, accessibility, and protection of student
  584  records.
  585         (h) Recommend roles and responsibilities of public
  586  education entities in interfacing with the single, statewide
  587  computer-assisted student advising system established pursuant
  588  to s. 1006.73.
  589         Section 15. Subsections (3), (6), (7), (8), and (10) of
  590  section 1007.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  591         1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites;
  592  other degree requirements.—
  593         (3) The chair of the State Board of Education and the chair
  594  of the Board of Governors, or their designees, shall jointly
  595  appoint faculty committees to identify statewide general
  596  education core course options. General education core course
  597  options shall consist of a maximum of five courses within each
  598  of the subject areas of communication, mathematics, social
  599  sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. The core courses may
  600  be revised, or the five-course maximum within each subject area
  601  may be exceeded, if approved by the State Board of Education and
  602  the Board of Governors, as recommended by the subject area
  603  faculty committee and approved by the Articulation Coordinating
  604  Committee as necessary for a subject area. Each general
  605  education core course option must contain high-level academic
  606  and critical thinking skills and common competencies that
  607  students must demonstrate to successfully complete the course.
  608  Beginning with students initially entering a Florida College
  609  System institution or state university in 2015-2016 2014-2015
  610  and thereafter, each student must complete at least one
  611  identified core course in each subject area as part of the
  612  general education course requirements. All public postsecondary
  613  educational institutions shall offer and accept these courses as
  614  meeting general education core course requirements. The
  615  remaining general education course requirements shall be
  616  identified by each institution and reported to the department by
  617  their statewide course number. The general education core course
  618  options shall be adopted in rule by the State Board of Education
  619  and in regulation by the Board of Governors.
  620         (6) The universities and Florida College System
  621  institutions shall work with their school districts to ensure
  622  that high school curricula coordinate with the general education
  623  curricula and to prepare students for college-level work.
  624  General education curricula for associate in arts programs shall
  625  be identified by each institution and, beginning with students
  626  initially entering a Florida College System institution or state
  627  university in 2014-2015 and thereafter, shall include 36 30
  628  semester hours in the subject areas of communication,
  629  mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences.
  630         (7) An associate in arts degree shall require no more than
  631  60 semester hours of college credit and, beginning with students
  632  initially entering a Florida College System institution or state
  633  university in 2014-2015 and thereafter, include 36 30 semester
  634  hours of general education coursework. Beginning with students
  635  initially entering a Florida College System institution or state
  636  university in 2014-2015 and thereafter, coursework for an
  637  associate in arts degree shall include and demonstration of
  638  competency in a foreign language pursuant to s. 1007.262. Except
  639  for developmental education college-preparatory coursework
  640  required pursuant to s. 1008.30, all required coursework shall
  641  count toward the associate in arts degree or the baccalaureate
  642  degree.
  643         (8) A baccalaureate degree program shall require no more
  644  than 120 semester hours of college credit and, beginning with
  645  students initially entering a Florida College System institution
  646  or state university in 2014-2015 and thereafter, include 36 30
  647  semester hours of general education coursework, unless prior
  648  approval has been granted by the Board of Governors for
  649  baccalaureate degree programs offered by state universities and
  650  by the State Board of Education for baccalaureate degree
  651  programs offered by Florida College System institutions.
  652         (10) Students at state universities may request associate
  653  in arts certificates if they have successfully completed the
  654  minimum requirements for the degree of associate in arts (A.A.).
  655  The university must grant the student an associate in arts
  656  degree if the student has successfully completed minimum
  657  requirements for college-level communication and computation
  658  skills adopted by the State Board of Education and 60 academic
  659  semester hours or the equivalent within a degree program area,
  660  including 36 and, beginning with students initially entering a
  661  Florida College System institution or state university in 2014
  662  2015 and thereafter, include 30 semester hours in general
  663  education courses in the subject areas of communication,
  664  mathematics, social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences,
  665  consistent with the general education requirements specified in
  666  the articulation agreement pursuant to s. 1007.23.
  667         Section 16. Section 1007.263, Florida Statutes, is amended
  668  to read:
  669         1007.263 Florida College System institutions; admissions of
  670  students.—Each Florida College System institution board of
  671  trustees is authorized to adopt rules governing admissions of
  672  students subject to this section and rules of the State Board of
  673  Education. These rules shall include the following:
  674         (1) Admissions counseling shall be provided to all students
  675  entering college or career credit programs. For students who are
  676  not otherwise exempt from testing under s. 1008.30, counseling
  677  must use Counseling shall utilize tests to measure achievement
  678  of college-level communication and computation competencies by
  679  all students entering college credit programs or tests to
  680  measure achievement of basic skills for career education
  681  programs as prescribed in s. 1004.91. Counseling includes
  682  providing developmental education options for students whose
  683  assessment results, determined under s. 1008.30, indicate that
  684  they need to improve communication or computation skills that
  685  are essential to perform college-level work.
  686         (2) Admission to associate degree programs is subject to
  687  minimum standards adopted by the State Board of Education and
  688  shall require:
  689         (a) A standard high school diploma, a high school
  690  equivalency diploma as prescribed in s. 1003.435, previously
  691  demonstrated competency in college credit postsecondary
  692  coursework, or, in the case of a student who is home educated, a
  693  signed affidavit submitted by the student’s parent or legal
  694  guardian attesting that the student has completed a home
  695  education program pursuant to the requirements of s. 1002.41.
  696  Students who are enrolled in a dual enrollment or early
  697  admission program pursuant to s. 1007.271 are exempt from this
  698  requirement.
  699         (b) A demonstrated level of achievement of college-level
  700  communication and computation skills.
  701         (c) Any other requirements established by the board of
  702  trustees.
  703         (3) Admission to other programs within the Florida College
  704  System institution shall include education requirements as
  705  established by the board of trustees.
  706         (4) A student who has been awarded a special diploma as
  707  defined in s. 1003.438 or a certificate of completion as defined
  708  in s. 1003.43(10) is eligible to enroll in certificate career
  709  education programs.
  710         (5) A student with a documented disability may be eligible
  711  for reasonable substitutions, as prescribed in ss. 1007.264 and
  712  1007.265.
  713  
  714  Each board of trustees shall establish policies that notify
  715  students about developmental education options for improving
  716  their communication or computation skills that are essential to
  717  performing college-level work, including tutoring, extended time
  718  in gateway courses, free online courses and place students into,
  719  adult basic education, adult secondary education, or other
  720  instructional programs that provide students with alternatives
  721  to traditional college-preparatory instruction, including
  722  private provider instruction. A student is prohibited from
  723  enrolling in additional college-level courses until the student
  724  scores above the cut-score on all sections of the common
  725  placement test.
  726         Section 17. Subsections (2) and (14) of section 1007.271,
  727  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  728         1007.271 Dual enrollment programs.—
  729         (2) For the purpose of this section, an eligible secondary
  730  student is a student who is enrolled in a Florida public
  731  secondary school or in a Florida private secondary school which
  732  is in compliance with s. 1002.42(2) and provides a secondary
  733  curriculum pursuant to s. 1003.428, s. 1003.429, or s. 1003.43.
  734  Students who are eligible for dual enrollment pursuant to this
  735  section may enroll in dual enrollment courses conducted during
  736  school hours, after school hours, and during the summer term.
  737  However, if the student is projected to graduate from high
  738  school before the scheduled completion date of a postsecondary
  739  course, the student may not register for that course through
  740  dual enrollment. The student may apply to the postsecondary
  741  institution and pay the required registration, tuition, and fees
  742  if the student meets the postsecondary institution’s admissions
  743  requirements under s. 1007.263. Instructional time for dual
  744  enrollment may vary from 900 hours; however, the school district
  745  may only report the student for a maximum of 1.0 FTE, as
  746  provided in s. 1011.61(4). Any student enrolled as a dual
  747  enrollment student is exempt from the payment of registration,
  748  tuition, and laboratory fees. Vocational-preparatory
  749  instruction, developmental education college-preparatory
  750  instruction, and other forms of precollegiate instruction, as
  751  well as physical education courses that focus on the physical
  752  execution of a skill rather than the intellectual attributes of
  753  the activity, are ineligible for inclusion in the dual
  754  enrollment program. Recreation and leisure studies courses shall
  755  be evaluated individually in the same manner as physical
  756  education courses for potential inclusion in the program.
  757         (14) The Department of Education shall approve any course
  758  for inclusion in the dual enrollment program that is contained
  759  within the statewide course numbering system. However,
  760  developmental education college-preparatory and other forms of
  761  precollegiate instruction, and physical education and other
  762  courses that focus on the physical execution of a skill rather
  763  than the intellectual attributes of the activity, may not be so
  764  approved but must be evaluated individually for potential
  765  inclusion in the dual enrollment program. This subsection may
  766  not be construed to mean that an independent postsecondary
  767  institution eligible for inclusion in a dual enrollment or early
  768  admission program pursuant to s. 1011.62 must participate in the
  769  statewide course numbering system developed pursuant to s.
  770  1007.24 to participate in a dual enrollment program.
  771         Section 18. Section 1008.02, Florida Statutes, is created
  772  to read:
  773         1008.02 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  774         (1) “Developmental education” means instruction through
  775  which a high school graduate who applies for any college credit
  776  program may attain the communication and computation skills
  777  necessary to successfully complete college credit instruction.
  778  Developmental education may be delivered through a variety of
  779  accelerated and corequisite strategies and includes any of the
  780  following:
  781         (a) Modularized instruction that is customized and targeted
  782  to address specific skills gaps.
  783         (b) Compressed course structures that accelerate student
  784  progression from developmental instruction to college-level
  785  coursework.
  786         (c) Contextualized developmental instruction that is
  787  related to meta-majors.
  788         (d) Corequisite developmental instruction or tutoring that
  789  supplements credit instruction while a student is concurrently
  790  enrolled in a credit-bearing course.
  791         (2) “Gateway course” means the first course that provides
  792  transferable, college-level credit allowing a student to
  793  progress in his or her program of study.
  794         (3) “Meta-major” means a collection of programs of study or
  795  academic discipline groupings that share common foundational
  796  skills.
  797         Section 19. Section 1008.30, Florida Statutes, is amended
  798  to read:
  799         1008.30 Common placement testing for public postsecondary
  800  education.—
  801         (1) The State Board of Education, in conjunction with the
  802  Board of Governors, shall develop and implement a common
  803  placement test for the purpose of assessing the basic
  804  computation and communication skills of students who intend to
  805  enter a degree program at any public postsecondary educational
  806  institution. Alternative assessments that may be accepted in
  807  lieu of the common placement test shall also be identified in
  808  rule. Public postsecondary educational institutions shall
  809  provide appropriate modifications of the test instruments or
  810  test procedures for students with disabilities.
  811         (2) The common placement testing program shall include at a
  812  minimum the following: the capacity to diagnose basic
  813  competencies in the areas of English, reading, and mathematics
  814  which are essential for success in meta-majors and to provide to
  815  perform college-level work; prerequisite skills that relate to
  816  progressively advanced instruction in mathematics, such as
  817  algebra and geometry; prerequisite skills that relate to
  818  progressively advanced instruction in language arts, such as
  819  English composition and literature; and provision of test
  820  information to students on the specific skills the student needs
  821  to attain deficiencies.
  822         (3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules that
  823  require high schools to evaluate before the beginning of grade
  824  12 the college readiness of each student who scores at Level 2
  825  or Level 3 on the reading portion of the grade 10 FCAT Reading
  826  or Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4 on the Algebra I mathematics
  827  assessments under s. 1008.22 s. 1008.22(3)(c). High schools
  828  shall perform this evaluation using results from the
  829  corresponding component of the common placement test prescribed
  830  in this section, or an alternative equivalent test identified by
  831  the State Board of Education. The State Board of Education shall
  832  identify in rule the assessments necessary to perform the
  833  evaluations required by this subsection and shall work with the
  834  school districts to administer the assessments. The State Board
  835  of Education shall establish by rule the minimum test scores a
  836  student must achieve to demonstrate readiness. Students who
  837  demonstrate readiness by achieving the minimum test scores
  838  established by the state board and enroll in a Florida College
  839  System institution within 2 years of achieving such scores shall
  840  not be required to retest or enroll in remediation when admitted
  841  to any Florida College System institution. The high school shall
  842  use the results of the test to advise the students of any
  843  identified deficiencies and to provide 12th grade students, and
  844  require them to complete, appropriate postsecondary preparatory
  845  instruction prior to high school graduation. The curriculum
  846  provided under this subsection shall be identified in rule by
  847  the State Board of Education and encompass Florida’s
  848  Postsecondary Readiness Competencies. Other elective courses may
  849  not be substituted for the selected postsecondary reading,
  850  mathematics, or writing preparatory course unless the elective
  851  course covers the same competencies included in the
  852  postsecondary reading, mathematics, or writing, or English
  853  language arts preparatory course.
  854         (4) By October 31, 2013, the State Board of Education shall
  855  establish by rule the test scores a student must achieve to
  856  demonstrate readiness to perform college-level work, and the
  857  rules must specify the following:
  858         (a) A student who entered 9th grade in a Florida public
  859  school in the 2003-2004 school year, or any year thereafter, and
  860  earned a Florida standard high school diploma or a student who
  861  is serving as an active duty member of any branch of the United
  862  States Armed Services shall not be required to take the common
  863  placement test and shall not be required to enroll in
  864  developmental education instruction in a Florida College System
  865  institution. However, a student who is not required to take the
  866  common placement test and is not required to enroll in
  867  developmental education under this paragraph may opt to be
  868  assessed and to enroll in developmental education instruction,
  869  and the college shall provide such assessment and instruction
  870  upon the student’s request.
  871         (b) A student who takes the common placement test and whose
  872  score on the test indicates a need for developmental education
  873  must be advised of all the developmental education options
  874  offered at the institution and, after advisement, shall be
  875  allowed to enroll in the developmental education option of his
  876  or her choice.
  877         (c) A student who demonstrates readiness by achieving or
  878  exceeding the test scores established by the state board and
  879  enrolls in a Florida College System institution within 2 years
  880  after achieving such scores shall not be required to retest or
  881  complete developmental education when admitted to any Florida
  882  College System institution Students who have been identified as
  883  requiring additional preparation pursuant to subsection (1)
  884  shall enroll in college-preparatory or other adult education
  885  pursuant to s. 1004.93 in Florida College System institutions to
  886  develop needed college-entry skills. The State Board of
  887  Education shall specify by rule provisions for alternative
  888  remediation opportunities and retesting policies. These students
  889  shall be permitted to take courses within their degree program
  890  concurrently in other curriculum areas for which they are
  891  qualified while enrolled in college-preparatory instruction
  892  courses. A student enrolled in a college-preparatory course may
  893  concurrently enroll only in college credit courses that do not
  894  require the skills addressed in the college-preparatory course.
  895  A degree-seeking student who is required to complete a college
  896  preparatory course must successfully complete the required
  897  college-preparatory studies by the time the student has
  898  accumulated 12 hours of lower-division college credit degree
  899  coursework; however, a student may continue enrollment in
  900  degree-earning coursework provided the student maintains
  901  enrollment in college-preparatory coursework for each subsequent
  902  semester until college-preparatory coursework requirements are
  903  completed, and provided the student demonstrates satisfactory
  904  performance in degree-earning coursework. A student who has
  905  accumulated 12 college credit hours and has not yet demonstrated
  906  proficiency in the basic competency areas of reading, writing,
  907  and mathematics must be advised in writing of the requirements
  908  for associate degree completion and state university admission,
  909  including information about future financial aid eligibility and
  910  the potential costs of accumulating excessive college credit as
  911  described in s. 1009.286. Before a student is considered to have
  912  met basic computation and communication skills requirements, the
  913  student must demonstrate successful mastery of the required
  914  developmental education competencies as defined in State Board
  915  of Education rule. Credit awarded for college-preparatory
  916  instruction may not be counted toward fulfilling the number of
  917  credits required for a degree.
  918         (5) By December 31, 2013, the State Board of Education, in
  919  consultation with the Board of Governors, shall approve a series
  920  of meta-majors and the academic pathways that identify the
  921  gateway courses associated with each meta-major. Florida College
  922  System institutions shall use placement test results to
  923  determine the extent to which each student demonstrates
  924  sufficient communication and computation skills to indicate
  925  readiness for his or her chosen meta-major. Florida College
  926  System institutions shall counsel students into college credit
  927  courses as quickly as possible, with developmental education
  928  limited to that content needed for success in the meta-major.
  929         (6)(a) Each Florida College System institution board of
  930  trustees shall develop a plan to implement the developmental
  931  education strategies defined in s. 1008.02 and rules established
  932  by the State Board of Education. The plan must be submitted to
  933  the Chancellor of the Florida College System for approval no
  934  later than March 1, 2014, for implementation no later than the
  935  fall semester 2014. Each plan must include, at a minimum, local
  936  policies that outline:
  937         1. Documented student achievements such as grade point
  938  averages, work history, military experience, participation in
  939  juried competitions, career interests, degree major declaration,
  940  or any combination of such achievements that the institution may
  941  consider, in addition to common placement test scores, for
  942  advising students regarding enrollment options.
  943         2. Developmental education strategies available to
  944  students.
  945         3. A description of student costs and financial aid
  946  opportunities associated with each option.
  947         4. Provisions for the collection of student success data.
  948         5. A comprehensive plan for advising students into
  949  appropriate developmental education strategies based on student
  950  success data.
  951         (b) Beginning October 31, 2015, each Florida College System
  952  institution shall annually prepare an accountability report that
  953  includes student success data relating to each developmental
  954  education strategy implemented by the institution. The report
  955  shall be submitted to the Division of Florida Colleges by
  956  October 31 in a format determined by the Chancellor of the
  957  Florida College System. By December 31, the chancellor shall
  958  compile and submit the institutional reports to the Governor,
  959  the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
  960  Representatives, and the State Board of Education.
  961         (c)(b) A university board of trustees may contract with a
  962  Florida College System institution board of trustees for the
  963  Florida College System institution to provide developmental
  964  education such instruction on the state university campus. Any
  965  state university in which the percentage of incoming students
  966  requiring developmental education college-preparatory
  967  instruction equals or exceeds the average percentage of such
  968  students for the Florida College System may offer developmental
  969  education college-preparatory instruction without contracting
  970  with a Florida College System institution; however, any state
  971  university offering college-preparatory instruction as of
  972  January 1, 1996, may continue to provide such services.
  973         (7)(5) A student may not be enrolled in a college credit
  974  mathematics or English course on a dual enrollment basis unless
  975  the student has demonstrated adequate precollegiate preparation
  976  on the section of the basic computation and communication skills
  977  assessment required pursuant to subsection (1) that is
  978  appropriate for successful student participation in the course.
  979         Section 20. Subsection (3) of section 1008.31, Florida
  980  Statutes, is amended to read:
  981         1008.31 Florida’s K-20 education performance accountability
  982  system; legislative intent; mission, goals, and systemwide
  983  measures; data quality improvements.—
  984         (3) K-20 EDUCATION DATA QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS.—To provide
  985  data required to implement education performance accountability
  986  measures in state and federal law, the Commissioner of Education
  987  shall initiate and maintain strategies to improve data quality
  988  and timeliness. The Board of Governors shall make available to
  989  the department all data within the State University Database
  990  System to collected from state universities shall, as determined
  991  by the commissioner, be integrated into the K-20 data warehouse.
  992  The commissioner shall have unlimited access to such data solely
  993  for the purposes of conducting studies, reporting annual and
  994  longitudinal student outcomes, and improving college readiness
  995  and articulation. All public educational institutions shall
  996  annually provide data from the prior year to the K-20 data
  997  warehouse in a format based on data elements identified
  998  specified by the commissioner.
  999         (a) School districts and public postsecondary educational
 1000  institutions shall maintain information systems that will
 1001  provide the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of
 1002  the State University System, and the Legislature with
 1003  information and reports necessary to address the specifications
 1004  of the accountability system. The level of comprehensiveness and
 1005  quality must shall be no less than that which was available as
 1006  of June 30, 2001.
 1007         (b) Colleges and universities eligible to participate in
 1008  the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program
 1009  shall annually report student-level data from the prior year for
 1010  each student who receives state funds in a format prescribed by
 1011  the Department of Education. At a minimum, data from the prior
 1012  year must shall be reported annually to the department and
 1013  include retention rates, transfer rates, completion rates,
 1014  graduation rates, employment and placement rates, and earnings
 1015  of graduates. By December 31, 2013, the colleges and
 1016  universities described in this paragraph shall report the data
 1017  for the 2012-2013 academic year to the department. By October 1
 1018  of each year thereafter, the colleges and universities described
 1019  in this paragraph shall report the data to the department.
 1020         (c) The Commissioner of Education shall determine the
 1021  standards for the required data, monitor data quality, and
 1022  measure improvements. The commissioner shall report annually to
 1023  the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors of the
 1024  State University System, the President of the Senate, and the
 1025  Speaker of the House of Representatives data quality indicators
 1026  and ratings for all school districts and public postsecondary
 1027  educational institutions.
 1028         (d) The commissioner shall continuously monitor and review
 1029  the collection of paperwork, data, and reports by school
 1030  districts and complete an annual review of such collection by no
 1031  later than June 1 of each year. The annual review must include
 1032  recommendations for consolidating paperwork, data, and reports,
 1033  wherever feasible, in order to reduce the burdens on school
 1034  districts.
 1035         (e) By July 1 of each year, the commissioner shall prepare
 1036  a report assisting the school districts in eliminating or
 1037  consolidating paperwork, data, and reports by providing
 1038  suggestions, technical assistance, and guidance.
 1039         (f) Before establishing any new reporting or data
 1040  collection requirements, the commissioner of Education shall use
 1041  utilize existing data being collected to reduce duplication and
 1042  minimize paperwork.
 1043         Section 21. Subsection (4) of section 1008.32, Florida
 1044  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1045         1008.32 State Board of Education oversight enforcement
 1046  authority.—The State Board of Education shall oversee the
 1047  performance of district school boards and Florida College System
 1048  institution boards of trustees in enforcement of all laws and
 1049  rules. District school boards and Florida College System
 1050  institution boards of trustees shall be primarily responsible
 1051  for compliance with law and state board rule.
 1052         (4) If the State Board of Education determines that a
 1053  district school board or Florida College System institution
 1054  board of trustees is unwilling or unable to comply with law or
 1055  state board rule within the specified time, the state board
 1056  shall have the authority to initiate any of the following
 1057  actions:
 1058         (a) Report to the Legislature that the school district or
 1059  Florida College System institution is has been unwilling or
 1060  unable to comply with law or state board rule and recommend
 1061  action to be taken by the Legislature.
 1062         (b) Reduce the discretionary lottery appropriation until
 1063  the school district or Florida College System institution
 1064  complies with the law or state board rule.
 1065         (b)(c) Withhold the transfer of state funds, discretionary
 1066  grant funds, discretionary lottery funds, or any other funds
 1067  specified as eligible for this purpose by the Legislature until
 1068  the school district or Florida College System institution
 1069  complies with the law or state board rule.
 1070         (c)(d) Declare the school district or Florida College
 1071  System institution ineligible for competitive grants.
 1072         (d)(e) Require monthly or periodic reporting on the
 1073  situation related to noncompliance until it is remedied.
 1074         Section 22. Section 1008.322, Florida Statutes, is created
 1075  to read:
 1076         1008.322 Board of Governors oversight enforcement
 1077  authority.—
 1078         (1) The Board of Governors of the State University System
 1079  shall oversee the performance of state university boards of
 1080  trustees in the enforcement of laws, rules, and regulations.
 1081  State university boards of trustees shall be primarily
 1082  responsible for compliance with laws and Board of Governors’
 1083  rules and regulations.
 1084         (2) The Board of Governors’ constitutional authority to
 1085  operate, regulate, control, and be fully responsible for the
 1086  management of the entire State University System mandates that
 1087  the state universities comply with all requests by the Board of
 1088  Governors for information, data, and reports. The state
 1089  university presidents are responsible for the accuracy of the
 1090  information and data reported to the Board of Governors.
 1091         (3) The Chancellor of the State University System may
 1092  investigate allegations of noncompliance with any law or Board
 1093  of Governors’ rule or regulation and determine probable cause.
 1094  The chancellor shall report determinations of probable cause to
 1095  the Board of Governors, which may require the university board
 1096  of trustees to document compliance with the law or Board of
 1097  Governors’ rule or regulation.
 1098         (4) If the university board of trustees cannot
 1099  satisfactorily document compliance, the Board of Governors may
 1100  order compliance within a specified timeframe.
 1101         (5) If the Board of Governors determines that a state
 1102  university board of trustees is unwilling or unable to comply
 1103  with any law or Board of Governors’ rule or regulation or audit
 1104  recommendation within the specified time, the Board of
 1105  Governors, in addition to actions constitutionally authorized,
 1106  may initiate any of the following actions:
 1107         (a) Withhold the transfer of state funds, discretionary
 1108  grant funds, discretionary lottery funds, or any other funds
 1109  appropriated to the Board of Governors by the Legislature for
 1110  disbursement to the state university until the university
 1111  complies with the law or Board of Governors’ rule or regulation.
 1112         (b) Declare the state university ineligible for competitive
 1113  grants disbursed by the Board of Governors.
 1114         (c) Require monthly or periodic reporting on the situation
 1115  related to noncompliance until it is remedied.
 1116         (d) Report to the Legislature that the state university is
 1117  unwilling or unable to comply with the law or Board of
 1118  Governors’ rule or regulation and recommend action to be taken
 1119  by the Legislature.
 1120         (6) Nothing in this section may be construed to create a
 1121  private cause of action or create any rights for individuals or
 1122  entities in addition to those provided elsewhere in law, rule,
 1123  or regulation.
 1124         Section 23. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection
 1125  (3) of section 1008.34, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1126         1008.34 School grading system; school report cards;
 1127  district grade.—
 1128         (1) ANNUAL REPORTS.—The Commissioner of Education shall
 1129  prepare annual reports of the results of the statewide
 1130  assessment program which describe student achievement in the
 1131  state, each district, and each school. The commissioner shall
 1132  prescribe the design and content of these reports, which must
 1133  include descriptions of the performance of all schools
 1134  participating in the assessment program and all of their major
 1135  student populations as determined by the commissioner. The
 1136  report must also include the percent of students performing at
 1137  or above grade level and making a year’s learning gains growth
 1138  in a year’s time in reading and mathematics. The provisions of
 1139  s. 1002.22 pertaining to student records apply to this section.
 1140         (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL GRADES.—
 1141         (a) Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, each school
 1142  that has students who are tested and included in the school
 1143  grading system shall receive a school grade if the number of its
 1144  students tested on statewide assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22
 1145  meets or exceeds the minimum sample size of 10, except as
 1146  follows:
 1147         1. A school shall not receive a school grade if the number
 1148  of its students tested and included in the school grading system
 1149  is less than the minimum sample size necessary, based on
 1150  accepted professional practice, for statistical reliability and
 1151  prevention of the unlawful release of personally identifiable
 1152  student data under s. 1002.22 or 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g.
 1153         1.2. An alternative school may choose to receive a school
 1154  grade under this section or a school improvement rating under s.
 1155  1008.341. For charter schools that meet the definition of an
 1156  alternative school pursuant to State Board of Education rule,
 1157  the decision to receive a school grade is the decision of the
 1158  charter school governing board.
 1159         2.3. A school that serves any combination of students in
 1160  kindergarten through grade 3 which does not receive a school
 1161  grade because its students are not tested and included in the
 1162  school grading system shall receive the school grade designation
 1163  of a K-3 feeder pattern school identified by the Department of
 1164  Education and verified by the school district. A school feeder
 1165  pattern exists if at least 60 percent of the students in the
 1166  school serving a combination of students in kindergarten through
 1167  grade 3 are scheduled to be assigned to the graded school.
 1168         3. If a collocated school does not earn a school grade or
 1169  school improvement rating for the performance of its students,
 1170  the student performance data of all schools operating at the
 1171  same facility must be aggregated to develop a school grade that
 1172  will be assigned to all schools at that location. A collocated
 1173  school is a school that has its own unique master school
 1174  identification number, provides for the education of each of its
 1175  enrolled students, and operates at the same facility as another
 1176  school that has its own unique master school identification
 1177  number and provides for the education of each of its enrolled
 1178  students.
 1179  
 1180  The State Board of Education shall adopt appropriate criteria
 1181  for each school grade. The criteria must also give added weight
 1182  to student achievement in reading. Schools earning a grade of
 1183  “C,” making satisfactory progress, shall be required to
 1184  demonstrate that adequate progress has been made by students in
 1185  the school who are in the lowest 25th percentile in reading and
 1186  mathematics on the FCAT and end-of-course assessments as
 1187  described in s. 1008.22(3)(c)2.a., unless these students are
 1188  exhibiting satisfactory performance. For schools comprised of
 1189  high school grades 9, 10, 11, and 12, or grades 10, 11, and 12,
 1190  the criteria for school grades must also give added weight to
 1191  the graduation rate of all eligible at-risk students. In order
 1192  for a high school to earn a grade of “A,” the school must
 1193  demonstrate that its at-risk students, as defined in this
 1194  paragraph, are making adequate progress.
 1195         Section 24.  Subsections (2), (3), and (5) of section
 1196  1008.341, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1197         1008.341 School improvement rating for alternative
 1198  schools.—
 1199         (2) SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING.—An alternative school is a
 1200  school that provides dropout prevention and academic
 1201  intervention services pursuant to s. 1003.53. An alternative
 1202  school shall receive a school improvement rating pursuant to
 1203  this section unless the school earns a school grade pursuant to
 1204  s. 1008.34. Beginning with the 2013-2014 school year, each
 1205  However, an alternative school that chooses to receive a school
 1206  improvement rating shall not receive a school improvement rating
 1207  if the number of its students for whom student performance data
 1208  on statewide, standardized assessments pursuant to s. 1008.22
 1209  which is available for the current year and previous year meets
 1210  or exceeds is less than the minimum sample size of 10. An
 1211  alternative school that tests at least 80 percent of its
 1212  students may receive a school improvement rating. If an
 1213  alternative school tests less than 90 percent of its students,
 1214  the school may not earn a rating higher than “maintaining.”
 1215  necessary, based on accepted professional practice, for
 1216  statistical reliability and prevention of the unlawful release
 1217  of personally identifiable student data under s. 1002.22 or 20
 1218  U.S.C. s. 1232g. The school improvement rating shall identify an
 1219  alternative school as having one of the following ratings
 1220  defined according to rules of the State Board of Education:
 1221         (a) “Improving” means the students attending the school are
 1222  making more academic progress than when the students were served
 1223  in their home schools.
 1224         (b) “Maintaining” means the students attending the school
 1225  are making progress equivalent to the progress made when the
 1226  students were served in their home schools.
 1227         (c) “Declining” means the students attending the school are
 1228  making less academic progress than when the students were served
 1229  in their home schools.
 1230  
 1231  The school improvement rating shall be based on a comparison of
 1232  student performance data for the current year and previous year.
 1233  Schools that improve at least one level or maintain an
 1234  “improving” rating pursuant to this section are eligible for
 1235  school recognition awards pursuant to s. 1008.36.
 1236         (3) DESIGNATION OF SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT RATING.—Student data
 1237  used in determining an alternative school’s school improvement
 1238  rating shall include:
 1239         (a) Student performance results based The aggregate scores
 1240  on statewide, standardized assessments, including retakes,
 1241  administered under s. 1008.22 for all eligible students who were
 1242  assigned to and enrolled in the school during the October or
 1243  February FTE count and who have assessment scores FCAT or
 1244  comparable scores for the preceding school year.
 1245         (b) Student performance results based The aggregate scores
 1246  on statewide, standardized assessments, including retakes,
 1247  administered under s. 1008.22 for all eligible students who were
 1248  assigned to and enrolled in the school during the October or
 1249  February FTE count and who have scored in the lowest 25th
 1250  percentile of students in the state on FCAT Reading.
 1251  
 1252  Student performance results The assessment scores of students
 1253  who are subject to district school board policies for expulsion
 1254  for repeated or serious offenses, who are in dropout retrieval
 1255  programs serving students who have officially been designated as
 1256  dropouts, or who are in programs operated or contracted by the
 1257  Department of Juvenile Justice may not be included in an
 1258  alternative school’s school improvement rating.
 1259         (5) SCHOOL AND STUDENT REPORT CARDS CARD.—The Department of
 1260  Education shall annually develop, in collaboration with the
 1261  school districts, a school report card for alternative schools
 1262  to be delivered to parents throughout each school district. The
 1263  report card shall include the school improvement rating,
 1264  identification of student learning gains, student attendance
 1265  data, information regarding school improvement, an explanation
 1266  of school performance as evaluated by the federal No Child Left
 1267  Behind Act of 2001, and indicators of return on investment. An
 1268  alternative school that serves at least 10 students who are
 1269  tested on the statewide, standardized assessments pursuant to s.
 1270  1008.22 in the current year and previous year shall distribute
 1271  an individual student report card to parents which includes the
 1272  student’s learning gains and progress toward meeting high school
 1273  graduation requirements. The report card must also include the
 1274  school’s industry certification rate, college readiness rate,
 1275  dropout rate, and graduation rate. This subsection does not
 1276  abrogate the provisions of s. 1002.22 relating to student
 1277  records or the requirements of 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g, the Family
 1278  Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
 1279         Section 25. Subsection (2) of section 1008.37, Florida
 1280  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1281         1008.37 Postsecondary feedback of information to high
 1282  schools.—
 1283         (2) The Commissioner of Education shall report, by high
 1284  school, to the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors,
 1285  and the Legislature, no later than November 30 of each year, on
 1286  the number of prior year Florida high school graduates who
 1287  enrolled for the first time in public postsecondary education in
 1288  this state during the previous summer, fall, or spring term,
 1289  indicating the number of students whose scores on the common
 1290  placement test indicated the need for developmental education
 1291  under s. 1008.30 or for applied academics for adult education
 1292  under remediation through college-preparatory or vocational
 1293  preparatory instruction pursuant to s. 1004.91 or s. 1008.30.
 1294         Section 26. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
 1295  1008.385, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1296         1008.385 Educational planning and information systems.—
 1297         (2) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS.—The
 1298  Commissioner of Education shall develop and implement an
 1299  integrated information system for educational management. The
 1300  system must be designed to collect, via electronic transfer, all
 1301  student and school performance data required to ascertain the
 1302  degree to which schools and school districts are meeting state
 1303  performance standards, and must be capable of producing data for
 1304  a comprehensive annual report on school and district
 1305  performance. In addition, the system shall support, as feasible,
 1306  the management decisions to be made in each division of the
 1307  department and at the individual school and district levels.
 1308  Similar data elements among divisions and levels shall be
 1309  compatible. The system shall be based on an overall conceptual
 1310  design; the information needed for such decisions, including
 1311  fiscal, student, program, personnel, facility, community,
 1312  evaluation, and other relevant data; and the relationship
 1313  between cost and effectiveness. The system shall be managed and
 1314  administered by the commissioner and shall include a district
 1315  subsystem component to be administered at the district level,
 1316  with input from the reports-and-forms control management
 1317  committees. Each district school system with a unique management
 1318  information system shall assure that compatibility exists
 1319  between its unique system and the district component of the
 1320  state system so that all data required as input to the state
 1321  system is made available via electronic transfer and in the
 1322  appropriate input format.
 1323         (a) The specific responsibilities of the commissioner shall
 1324  include:
 1325         1. Consulting with school district representatives in the
 1326  development of the system design model and implementation plans
 1327  for the management information system for public school
 1328  education management;
 1329         2. Providing operational definitions for the proposed
 1330  system, including criteria for issuing and revoking master
 1331  school identification numbers to support the maintenance of
 1332  education records, to enforce and support education
 1333  accountability, to support the distribution of funds to school
 1334  districts, to support the preparation and analysis of school
 1335  district financial reports, and to assist the commissioner in
 1336  carrying out the duties specified in ss. 1001.10 and 1001.11;
 1337         3. Determining the information and specific data elements
 1338  required for the management decisions made at each educational
 1339  level, recognizing that the primary unit for information input
 1340  is the individual school and recognizing that time and effort of
 1341  instructional personnel expended in collection and compilation
 1342  of data should be minimized;
 1343         4. Developing standardized terminology and procedures to be
 1344  followed at all levels of the system;
 1345         5. Developing a standard transmittal format to be used for
 1346  collection of data from the various levels of the system;
 1347         6. Developing appropriate computer programs to assure
 1348  integration of the various information components dealing with
 1349  students, personnel, facilities, fiscal, program, community, and
 1350  evaluation data;
 1351         7. Developing the necessary programs to provide statistical
 1352  analysis of the integrated data provided in subparagraph 6. in
 1353  such a way that required reports may be disseminated,
 1354  comparisons may be made, and relationships may be determined in
 1355  order to provide the necessary information for making management
 1356  decisions at all levels;
 1357         8. Developing output report formats which will provide
 1358  district school systems with information for making management
 1359  decisions at the various educational levels;
 1360         9. Developing a phased plan for distributing computer
 1361  services equitably among all public schools and school districts
 1362  in the state as rapidly as possible. The plan shall describe
 1363  alternatives available to the state in providing such computing
 1364  services and shall contain estimates of the cost of each
 1365  alternative, together with a recommendation for action. In
 1366  developing the plan, the feasibility of shared use of computing
 1367  hardware and software by school districts, Florida College
 1368  System institutions, and universities shall be examined. Laws or
 1369  administrative rules regulating procurement of data processing
 1370  equipment, communication services, or data processing services
 1371  by state agencies shall not be construed to apply to local
 1372  agencies which share computing facilities with state agencies;
 1373         10. Assisting the district school systems in establishing
 1374  their subsystem components and assuring compatibility with
 1375  current district systems;
 1376         11. Establishing procedures for continuous evaluation of
 1377  system efficiency and effectiveness;
 1378         12. Initiating a reports-management and forms-management
 1379  system to ascertain that duplication in collection of data does
 1380  not exist and that forms and reports for reporting under state
 1381  and federal requirements and other forms and reports are
 1382  prepared in a logical and uncomplicated format, resulting in a
 1383  reduction in the number and complexity of required reports,
 1384  particularly at the school level; and
 1385         13. Initiating such other actions as are necessary to carry
 1386  out the intent of the Legislature that a management information
 1387  system for public school management needs be implemented. Such
 1388  other actions shall be based on criteria including, but not
 1389  limited to:
 1390         a. The purpose of the reporting requirement;
 1391         b. The origination of the reporting requirement;
 1392         c. The date of origin of the reporting requirement; and
 1393         d. The date of repeal of the reporting requirement.
 1394         Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
 1395  1009.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1396         1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
 1397         (3)(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, fees for
 1398  students who are nonresidents for tuition purposes must offset
 1399  the full cost of instruction. Residency of students shall be
 1400  determined as required in s. 1009.21. Fee-nonexempt students
 1401  enrolled in vocational-preparatory instruction shall be charged
 1402  fees equal to the fees charged for adult general education
 1403  programs. Each Florida College System institution that conducts
 1404  developmental education college-preparatory and vocational
 1405  preparatory instruction in the same class section may charge a
 1406  single fee for both types of instruction.
 1407         Section 28. Subsection (1), paragraph (b) of subsection
 1408  (2), paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3), and subsections
 1409  (6) and (10) of section 1009.23, Florida Statutes, are amended
 1410  to read:
 1411         1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
 1412         (1) Unless otherwise provided, this section applies only to
 1413  fees charged for college credit instruction leading to an
 1414  associate in arts degree, an associate in applied science
 1415  degree, an associate in science degree, or a baccalaureate
 1416  degree authorized pursuant to s. 1007.33, for noncollege credit
 1417  developmental education college-preparatory courses defined in
 1418  s. 1004.02, and for educator preparation institute programs
 1419  defined in s. 1004.85.
 1420         (2)
 1421         (b) Tuition and out-of-state fees for upper-division
 1422  courses must reflect the fact that the Florida College System
 1423  institution has a less expensive cost structure than that of a
 1424  state university. Therefore, the board of trustees shall
 1425  establish tuition and out-of-state fees for upper-division
 1426  courses in baccalaureate degree programs approved pursuant to s.
 1427  1007.33 consistent with law and proviso language in the General
 1428  Appropriations Act. However, the board of trustees may not vary
 1429  tuition and out-of-state fees only as provided in subsection (6)
 1430  and s. 1009.26(11) (4).
 1431         (3)(a) Effective July 1, 2011, for advanced and
 1432  professional, postsecondary vocational, developmental education
 1433  college preparatory, and educator preparation institute
 1434  programs, the standard tuition shall be $68.56 per credit hour
 1435  for residents and nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall
 1436  be $205.82 per credit hour.
 1437         (b) Effective July 1, 2011, for baccalaureate degree
 1438  programs, the following tuition and fee rates shall apply:
 1439         1. The tuition shall be $87.42 per credit hour for students
 1440  who are residents for tuition purposes.
 1441         2. The sum of the tuition and the out-of-state fee per
 1442  credit hour for students who are nonresidents for tuition
 1443  purposes shall be no more than 85 percent of the sum of the
 1444  tuition and the out-of-state fee at the state university nearest
 1445  the Florida College System institution.
 1446         (6)(a) A Florida College System institution board of
 1447  trustees that has a service area that borders another state may
 1448  implement a plan for a differential out-of-state fee.
 1449         (b) A Florida College System institution board of trustees
 1450  may establish a differential out-of-state fee for a student who
 1451  has been determined to be a nonresident for tuition purposes
 1452  pursuant to s. 1009.21 and is enrolled in a distance learning
 1453  course offered by the institution. A differential out-of-state
 1454  fee established pursuant to this paragraph shall be applicable
 1455  only to distance learning courses and must be established such
 1456  that the sum of tuition and the differential out-of-state fee is
 1457  sufficient to defray the full cost of instruction.
 1458         (10) Each Florida College System institution board of
 1459  trustees is authorized to establish a separate fee for
 1460  technology, which may not exceed 5 percent of tuition per credit
 1461  hour or credit-hour equivalent for resident students and may not
 1462  exceed 5 percent of tuition and the out-of-state fee per credit
 1463  hour or credit-hour equivalent for nonresident students.
 1464  Revenues generated from the technology fee shall be used to
 1465  enhance instructional technology resources for students and
 1466  faculty. The technology fee may apply to both college credit and
 1467  developmental education college-preparatory instruction and
 1468  shall not be included in any award under the Florida Bright
 1469  Futures Scholarship Program. Fifty percent of technology fee
 1470  revenues may be pledged by a Florida College System institution
 1471  board of trustees as a dedicated revenue source for the
 1472  repayment of debt, including lease-purchase agreements, not to
 1473  exceed the useful life of the asset being financed. Revenues
 1474  generated from the technology fee may not be bonded.
 1475         Section 29. Subsection (2) of section 1009.25, Florida
 1476  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1477         1009.25 Fee exemptions.—
 1478         (2) Each Florida College System institution is authorized
 1479  to grant student fee exemptions from all fees adopted by the
 1480  State Board of Education and the Florida College System
 1481  institution board of trustees for up to 54 40 full-time
 1482  equivalent students or 1 percent of the institution’s total
 1483  full-time equivalent enrollment, whichever is greater, at each
 1484  institution.
 1485         Section 30. Section 1009.28, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1486  to read:
 1487         1009.28 Fees for repeated enrollment in developmental
 1488  education college-preparatory classes.—A student enrolled in the
 1489  same developmental education college-preparatory class more than
 1490  twice shall pay 100 percent of the full cost of instruction to
 1491  support continuous enrollment of that student in the same class,
 1492  and the student shall not be included in calculations of full
 1493  time equivalent enrollments for state funding purposes; however,
 1494  students who withdraw or fail a class due to extenuating
 1495  circumstances may be granted an exception only once for each
 1496  class, provided approval is granted according to policy
 1497  established by the board of trustees. Each Florida College
 1498  System institution may review and reduce fees paid by students
 1499  due to continued enrollment in a developmental education
 1500  college-preparatory class on an individual basis contingent upon
 1501  the student’s financial hardship, pursuant to definitions and
 1502  fee levels established by the State Board of Education.
 1503         Section 31. Subsection (3) of section 1009.40, Florida
 1504  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1505         1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for
 1506  state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants.—
 1507         (3) Undergraduate students are eligible to receive
 1508  financial aid for a maximum of 8 semesters or 12 quarters.
 1509  However, undergraduate students participating in developmental
 1510  education and college-preparatory instruction, students
 1511  requiring additional time to complete the college-level
 1512  communication and computation skills testing programs, or
 1513  students enrolled in a 5-year undergraduate degree program are
 1514  eligible to receive financial aid for a maximum of 10 semesters
 1515  or 15 quarters.
 1516         Section 32. Subsection (10) of section 1009.53, Florida
 1517  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1518         1009.53 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.—
 1519         (10) Funds from any scholarship within the Florida Bright
 1520  Futures Scholarship Program may not be used to pay for remedial
 1521  coursework or developmental education college-preparatory
 1522  coursework.
 1523         Section 33. Subsection (7) of section 1009.531, Florida
 1524  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1525         1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
 1526  student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
 1527         (7) To be eligible for an initial award and each renewal
 1528  award under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, a
 1529  student must submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid
 1530  which is complete and error free prior to disbursement.
 1531         Section 34. Subsection (6) of section 1009.73, Florida
 1532  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1533         1009.73 Mary McLeod Bethune Scholarship Program.—
 1534         (6) The amount of the scholarship to be granted to each
 1535  recipient is $3,000 annually. Priority in the awarding of
 1536  scholarships shall be given to students having financial need as
 1537  determined by the institution. If funds are insufficient to
 1538  provide the full amount of the scholarship authorized in this
 1539  section to each eligible applicant, the institution may prorate
 1540  available funds and make a partial award to each eligible
 1541  applicant. A student may not receive an award for more than the
 1542  equivalent of 8 semesters or 12 quarters over a period of 6
 1543  consecutive years, except that a student who is participating in
 1544  developmental education college-preparatory instruction or who
 1545  requires additional time to complete the college-level
 1546  communication and computation skills testing program may
 1547  continue to receive a scholarship while enrolled for the purpose
 1548  of receiving developmental education college-preparatory
 1549  instruction or while completing the testing program.
 1550         Section 35. Subsection (4) of section 1009.89, Florida
 1551  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1552         1009.89 The William L. Boyd, IV, Florida resident access
 1553  grants.—
 1554         (4) A person is eligible to receive such William L. Boyd,
 1555  IV, Florida resident access grant if:
 1556         (a) He or she meets the general requirements, including
 1557  residency, for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40,
 1558  except as otherwise provided in this section; and
 1559         (b)1. He or she is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate
 1560  student at an eligible college or university;
 1561         2. He or she is not enrolled in a program of study leading
 1562  to a degree in theology or divinity; and
 1563         3. He or she is making satisfactory academic progress as
 1564  defined by the college or university in which he or she is
 1565  enrolled; and
 1566         (c) He or she submits a Free Application for Federal
 1567  Student Aid which is complete and error free prior to
 1568  disbursement.
 1569         Section 36. Subsection (4) of section 1009.891, Florida
 1570  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1571         1009.891 The Access to Better Learning and Education Grant
 1572  Program.—
 1573         (4) A person is eligible to receive an access grant if:
 1574         (a) He or she meets the general requirements, including
 1575  residency, for student eligibility as provided in s. 1009.40,
 1576  except as otherwise provided in this section; and
 1577         (b)1. He or she is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate
 1578  student at an eligible college or university in a program of
 1579  study leading to a baccalaureate degree;
 1580         2. He or she is not enrolled in a program of study leading
 1581  to a degree in theology or divinity; and
 1582         3. He or she is making satisfactory academic progress as
 1583  defined by the college or university in which he or she is
 1584  enrolled; and
 1585         (c) He or she submits a Free Application for Federal
 1586  Student Aid which is complete and error free prior to
 1587  disbursement.
 1588         Section 37. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and subsection
 1589  (5) of section 1011.84, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1590         1011.84 Procedure for determining state financial support
 1591  and annual apportionment of state funds to each Florida College
 1592  System institution district.—The procedure for determining state
 1593  financial support and the annual apportionment to each Florida
 1594  College System institution district authorized to operate a
 1595  Florida College System institution under the provisions of s.
 1596  1001.61 shall be as follows:
 1597         (1) DETERMINING THE AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED IN THE FLORIDA
 1598  COLLEGE SYSTEM PROGRAM FUND FOR THE CURRENT OPERATING PROGRAM.—
 1599         (b) The allocation of funds for Florida College System
 1600  institutions shall be based on advanced and professional
 1601  disciplines, developmental education college-preparatory
 1602  programs, and other programs for adults funded pursuant to s.
 1603  1011.80.
 1604         (5) REPORT OF DEVELOPMENTAL REMEDIAL EDUCATION.—Each
 1605  Florida College System institution board of trustees shall
 1606  report, as a separate item in its annual cost accounting system,
 1607  the volume and cost of developmental education options provided
 1608  to help students attain the communication and computation skills
 1609  that are essential for college-level work pursuant to s. 1008.30
 1610  remedial education activities as a separate item in its annual
 1611  cost accounting system.
 1612         Section 38. The Division of Law Revision and Information is
 1613  directed to prepare a reviser’s bill for the 2014 Regular
 1614  Session of the Legislature to change the terms “General
 1615  Educational Development test” or “GED test” to “high school
 1616  equivalency examination” and the terms “general education
 1617  diploma,” “graduate equivalency diploma,” or “GED” to “high
 1618  school equivalency diploma” wherever those terms appear in the
 1619  Florida Statutes.
 1620         Section 39. This act shall take effect July 1, 2013.