Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 2502-A
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                              LEGISLATIVE ACTION                        
                    Senate             .             House              
                  Comm: FAV            .                                
                  06/08/2017           .                                
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                Floor: 1/AD/2R         .                                
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       The Committee on Appropriations (Simmons) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
    6  24.121, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         24.121 Allocation of revenues and expenditure of funds for
    8  public education.—
    9         (5)
   10         (c) A portion of such net revenues, as determined annually
   11  by the Legislature, shall be distributed to each school district
   12  and shall be made available to each public school in the
   13  district for enhancing school performance through development
   14  and implementation of a school improvement plan pursuant to s.
   15  1001.42(18). A portion of these moneys, as determined annually
   16  in the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing
   17  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
   18  2018 fiscal year, must be allocated to each school in an equal
   19  amount for each student enrolled. These moneys may be expended
   20  only on programs or projects selected by the school advisory
   21  council or by a parent advisory committee created pursuant to
   22  this paragraph. If a school does not have a school advisory
   23  council, the district advisory council must appoint a parent
   24  advisory committee composed of parents of students enrolled in
   25  that school, which is representative of the ethnic, racial, and
   26  economic community served by the school, to advise the school’s
   27  principal on the programs or projects to be funded. Neither
   28  school district staff nor principals may override the
   29  recommendations of the school advisory council or the parent
   30  advisory committee. These moneys may not be used for capital
   31  improvements or for any project or program that has a duration
   32  of more than 1 year; however, a school advisory council or
   33  parent advisory committee may independently determine that a
   34  program or project formerly funded under this paragraph should
   35  receive funds in a subsequent year.
   36         Section 2. Upon the expiration and reversion of the
   37  amendments to section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, pursuant to
   38  section 23 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of Florida, section 1011.62,
   39  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   40         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
   41  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
   42  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
   43  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
   44  the annual appropriations act or in any law providing funding
   45  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
   46  fiscal year, it shall be determined as follows:
   47         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
   48  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
   49  determining the annual allocation to each district for
   50  operation:
   51         (a) Determination of full-time equivalent membership.
   52  During each of several school weeks, including scheduled
   53  intersessions of a year-round school program during the fiscal
   54  year, a program membership survey of each school shall be made
   55  by each district by aggregating the full-time equivalent student
   56  membership of each program by school and by district. The
   57  department shall establish the number and interval of membership
   58  calculations, except that for basic and special programs such
   59  calculations shall not exceed nine for any fiscal year. The
   60  district’s full-time equivalent membership shall be computed and
   61  currently maintained in accordance with regulations of the
   62  commissioner.
   63         (b) Determination of base student allocation.—The base
   64  student allocation for the Florida Education Finance Program for
   65  kindergarten through grade 12 shall be determined annually by
   66  the Legislature and shall be that amount prescribed in the
   67  current year’s General Appropriations Act or in any law
   68  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
   69  the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
   70         (c) Determination of programs.—Cost factors based on
   71  desired relative cost differences between the following programs
   72  shall be established in the annual General Appropriations Act or
   73  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
   74  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The cost factor for
   75  secondary career education programs and basic programs grade 9
   76  through 12 shall be equal. The Commissioner of Education shall
   77  specify a matrix of services and intensity levels to be used by
   78  districts in the determination of the two weighted cost factors
   79  for exceptional students with the highest levels of need. For
   80  these students, the funding support level shall fund the
   81  exceptional students’ education program, with the exception of
   82  extended school year services for students with disabilities.
   83         1. Basic programs.—
   84         a. Kindergarten and grades 1, 2, and 3.
   85         b. Grades 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
   86         c. Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12.
   87         2. Programs for exceptional students.—
   88         a. Support Level IV.
   89         b. Support Level V.
   90         3. Secondary career education programs.
   91         4. English for Speakers of Other Languages.
   92         (d) Annual allocation calculation.—
   93         1. The Department of Education is authorized and directed
   94  to review all district programs and enrollment projections and
   95  calculate a maximum total weighted full-time equivalent student
   96  enrollment for each district for the K-12 FEFP.
   97         2. Maximum enrollments calculated by the department shall
   98  be derived from enrollment estimates used by the Legislature to
   99  calculate the FEFP. If two or more districts enter into an
  100  agreement under the provisions of s. 1001.42(4)(d), after the
  101  final enrollment estimate is agreed upon, the amount of FTE
  102  specified in the agreement, not to exceed the estimate for the
  103  specific program as identified in paragraph (c), may be
  104  transferred from the participating districts to the district
  105  providing the program.
  106         3. As part of its calculation of each district’s maximum
  107  total weighted full-time equivalent student enrollment, the
  108  department shall establish separate enrollment ceilings for each
  109  of two program groups. Group 1 shall be composed of basic
  110  programs for grades K-3, grades 4-8, and grades 9-12. Group 2
  111  shall be composed of students in exceptional student education
  112  programs support levels IV and V, English for Speakers of Other
  113  Languages programs, and all career programs in grades 9-12.
  114         a. For any calculation of the FEFP, the enrollment ceiling
  115  for group 1 shall be calculated by multiplying the actual
  116  enrollment for each program in the program group by its
  117  appropriate program weight.
  118         b. The weighted enrollment ceiling for group 2 programs
  119  shall be calculated by multiplying the enrollment for each
  120  program by the appropriate program weight as provided in the
  121  General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for
  122  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
  123  year. The weighted enrollment ceiling for program group 2 shall
  124  be the sum of the weighted enrollment ceilings for each program
  125  in the program group, plus the increase in weighted full-time
  126  equivalent student membership from the prior year for clients of
  127  the Department of Children and Families and the Department of
  128  Juvenile Justice.
  129         c. If, for any calculation of the FEFP, the weighted
  130  enrollment for program group 2, derived by multiplying actual
  131  enrollments by appropriate program weights, exceeds the
  132  enrollment ceiling for that group, the following procedure shall
  133  be followed to reduce the weighted enrollment for that group to
  134  equal the enrollment ceiling:
  135         (I) The weighted enrollment ceiling for each program in the
  136  program group shall be subtracted from the weighted enrollment
  137  for that program derived from actual enrollments.
  138         (II) If the difference calculated under sub-sub
  139  subparagraph (I) is greater than zero for any program, a
  140  reduction proportion shall be computed for the program by
  141  dividing the absolute value of the difference by the total
  142  amount by which the weighted enrollment for the program group
  143  exceeds the weighted enrollment ceiling for the program group.
  144         (III) The reduction proportion calculated under sub-sub
  145  subparagraph (II) shall be multiplied by the total amount of the
  146  program group’s enrollment over the ceiling as calculated under
  147  sub-sub-subparagraph (I).
  148         (IV) The prorated reduction amount calculated under sub
  149  sub-subparagraph (III) shall be subtracted from the program’s
  150  weighted enrollment to produce a revised program weighted
  151  enrollment.
  152         (V) The prorated reduction amount calculated under sub-sub
  153  subparagraph (III) shall be divided by the appropriate program
  154  weight, and the result shall be added to the revised program
  155  weighted enrollment computed in sub-sub-subparagraph (IV).
  156         (e) Funding model for exceptional student education
  157  programs.—
  158         1.a. The funding model uses basic, at-risk, support levels
  159  IV and V for exceptional students and career Florida Education
  160  Finance Program cost factors, and a guaranteed allocation for
  161  exceptional student education programs. Exceptional education
  162  cost factors are determined by using a matrix of services to
  163  document the services that each exceptional student will
  164  receive. The nature and intensity of the services indicated on
  165  the matrix shall be consistent with the services described in
  166  each exceptional student’s individual educational plan. The
  167  Department of Education shall review and revise the descriptions
  168  of the services and supports included in the matrix of services
  169  for exceptional students and shall implement those revisions
  170  before the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.
  171         b. In order to generate funds using one of the two weighted
  172  cost factors, a matrix of services must be completed at the time
  173  of the student’s initial placement into an exceptional student
  174  education program and at least once every 3 years by personnel
  175  who have received approved training. Nothing listed in the
  176  matrix shall be construed as limiting the services a school
  177  district must provide in order to ensure that exceptional
  178  students are provided a free, appropriate public education.
  179         c. Students identified as exceptional, in accordance with
  180  chapter 6A-6, Florida Administrative Code, who do not have a
  181  matrix of services as specified in sub-subparagraph b. shall
  182  generate funds on the basis of full-time-equivalent student
  183  membership in the Florida Education Finance Program at the same
  184  funding level per student as provided for basic students.
  185  Additional funds for these exceptional students will be provided
  186  through the guaranteed allocation designated in subparagraph 2.
  187         2. For students identified as exceptional who do not have a
  188  matrix of services and students who are gifted in grades K
  189  through 8, there is created a guaranteed allocation to provide
  190  these students with a free appropriate public education, in
  191  accordance with s. 1001.42(4)(l) and rules of the State Board of
  192  Education, which shall be allocated initially to each school
  193  district in the amount provided in the General Appropriations
  194  Act or in any law providing funding for the Florida Education
  195  Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. These funds shall
  196  be supplemental to the funds appropriated for the basic funding
  197  level, and the amount allocated for each school district shall
  198  be recalculated once during the year, based on actual student
  199  membership from the October FTE survey. Upon recalculation, if
  200  the generated allocation is greater than the amount provided in
  201  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
  202  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
  203  fiscal year, the total shall be prorated to the level of the
  204  appropriation based on each district’s share of the total
  205  recalculated amount. These funds shall be used to provide
  206  special education and related services for exceptional students
  207  and students who are gifted in grades K through 8. A district’s
  208  expenditure of funds from the guaranteed allocation for students
  209  in grades 9 through 12 who are gifted may not be greater than
  210  the amount expended during the 2006-2007 Fiscal Year for gifted
  211  students in grades 9 through 12.
  212         (f) Supplemental academic instruction; categorical fund.—
  213         1. There is created a categorical fund to provide
  214  supplemental academic instruction to students in kindergarten
  215  through grade 12. This paragraph may be cited as the
  216  “Supplemental Academic Instruction Categorical Fund.”
  217         2. Categorical funds for supplemental academic instruction
  218  shall be allocated annually to each school district in the
  219  amount provided in the General Appropriations Act or in any law
  220  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
  221  the 2017-2018 fiscal year. These funds shall be in addition to
  222  the funds appropriated on the basis of FTE student membership in
  223  the Florida Education Finance Program and shall be included in
  224  the total potential funds of each district. These funds shall be
  225  used to provide supplemental academic instruction to students
  226  enrolled in the K-12 program. For the 2014-2015 fiscal year,
  227  each school district that has one or more of the 300 lowest
  228  performing elementary schools based on the state reading
  229  assessment shall use these funds, together with the funds
  230  provided in the district’s research-based reading instruction
  231  allocation and other available funds, to provide an additional
  232  hour of instruction beyond the normal school day for each day of
  233  the entire school year for intensive reading instruction for the
  234  students in each of these schools. This additional hour of
  235  instruction must be provided by teachers or reading specialists
  236  who are effective in teaching reading or by a K-5 mentoring
  237  reading program that is supervised by a teacher who is effective
  238  at teaching reading. Students enrolled in these schools who have
  239  level 5 assessment scores may participate in the additional hour
  240  of instruction on an optional basis. Exceptional student
  241  education centers shall not be included in the 300 schools.
  242  After this requirement has been met, supplemental instruction
  243  strategies may include, but are not limited to: modified
  244  curriculum, reading instruction, after-school instruction,
  245  tutoring, mentoring, class size reduction, extended school year,
  246  intensive skills development in summer school, and other methods
  247  for improving student achievement. Supplemental instruction may
  248  be provided to a student in any manner and at any time during or
  249  beyond the regular 180-day term identified by the school as
  250  being the most effective and efficient way to best help that
  251  student progress from grade to grade and to graduate.
  252         3. Effective with the 1999-2000 fiscal year, funding on the
  253  basis of FTE membership beyond the 180-day regular term shall be
  254  provided in the FEFP only for students enrolled in juvenile
  255  justice education programs or in education programs for
  256  juveniles placed in secure facilities or programs under s.
  257  985.19. Funding for instruction beyond the regular 180-day
  258  school year for all other K-12 students shall be provided
  259  through the supplemental academic instruction categorical fund
  260  and other state, federal, and local fund sources with ample
  261  flexibility for schools to provide supplemental instruction to
  262  assist students in progressing from grade to grade and
  263  graduating.
  264         4. The Florida State University School, as a lab school, is
  265  authorized to expend from its FEFP or Lottery Enhancement Trust
  266  Fund allocation the cost to the student of remediation in
  267  reading, writing, or mathematics for any graduate who requires
  268  remediation at a postsecondary educational institution.
  269         5. Beginning in the 1999-2000 school year, dropout
  270  prevention programs as defined in ss. 1003.52, 1003.53(1)(a),
  271  (b), and (c), and 1003.54 shall be included in group 1 programs
  272  under subparagraph (d)3.
  273         (g) Education for speakers of other languages.—A school
  274  district or a full-time virtual instruction program is eligible
  275  to report full-time equivalent student membership in the ESOL
  276  program in the Florida Education Finance Program provided the
  277  following conditions are met:
  278         1. The school district or the full-time virtual instruction
  279  program has a plan approved by the Department of Education.
  280         2. The eligible student is identified and assessed as
  281  limited English proficient based on assessment criteria.
  282         3.a. An eligible student may be reported for funding in the
  283  ESOL program for a base period of 3 years. However, a student
  284  whose English competency does not meet the criteria for
  285  proficiency after 3 years in the ESOL program may be reported
  286  for a fourth, fifth, and sixth year of funding, provided his or
  287  her limited English proficiency is assessed and properly
  288  documented prior to his or her enrollment in each additional
  289  year beyond the 3-year base period.
  290         b. If a student exits the program and is later reclassified
  291  as limited English proficient, the student may be reported in
  292  the ESOL program for funding for an additional year, or extended
  293  annually for a period not to exceed a total of 6 years pursuant
  294  to this paragraph, based on an annual evaluation of the
  295  student’s status.
  296         4. An eligible student may be reported for funding in the
  297  ESOL program for membership in ESOL instruction in English and
  298  ESOL instruction or home language instruction in the basic
  299  subject areas of mathematics, science, social studies, and
  300  computer literacy.
  301         (h) Small, isolated high schools.—Districts which levy the
  302  maximum nonvoted discretionary millage, exclusive of millage for
  303  capital outlay purposes levied pursuant to s. 1011.71(2), may
  304  calculate full-time equivalent students for small, isolated high
  305  schools by multiplying the number of unweighted full-time
  306  equivalent students times 2.75; provided the school has attained
  307  a grade of “C” or better, pursuant to s. 1008.34, for the
  308  previous school year. For the purpose of this section, the term
  309  “small, isolated high school” means any high school which is
  310  located no less than 28 miles by the shortest route from another
  311  high school; which has been serving students primarily in basic
  312  studies provided by sub-subparagraphs (c)1.b. and c. and may
  313  include subparagraph (c)4.; and which has a membership of no
  314  more than 100 students, but no fewer than 28 students, in grades
  315  9 through 12.
  316         (i) Calculation of full-time equivalent membership with
  317  respect to dual enrollment instruction.—Students enrolled in
  318  dual enrollment instruction pursuant to s. 1007.271 may be
  319  included in calculations of full-time equivalent student
  320  memberships for basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a
  321  district school board. Instructional time for dual enrollment
  322  may vary from 900 hours; however, the full-time equivalent
  323  student membership value shall be subject to the provisions in
  324  s. 1011.61(4). Dual enrollment full-time equivalent student
  325  membership shall be calculated in an amount equal to the hours
  326  of instruction that would be necessary to earn the full-time
  327  equivalent student membership for an equivalent course if it
  328  were taught in the school district. Students in dual enrollment
  329  courses may also be calculated as the proportional shares of
  330  full-time equivalent enrollments they generate for a Florida
  331  College System institution or university conducting the dual
  332  enrollment instruction. Early admission students shall be
  333  considered dual enrollments for funding purposes. Students may
  334  be enrolled in dual enrollment instruction provided by an
  335  eligible independent college or university and may be included
  336  in calculations of full-time equivalent student memberships for
  337  basic programs for grades 9 through 12 by a district school
  338  board. However, those provisions of law which exempt dual
  339  enrolled and early admission students from payment of
  340  instructional materials and tuition and fees, including
  341  laboratory fees, shall not apply to students who select the
  342  option of enrolling in an eligible independent institution. An
  343  independent college or university which is located and chartered
  344  in Florida, is not for profit, is accredited by the Commission
  345  on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  346  or the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools,
  347  and confers degrees as defined in s. 1005.02 shall be eligible
  348  for inclusion in the dual enrollment or early admission program.
  349  Students enrolled in dual enrollment instruction shall be exempt
  350  from the payment of tuition and fees, including laboratory fees.
  351  No student enrolled in college credit mathematics or English
  352  dual enrollment instruction shall be funded as a dual enrollment
  353  unless the student has successfully completed the relevant
  354  section of the entry-level examination required pursuant to s.
  355  1008.30.
  356         (j) Instruction in exploratory career education.—Students
  357  in grades 7 through 12 who are enrolled for more than four
  358  semesters in exploratory career education may not be counted as
  359  full-time equivalent students for this instruction.
  360         (k) Study hall.—A student who is enrolled in study hall may
  361  not be included in the calculation of full-time equivalent
  362  student membership for funding under this section.
  363         (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  364  membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
  365  scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
  366  membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
  367  International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
  368  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
  369  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  370  student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma.
  371  Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
  372  student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in
  373  the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate
  374  80 percent of the funds received from International
  375  Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose
  376  students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare
  377  prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate
  378  courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of
  379  allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate
  380  program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate
  381  annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination
  382  fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program
  383  coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and
  384  teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students for
  385  the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books;
  386  instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional
  387  materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other
  388  activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate
  389  students or prepare prospective students to enroll in
  390  International Baccalaureate courses; and training or
  391  professional development for International Baccalaureate
  392  teachers. School districts shall allocate the remaining 20
  393  percent of the funds received from International Baccalaureate
  394  bonus FTE funding for programs that assist academically
  395  disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The
  396  school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who
  397  provided International Baccalaureate instruction:
  398         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  399  the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
  400  Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
  401  International Baccalaureate examination.
  402         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
  403  Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
  404  or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
  405  International Baccalaureate examination, regardless of the
  406  number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a
  407  4 or higher on the International Baccalaureate examination.
  408  
  409  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph may not
  410  exceed $2,000 in any given school year. However, the maximum
  411  bonus shall be $3,000 if at least 50 percent of the students
  412  enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or higher on
  413  the examination in a school designated with a grade of “A,” “B,”
  414  or “C”; or if at least 25 percent of the students enrolled in a
  415  teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or higher on the examination
  416  in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F.” Bonuses
  417  awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any regular
  418  wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to
  419  receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an additional
  420  bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying score up to
  421  the maximum of $3,000 in any given school year.
  422         (m) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  423  membership based on Advanced International Certificate of
  424  Education examination scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full
  425  time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  426  student enrolled in a full-credit Advanced International
  427  Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or
  428  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.08 full-time
  429  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  430  student enrolled in a half-credit Advanced International
  431  Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or
  432  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
  433  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  434  student who receives an Advanced International Certificate of
  435  Education diploma. Such value shall be added to the total full
  436  time equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades
  437  9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. The school district
  438  shall distribute to each classroom teacher who provided Advanced
  439  International Certificate of Education instruction:
  440         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  441  the Advanced International Certificate of Education teacher in
  442  each full-credit Advanced International Certificate of Education
  443  course who receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced
  444  International Certificate of Education examination. A bonus in
  445  the amount of $25 for each student taught by the Advanced
  446  International Certificate of Education teacher in each half
  447  credit Advanced International Certificate of Education course
  448  who receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced
  449  International Certificate of Education examination.
  450         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced
  451  International Certificate of Education teacher in a school
  452  designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who has at least one
  453  student scoring E or higher on the full-credit Advanced
  454  International Certificate of Education examination, regardless
  455  of the number of classes taught or of the number of students
  456  scoring an E or higher on the full-credit Advanced International
  457  Certificate of Education examination.
  458         3. Additional bonuses of $250 each to teachers of half
  459  credit Advanced International Certificate of Education classes
  460  in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” which has at
  461  least one student scoring an E or higher on the half-credit
  462  Advanced International Certificate of Education examination in
  463  that class. The maximum additional bonus for a teacher awarded
  464  in accordance with this subparagraph shall not exceed $500 in
  465  any given school year. Teachers receiving an award under
  466  subparagraph 2. are not eligible for a bonus under this
  467  subparagraph.
  468  
  469  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall
  470  not exceed $2,000 in any given school year and shall be in
  471  addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received
  472  or is scheduled to receive.
  473         (n) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  474  membership based on college board advanced placement scores of
  475  students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
  476  membership shall be calculated for each student in each advanced
  477  placement course who receives a score of 3 or higher on the
  478  College Board Advanced Placement Examination for the prior year
  479  and added to the total full-time equivalent student membership
  480  in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent
  481  fiscal year. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of
  482  the funds provided to the district for advanced placement
  483  instruction, in accordance with this paragraph, to the high
  484  school that generates the funds. The school district shall
  485  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided advanced
  486  placement instruction:
  487         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  488  the Advanced Placement teacher in each advanced placement course
  489  who receives a score of 3 or higher on the College Board
  490  Advanced Placement Examination.
  491         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced Placement
  492  teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who
  493  has at least one student scoring 3 or higher on the College
  494  Board Advanced Placement Examination, regardless of the number
  495  of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 3 or
  496  higher on the College Board Advanced Placement Examination.
  497  
  498  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall
  499  not exceed $2,000 in any given school year. However, the maximum
  500  bonus shall be $3,000 if at least 50 percent of the students
  501  enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 3 or higher on
  502  the examination in a school with a grade of “A,” “B,” or “C” or
  503  if at least 25 percent of the students enrolled in a teacher’s
  504  course earn a score of 3 or higher on the examination in a
  505  school with a grade of “D” or “F.” Bonuses awarded under this
  506  paragraph shall be in addition to any regular wage or other
  507  bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive. For such
  508  courses, the teacher shall earn an additional bonus of $50 for
  509  each student who has a qualifying score up to the maximum of
  510  $3,000 in any given school year.
  511         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  512  membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
  513  course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
  514  courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
  515  Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
  516  certification identified on the CAPE Industry Certification
  517  Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
  518  Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
  519  1003.4203.—
  520         1.a. A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
  521  membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
  522  certificates earned by students in elementary and middle school
  523  grades.
  524         b. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
  525  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
  526  course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses with embedded
  527  CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an industry
  528  certification identified annually on the CAPE Industry
  529  Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted by the
  530  State Board of Education. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
  531  membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
  532  CAPE industry certification that has a statewide articulation
  533  agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
  534  Education. For CAPE industry certifications that do not
  535  articulate for college credit, the Department of Education shall
  536  assign a full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each
  537  certification. Middle grades students who earn additional FTE
  538  membership for a CAPE Digital Tool certificate pursuant to sub
  539  subparagraph a. may not use the previously funded examination to
  540  satisfy the requirements for earning an industry certification
  541  under this sub-subparagraph. Additional FTE membership for an
  542  elementary or middle grades student may not exceed 0.1 for
  543  certificates or certifications earned within the same fiscal
  544  year. The State Board of Education shall include the assigned
  545  values on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under
  546  rules adopted by the state board. Such value shall be added to
  547  the total full-time equivalent student membership for grades 6
  548  through 12 in the subsequent year. CAPE industry certifications
  549  earned through dual enrollment must be reported and funded
  550  pursuant to s. 1011.80. However, if a student earns a
  551  certification through a dual enrollment course and the
  552  certification is not a fundable certification on the
  553  postsecondary certification funding list, or the dual enrollment
  554  certification is earned as a result of an agreement between a
  555  school district and a nonpublic postsecondary institution, the
  556  bonus value shall be funded in the same manner as other nondual
  557  enrollment course industry certifications. In such cases, the
  558  school district may provide for an agreement between the high
  559  school and the technical center, or the school district and the
  560  postsecondary institution may enter into an agreement for
  561  equitable distribution of the bonus funds.
  562         c. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
  563  shall be calculated for student completion of the courses and
  564  the embedded certifications identified on the CAPE Industry
  565  Certification Funding List and approved by the commissioner
  566  pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(a) and 1008.44.
  567         d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
  568  shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
  569  Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit
  570  hours, and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
  571  calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
  572  articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
  573  Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
  574  commissioner pursuant to ss. 1003.4203(5)(b) and 1008.44.
  575         2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
  576  funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
  577  with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds.
  578  This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
  579  basic operation of the program.
  580         3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
  581  school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
  582  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
  583  instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE industry
  584  certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
  585  membership under subparagraph 1.:
  586         a. A bonus of $25 for each student taught by a teacher who
  587  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  588  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  589  Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
  590         b. A bonus of $50 for each student taught by a teacher who
  591  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  592  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  593  Funding List with a weight of 0.2.
  594         c. A bonus of $75 for each student taught by a teacher who
  595  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  596  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  597  Funding List with a weight of 0.3.
  598         d. A bonus of $100 for each student taught by a teacher who
  599  provided instruction in a course that led to the attainment of a
  600  CAPE industry certification on the CAPE Industry Certification
  601  Funding List with a weight of 0.5 or 1.0.
  602  
  603  Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
  604  teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
  605  the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
  606  calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
  607  associated weight of a CAPE industry certification on the CAPE
  608  Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which the
  609  certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to a
  610  teacher under this paragraph may not exceed $3,000 in any given
  611  school year and is in addition to any regular wage or other
  612  bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive.
  613         (p) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  614  membership based upon early high school graduation.— Each school
  615  district may receive funding for each student who graduates
  616  early pursuant to s. 1003.4281. A district may earn 0.25
  617  additional FTE for a student who graduates one semester in
  618  advance of the student’s cohort and 0.5 additional FTE for a
  619  student who graduates 1 year or more in advance of the student’s
  620  cohort. If the student was enrolled in the district as a full
  621  time high school student for at least 2 years, the district
  622  shall report the additional FTE for payment in the subsequent
  623  fiscal year. If the student was enrolled in the district for
  624  less than 2 years, the district of enrollment shall report the
  625  additional FTE and shall transfer a proportionate share of the
  626  funds earned for early graduation to the district in which the
  627  student was previously enrolled. Additional FTE included in the
  628  2014-2015 Florida Education Finance Program for early graduation
  629  shall be reported and funded pursuant to this paragraph.
  630         (q) Year-round-school programs.—The Commissioner of
  631  Education is authorized to adjust student eligibility
  632  definitions, funding criteria, and reporting requirements of
  633  statutes and rules in order that year-round-school programs may
  634  achieve equivalent application of funding requirements with non
  635  year-round-school programs.
  636         (r) Extended-school-year program.—It is the intent of the
  637  Legislature that students be provided additional instruction by
  638  extending the school year to 210 days or more. Districts may
  639  apply to the Commissioner of Education for funds to be used in
  640  planning and implementing an extended-school-year program.
  641         (s) Determination of the basic amount for current
  642  operation.—The basic amount for current operation to be included
  643  in the Florida Education Finance Program for kindergarten
  644  through grade 12 for each district shall be the product of the
  645  following:
  646         1. The full-time equivalent student membership in each
  647  program, multiplied by
  648         2. The cost factor for each program, adjusted for the
  649  maximum as provided by paragraph (c), multiplied by
  650         3. The base student allocation.
  651         (t) Computation for funding through the Florida Education
  652  Finance Program.—The State Board of Education may adopt rules
  653  establishing programs, industry certifications, and courses for
  654  which the student may earn credit toward high school graduation.
  655         (2) DETERMINATION OF DISTRICT COST DIFFERENTIALS.—The
  656  Commissioner of Education shall annually compute for each
  657  district the current year’s district cost differential. The
  658  district cost differential shall be calculated by adding each
  659  district’s price level index as published in the Florida Price
  660  Level Index for the most recent 3 years and dividing the
  661  resulting sum by 3. The result for each district shall be
  662  multiplied by 0.008 and to the resulting product shall be added
  663  0.200; the sum thus obtained shall be the cost differential for
  664  that district for that year.
  665         (3) INSERVICE EDUCATIONAL PERSONNEL TRAINING EXPENDITURE.
  666  Of the amount computed in subsections (1) and (2), a percentage
  667  of the base student allocation per full-time equivalent student
  668  or other funds shall be expended for educational training
  669  programs as determined by the district school board as provided
  670  in s. 1012.98.
  671         (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The
  672  Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort
  673  for all school districts collectively as an item in the General
  674  Appropriations Act for each fiscal year or in any law providing
  675  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
  676  2018 fiscal year. The amount that each district shall provide
  677  annually toward the cost of the Florida Education Finance
  678  Program for kindergarten through grade 12 programs shall be
  679  calculated as follows:
  680         (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.—
  681         1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the
  682  Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of
  683  Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for
  684  school purposes in each school district and the total for all
  685  school districts in the state for the current calendar year
  686  based on the latest available data obtained from the local
  687  property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable
  688  value for school purposes for that year, and no further
  689  adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to
  690  paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by
  691  final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (15)(b). Not
  692  later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education shall compute
  693  a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one one-thousandth
  694  of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of the estimated
  695  state total taxable value for school purposes, would generate
  696  the prescribed aggregate required local effort for that year for
  697  all districts. The Commissioner of Education shall certify to
  698  each district school board the millage rate, computed as
  699  prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum millage rate
  700  necessary to provide the district required local effort for that
  701  year.
  702         b. The General Appropriations Act or any law providing
  703  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
  704  2018 fiscal year, shall direct the computation of the statewide
  705  adjusted aggregate amount for required local effort for all
  706  school districts collectively from ad valorem taxes to ensure
  707  that no school district’s revenue from required local effort
  708  millage will produce more than 90 percent of the district’s
  709  total Florida Education Finance Program calculation as
  710  calculated and adopted by the Legislature, and the adjustment of
  711  the required local effort millage rate of each district that
  712  produces more than 90 percent of its total Florida Education
  713  Finance Program entitlement to a level that will produce only 90
  714  percent of its total Florida Education Finance Program
  715  entitlement in the July calculation.
  716         2. On the same date as the certification in sub
  717  subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to
  718  the Commissioner of Education for each district:
  719         a. Each year for which the property appraiser has certified
  720  the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if
  721  applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph
  722  1.a.
  723         b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the
  724  taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s.
  725  193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification
  726  under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that
  727  reflects all final administrative actions of the value
  728  adjustment board.
  729         (b) Equalization of required local effort.—
  730         1. The Department of Revenue shall include with its
  731  certifications provided pursuant to paragraph (a) its most
  732  recent determination of the assessment level of the prior year’s
  733  assessment roll for each county and for the state as a whole.
  734         2. The Commissioner of Education shall adjust the required
  735  local effort millage of each district for the current year,
  736  computed pursuant to paragraph (a), as follows:
  737         a. The equalization factor for the prior year’s assessment
  738  roll of each district shall be multiplied by 96 percent of the
  739  taxable value for school purposes shown on that roll and by the
  740  prior year’s required local-effort millage, exclusive of any
  741  equalization adjustment made pursuant to this paragraph. The
  742  dollar amount so computed shall be the additional required local
  743  effort for equalization for the current year.
  744         b. Such equalization factor shall be computed as the
  745  quotient of the prior year’s assessment level of the state as a
  746  whole divided by the prior year’s assessment level of the
  747  county, from which quotient shall be subtracted 1.
  748         c. The dollar amount of additional required local effort
  749  for equalization for each district shall be converted to a
  750  millage rate, based on 96 percent of the current year’s taxable
  751  value for that district, and added to the required local effort
  752  millage determined pursuant to paragraph (a).
  753         3. Notwithstanding the limitations imposed pursuant to s.
  754  1011.71(1), the total required local-effort millage, including
  755  additional required local effort for equalization, shall be an
  756  amount not to exceed 10 minus the maximum millage allowed as
  757  nonvoted discretionary millage, exclusive of millage authorized
  758  pursuant to s. 1011.71(2). Nothing herein shall be construed to
  759  allow a millage in excess of that authorized in s. 9, Art. VII
  760  of the State Constitution.
  761         4. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “assessment
  762  level” means the value-weighted mean assessment ratio for the
  763  county or state as a whole, as determined pursuant to s.
  764  195.096, or as subsequently adjusted. However, for those parcels
  765  studied pursuant to s. 195.096(3)(a)1. which are receiving the
  766  assessment limitation set forth in s. 193.155, and for which the
  767  assessed value is less than the just value, the department shall
  768  use the assessed value in the numerator and the denominator of
  769  such assessment ratio. In the event a court has adjudicated that
  770  the department failed to establish an accurate estimate of an
  771  assessment level of a county and recomputation resulting in an
  772  accurate estimate based upon the evidence before the court was
  773  not possible, that county shall be presumed to have an
  774  assessment level equal to that of the state as a whole.
  775         5. If, in the prior year, taxes were levied against an
  776  interim assessment roll pursuant to s. 193.1145, the assessment
  777  level and prior year’s nonexempt assessed valuation used for the
  778  purposes of this paragraph shall be those of the interim
  779  assessment roll.
  780         (c) Exclusion.—
  781         1. In those instances in which:
  782         a. There is litigation either attacking the authority of
  783  the property appraiser to include certain property on the tax
  784  assessment roll as taxable property or contesting the assessed
  785  value of certain property on the tax assessment roll, and
  786         b. The assessed value of the property in contest involves
  787  more than 6 percent of the total nonexempt assessment roll, the
  788  plaintiff shall provide to the district school board of the
  789  county in which the property is located and to the Department of
  790  Education a certified copy of the petition and receipt for the
  791  good faith payment at the time they are filed with the court.
  792         2. For purposes of computing the required local effort for
  793  each district affected by such petition, the Department of
  794  Education shall exclude from the district’s total nonexempt
  795  assessment roll the assessed value of the property in contest
  796  and shall add the amount of the good faith payment to the
  797  district’s required local effort.
  798         (d) Recomputation.—Following final adjudication of any
  799  litigation on the basis of which an adjustment in taxable value
  800  was made pursuant to paragraph (c), the department shall
  801  recompute the required local effort for each district for each
  802  year affected by such adjustments, utilizing taxable values
  803  approved by the court, and shall adjust subsequent allocations
  804  to such districts accordingly.
  805         (e) Prior period funding adjustment millage.—
  806         1. An additional millage to be known as the Prior Period
  807  Funding Adjustment Millage shall be levied by a school district
  808  if the prior period unrealized required local effort funds are
  809  greater than zero. The Commissioner of Education shall calculate
  810  the amount of the prior period unrealized required local effort
  811  funds as specified in subparagraph 2. and the millage required
  812  to generate that amount as specified in this subparagraph. The
  813  Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage shall be the quotient of
  814  the prior period unrealized required local effort funds divided
  815  by the current year taxable value certified to the Commissioner
  816  of Education pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a)1.a. This levy
  817  shall be in addition to the required local effort millage
  818  certified pursuant to this subsection. Such millage shall not
  819  affect the calculation of the current year’s required local
  820  effort, and the funds generated by such levy shall not be
  821  included in the district’s Florida Education Finance Program
  822  allocation for that fiscal year. For purposes of the millage to
  823  be included on the Notice of Proposed Taxes, the Commissioner of
  824  Education shall adjust the required local effort millage
  825  computed pursuant to paragraph (a) as adjusted by paragraph (b)
  826  for the current year for any district that levies a Prior Period
  827  Funding Adjustment Millage to include all Prior Period Funding
  828  Adjustment Millage. For the purpose of this paragraph, a Prior
  829  Period Funding Adjustment Millage shall be levied for each year
  830  certified by the Department of Revenue pursuant to sub
  831  subparagraph (a)2.a. since the previous year certification and
  832  for which the calculation in sub-subparagraph 2.b. is greater
  833  than zero.
  834         2.a. As used in this subparagraph, the term:
  835         (I) “Prior year” means a year certified under sub
  836  subparagraph (a)2.a.
  837         (II) “Preliminary taxable value” means:
  838         (A) If the prior year is the 2009-2010 fiscal year or
  839  later, the taxable value certified to the Commissioner of
  840  Education pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a)1.a.
  841         (B) If the prior year is the 2008-2009 fiscal year or
  842  earlier, the taxable value certified pursuant to the final
  843  calculation as specified in former paragraph (b) as that
  844  paragraph existed in the prior year.
  845         (III) “Final taxable value” means the district’s taxable
  846  value as certified by the property appraiser pursuant to s.
  847  193.122(2) or (3), if applicable. This is the certification that
  848  reflects all final administrative actions of the value
  849  adjustment board.
  850         b. For purposes of this subsection and with respect to each
  851  year certified pursuant to sub-subparagraph (a)2.a., if the
  852  district’s prior year preliminary taxable value is greater than
  853  the district’s prior year final taxable value, the prior period
  854  unrealized required local effort funds are the difference
  855  between the district’s prior year preliminary taxable value and
  856  the district’s prior year final taxable value, multiplied by the
  857  prior year district required local effort millage. If the
  858  district’s prior year preliminary taxable value is less than the
  859  district’s prior year final taxable value, the prior period
  860  unrealized required local effort funds are zero.
  861         c. If a district’s prior period unrealized required local
  862  effort funds and prior period district required local effort
  863  millage cannot be determined because such district’s final
  864  taxable value has not yet been certified pursuant to s.
  865  193.122(2) or (3), the Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage
  866  for such fiscal year shall be levied, if not previously levied,
  867  in an amount equal to 75 percent of such district’s most recent
  868  unrealized required local effort for which a Prior Period
  869  Funding Adjustment Millage was determined as provided in this
  870  section. Upon certification of the final taxable value in
  871  accordance with s. 193.122(2) or (3) for a tax roll for which a
  872  75 percent Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage was levied,
  873  the next Prior Period Funding Adjustment Millage shall be
  874  adjusted to include any shortfall or surplus in the prior period
  875  unrealized required local effort funds that would have been
  876  levied, had the district’s final taxable value been certified
  877  pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3). If this adjustment is made for
  878  a surplus, the reduction in prior period millage may not exceed
  879  the prior period funding adjustment millage calculated pursuant
  880  to subparagraph 1. and sub-subparagraphs a. and b., or pursuant
  881  to this sub-subparagraph, whichever is applicable, and any
  882  additional reduction shall be carried forward to the subsequent
  883  fiscal year.
  884         (5) DISCRETIONARY MILLAGE COMPRESSION SUPPLEMENT.—The
  885  Legislature shall prescribe in the General Appropriations Act,
  886  pursuant to s. 1011.71(1), or in any law providing funding for
  887  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
  888  year, the rate of nonvoted current operating discretionary
  889  millage that shall be used to calculate a discretionary millage
  890  compression supplement. If the prescribed millage generates an
  891  amount of funds per unweighted FTE for the district that is less
  892  than the state average, the district shall receive an amount per
  893  FTE that, when added to the funds per FTE generated by the
  894  designated levy, shall equal the state average.
  895         (6) CATEGORICAL FUNDS.—
  896         (a) In addition to the basic amount for current operations
  897  for the FEFP as determined in subsection (1), the Legislature
  898  may appropriate categorical funding for specified programs,
  899  activities, or purposes.
  900         (b) If a district school board finds and declares in a
  901  resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the school board that
  902  the funds received for any of the following categorical
  903  appropriations are urgently needed to maintain school board
  904  specified academic classroom instruction, the school board may
  905  consider and approve an amendment to the school district
  906  operating budget transferring the identified amount of the
  907  categorical funds to the appropriate account for expenditure:
  908         1. Funds for student transportation.
  909         2. Funds for safe schools.
  910         3. Funds for supplemental academic instruction if the
  911  required additional hour of instruction beyond the normal school
  912  day for each day of the entire school year has been provided for
  913  the students in each low-performing elementary school in the
  914  district pursuant to paragraph (1)(f).
  915         4. Funds for research-based reading instruction if the
  916  required additional hour of instruction beyond the normal school
  917  day for each day of the entire school year has been provided for
  918  the students in each low-performing elementary school in the
  919  district pursuant to paragraph (9)(a).
  920         5. Funds for instructional materials if all instructional
  921  material purchases necessary to provide updated materials that
  922  are aligned with applicable state standards and course
  923  descriptions and that meet statutory requirements of content and
  924  learning have been completed for that fiscal year, but no sooner
  925  than March 1. Funds available after March 1 may be used to
  926  purchase hardware for student instruction.
  927         (c) Each district school board shall include in its annual
  928  financial report to the Department of Education the amount of
  929  funds the school board transferred from each of the categorical
  930  funds identified in this subsection and the specific academic
  931  classroom instruction for which the transferred funds were
  932  expended. The Department of Education shall provide instructions
  933  and specify the format to be used in submitting this required
  934  information as a part of the district annual financial report.
  935  The Department of Education shall submit a report to the
  936  Legislature that identifies by district and by categorical fund
  937  the amount transferred and the specific academic classroom
  938  activity for which the funds were expended.
  939         (d) If a district school board transfers funds from its
  940  research-based reading instruction allocation, the board must
  941  also submit to the Department of Education an amendment
  942  describing the changes that the district is making to its
  943  reading plan approved pursuant to paragraph (9)(d).
  944         (7) DETERMINATION OF SPARSITY SUPPLEMENT.—
  945         (a) Annually, in an amount to be determined by the
  946  Legislature through the General Appropriations Act or through
  947  any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
  948  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, there shall be added to
  949  the basic amount for current operation of the FEFP qualified
  950  districts a sparsity supplement which shall be computed as
  951  follows:
  952  
  953      Sparsity Factor =        1101.8918        -0.1101              
  954                        2700 + districtsparsityIndex
  955  
  956  except that districts with a sparsity index of 1,000 or less
  957  shall be computed as having a sparsity index of 1,000, and
  958  districts having a sparsity index of 7,308 and above shall be
  959  computed as having a sparsity factor of zero. A qualified
  960  district’s full-time equivalent student membership shall equal
  961  or be less than that prescribed annually by the Legislature in
  962  the appropriations act or in any law providing funding for the
  963  Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
  964  The amount prescribed annually by the Legislature shall be no
  965  less than 17,000, but no more than 24,000.
  966         (b) The district sparsity index shall be computed by
  967  dividing the total number of full-time equivalent students in
  968  all programs in the district by the number of senior high school
  969  centers in the district, not in excess of three, which centers
  970  are approved as permanent centers by a survey made by the
  971  Department of Education.
  972         (c) If the sparsity supplement calculated in paragraphs (a)
  973  and (b) for an eligible district is less than $100 per full-time
  974  equivalent student, the district’s supplement shall be increased
  975  to $100 per FTE or to the minimum amount per FTE designated in
  976  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
  977  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
  978  fiscal year.
  979         (d) Each district’s allocation of sparsity supplement funds
  980  shall be adjusted in the following manner:
  981         1. A maximum discretionary levy per FTE value for each
  982  district shall be calculated by dividing the value of each
  983  district’s maximum discretionary levy by its FTE student count.
  984         2. A state average discretionary levy value per FTE shall
  985  be calculated by dividing the total maximum discretionary levy
  986  value for all districts by the state total FTE student count.
  987         3. A total potential funds per FTE for each district shall
  988  be calculated by dividing the total potential funds, not
  989  including Florida School Recognition Program funds and the
  990  minimum guarantee funds, for each district by its FTE student
  991  count.
  992         4. A state average total potential funds per FTE shall be
  993  calculated by dividing the total potential funds, not including
  994  Florida School Recognition Program funds and the minimum
  995  guarantee funds, for all districts by the state total FTE
  996  student count.
  997         5. For districts that have a levy value per FTE as
  998  calculated in subparagraph 1. higher than the state average
  999  calculated in subparagraph 2., a sparsity wealth adjustment
 1000  shall be calculated as the product of the difference between the
 1001  state average levy value per FTE calculated in subparagraph 2.
 1002  and the district’s levy value per FTE calculated in subparagraph
 1003  1. and the district’s FTE student count and -1. However, no
 1004  district shall have a sparsity wealth adjustment that, when
 1005  applied to the total potential funds calculated in subparagraph
 1006  3., would cause the district’s total potential funds per FTE to
 1007  be less than the state average calculated in subparagraph 4.
 1008         6. Each district’s sparsity supplement allocation shall be
 1009  calculated by adding the amount calculated as specified in
 1010  paragraphs (a) and (b) and the wealth adjustment amount
 1011  calculated in this paragraph.
 1012         (8) DECLINE IN FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.—In those
 1013  districts where there is a decline between prior year and
 1014  current year unweighted FTE students, a percentage of the
 1015  decline in the unweighted FTE students as determined by the
 1016  Legislature shall be multiplied by the prior year calculated
 1017  FEFP per unweighted FTE student and shall be added to the
 1018  allocation for that district. For this purpose, the calculated
 1019  FEFP shall be computed by multiplying the weighted FTE students
 1020  by the base student allocation and then by the district cost
 1021  differential. If a district transfers a program to another
 1022  institution not under the authority of the district’s school
 1023  board, including a charter technical career center, the decline
 1024  is to be multiplied by a factor of 0.15. However, if the funds
 1025  provided for the Florida Education Finance Program in the
 1026  General Appropriations Act for any fiscal year or in any law
 1027  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1028  the 2017-2018 fiscal year are reduced by a subsequent
 1029  appropriation for that fiscal year, the percent of the decline
 1030  in the unweighted FTE students to be funded shall be determined
 1031  by the Legislature and designated in the subsequent
 1032  appropriation.
 1033         (9) RESEARCH-BASED READING INSTRUCTION ALLOCATION.—
 1034         (a) The research-based reading instruction allocation is
 1035  created to provide comprehensive reading instruction to students
 1036  in kindergarten through grade 12. For the 2014-2015 fiscal year,
 1037  in each school district that has one or more of the 300 lowest
 1038  performing elementary schools based on the state reading
 1039  assessment, priority shall be given to providing an additional
 1040  hour per day of intensive reading instruction beyond the normal
 1041  school day for each day of the entire school year for the
 1042  students in each school. Students enrolled in these schools who
 1043  have level 5 assessment scores may participate in the additional
 1044  hour of instruction on an optional basis. Exceptional student
 1045  education centers shall not be included in the 300 schools. The
 1046  intensive reading instruction delivered in this additional hour
 1047  and for other students shall include: research-based reading
 1048  instruction that has been proven to accelerate progress of
 1049  students exhibiting a reading deficiency; differentiated
 1050  instruction based on student assessment data to meet students’
 1051  specific reading needs; explicit and systematic reading
 1052  development in phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary,
 1053  and comprehension, with more extensive opportunities for guided
 1054  practice, error correction, and feedback; and the integration of
 1055  social studies, science, and mathematics-text reading, text
 1056  discussion, and writing in response to reading. For the 2012
 1057  2013 and 2013-2014 fiscal years, a school district may not hire
 1058  more reading coaches than were hired during the 2011-2012 fiscal
 1059  year unless all students in kindergarten through grade 5 who
 1060  demonstrate a reading deficiency, as determined by district and
 1061  state assessments, including students scoring Level 1 or Level 2
 1062  on the statewide, standardized reading assessment or, upon
 1063  implementation, the English Language Arts assessment, are
 1064  provided an additional hour per day of intensive reading
 1065  instruction beyond the normal school day for each day of the
 1066  entire school year.
 1067         (b) Funds for comprehensive, research-based reading
 1068  instruction shall be allocated annually to each school district
 1069  in the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act or in
 1070  any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1071  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Each eligible school
 1072  district shall receive the same minimum amount as specified in
 1073  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1074  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1075  fiscal year, and any remaining funds shall be distributed to
 1076  eligible school districts based on each school district’s
 1077  proportionate share of K-12 base funding.
 1078         (c) Funds allocated under this subsection must be used to
 1079  provide a system of comprehensive reading instruction to
 1080  students enrolled in the K-12 programs, which may include the
 1081  following:
 1082         1. The provision of an additional hour per day of intensive
 1083  reading instruction to students in the 300 lowest-performing
 1084  elementary schools by teachers and reading specialists who are
 1085  effective in teaching reading.
 1086         2. Kindergarten through grade 5 reading intervention
 1087  teachers to provide intensive intervention during the school day
 1088  and in the required extra hour for students identified as having
 1089  a reading deficiency.
 1090         3. The provision of highly qualified reading coaches to
 1091  specifically support teachers in making instructional decisions
 1092  based on student data, and improve teacher delivery of effective
 1093  reading instruction, intervention, and reading in the content
 1094  areas based on student need.
 1095         4. Professional development for school district teachers in
 1096  scientifically based reading instruction, including strategies
 1097  to teach reading in content areas and with an emphasis on
 1098  technical and informational text.
 1099         5. The provision of summer reading camps for all students
 1100  in kindergarten through grade 2 who demonstrate a reading
 1101  deficiency as determined by district and state assessments, and
 1102  students in grades 3 through 5 who score at Level 1 on the
 1103  statewide, standardized reading assessment or, upon
 1104  implementation, the English Language Arts assessment.
 1105         6. The provision of supplemental instructional materials
 1106  that are grounded in scientifically based reading research.
 1107         7. The provision of intensive interventions for students in
 1108  kindergarten through grade 12 who have been identified as having
 1109  a reading deficiency or who are reading below grade level as
 1110  determined by the statewide, standardized assessment.
 1111         (d) Annually, by a date determined by the Department of
 1112  Education but before May 1, school districts shall submit a K-12
 1113  comprehensive reading plan for the specific use of the research
 1114  based reading instruction allocation in the format prescribed by
 1115  the department for review and approval by the Just Read,
 1116  Florida! Office created pursuant to s. 1001.215. The plan
 1117  annually submitted by school districts shall be deemed approved
 1118  unless the department rejects the plan on or before June 1. If a
 1119  school district and the Just Read, Florida! Office cannot reach
 1120  agreement on the contents of the plan, the school district may
 1121  appeal to the State Board of Education for resolution. School
 1122  districts shall be allowed reasonable flexibility in designing
 1123  their plans and shall be encouraged to offer reading
 1124  intervention through innovative methods, including career
 1125  academies. The plan format shall be developed with input from
 1126  school district personnel, including teachers and principals,
 1127  and shall allow courses in core, career, and alternative
 1128  programs that deliver intensive reading remediation through
 1129  integrated curricula, provided that the teacher is deemed highly
 1130  qualified to teach reading or working toward that status. No
 1131  later than July 1 annually, the department shall release the
 1132  school district’s allocation of appropriated funds to those
 1133  districts having approved plans. A school district that spends
 1134  100 percent of this allocation on its approved plan shall be
 1135  deemed to have been in compliance with the plan. The department
 1136  may withhold funds upon a determination that reading instruction
 1137  allocation funds are not being used to implement the approved
 1138  plan. The department shall monitor and track the implementation
 1139  of each district plan, including conducting site visits and
 1140  collecting specific data on expenditures and reading improvement
 1141  results. By February 1 of each year, the department shall report
 1142  its findings to the Legislature.
 1143         (10) CALCULATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION FOR JUVENILE
 1144  JUSTICE EDUCATION PROGRAMS.—The total K-12 weighted full-time
 1145  equivalent student membership in juvenile justice education
 1146  programs in each school district shall be multiplied by the
 1147  amount of the state average class-size-reduction factor
 1148  multiplied by the district’s cost differential. An amount equal
 1149  to the sum of this calculation shall be allocated in the FEFP to
 1150  each school district to supplement other sources of funding for
 1151  students in juvenile justice education programs.
 1152         (11) VIRTUAL EDUCATION CONTRIBUTION.—The Legislature may
 1153  annually provide in the Florida Education Finance Program a
 1154  virtual education contribution. The amount of the virtual
 1155  education contribution shall be the difference between the
 1156  amount per FTE established in the General Appropriations Act or
 1157  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1158  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year for virtual education and
 1159  the amount per FTE for each district and the Florida Virtual
 1160  School, which may be calculated by taking the sum of the base
 1161  FEFP allocation, the discretionary local effort, the state
 1162  funded discretionary contribution, the discretionary millage
 1163  compression supplement, the research-based reading instruction
 1164  allocation, and the instructional materials allocation, and then
 1165  dividing by the total unweighted FTE. This difference shall be
 1166  multiplied by the virtual education unweighted FTE for programs
 1167  and options identified in s. 1002.455(3) and the Florida Virtual
 1168  School and its franchises to equal the virtual education
 1169  contribution and shall be included as a separate allocation in
 1170  the funding formula.
 1171         (12) FLORIDA DIGITAL CLASSROOMS ALLOCATION.—
 1172         (a) The Florida digital classrooms allocation is created to
 1173  support school district and school efforts and strategies to
 1174  improve outcomes related to student performance by integrating
 1175  technology in classroom teaching and learning. The outcomes must
 1176  be measurable and may also be unique to the needs of individual
 1177  schools and school districts within the general parameters
 1178  established by the Department of Education.
 1179         (b) Each district school board shall adopt a district
 1180  digital classrooms plan that meets the unique needs of students,
 1181  schools, and personnel and submit the plan for approval to the
 1182  Department of Education. In addition, each district school board
 1183  must, at a minimum, seek input from the district’s
 1184  instructional, curriculum, and information technology staff to
 1185  develop the district digital classrooms plan. The district’s
 1186  plan must be within the general parameters established in the
 1187  Florida digital classrooms plan pursuant to s. 1001.20. In
 1188  addition, if the district participates in federal technology
 1189  initiatives and grant programs, the district digital classrooms
 1190  plan must include a plan for meeting requirements of such
 1191  initiatives and grant programs. Funds allocated under this
 1192  subsection must be used to support implementation of district
 1193  digital classrooms plans. By October 1, 2014, and by March 1 of
 1194  each year thereafter, on a date determined by the department,
 1195  each district school board shall submit to the department, in a
 1196  format prescribed by the department, a digital classrooms plan.
 1197  At a minimum, such plan must include, and be annually updated to
 1198  reflect, the following:
 1199         1. Measurable student performance outcomes. Outcomes
 1200  related to student performance, including outcomes for students
 1201  with disabilities, must be tied to the efforts and strategies to
 1202  improve outcomes related to student performance by integrating
 1203  technology in classroom teaching and learning. Results of the
 1204  outcomes shall be reported at least annually for the current
 1205  school year and subsequent 3 years and be accompanied by an
 1206  independent evaluation and validation of the reported results.
 1207         2. Digital learning and technology infrastructure purchases
 1208  and operational activities. Such purchases and activities must
 1209  be tied to the measurable outcomes under subparagraph 1.,
 1210  including, but not limited to, connectivity, broadband access,
 1211  wireless capacity, Internet speed, and data security, all of
 1212  which must meet or exceed minimum requirements and protocols
 1213  established by the department. For each year that the district
 1214  uses funds for infrastructure, a third-party, independent
 1215  evaluation of the district’s technology inventory and
 1216  infrastructure needs must accompany the district’s plan.
 1217         3. Professional development purchases and operational
 1218  activities. Such purchases and activities must be tied to the
 1219  measurable outcomes under subparagraph 1., including, but not
 1220  limited to, using technology in the classroom and improving
 1221  digital literacy and competency.
 1222         4. Digital tool purchases and operational activities. Such
 1223  purchases and activities must be tied to the measurable outcomes
 1224  under subparagraph 1., including, but not limited to,
 1225  competency-based credentials that measure and demonstrate
 1226  digital competency and certifications; third-party assessments
 1227  that demonstrate acquired knowledge and use of digital
 1228  applications; and devices that meet or exceed minimum
 1229  requirements and protocols established by the department.
 1230         5. Online assessment-related purchases and operational
 1231  activities. Such purchases and activities must be tied to the
 1232  measurable outcomes under subparagraph 1., including, but not
 1233  limited to, expanding the capacity to administer assessments and
 1234  compatibility with minimum assessment protocols and requirements
 1235  established by the department.
 1236         (c) The Legislature shall annually provide in the General
 1237  Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for the
 1238  Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year
 1239  the FEFP allocation for implementation of the Florida digital
 1240  classrooms plan to be calculated in an amount up to 1 percent of
 1241  the base student allocation multiplied by the total K-12 full
 1242  time equivalent student enrollment included in the FEFP
 1243  calculations for the legislative appropriation or as provided in
 1244  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1245  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1246  fiscal year. Each school district shall be provided a minimum of
 1247  $250,000, with the remaining balance of the allocation to be
 1248  distributed based on each district’s proportion of the total K
 1249  12 full-time equivalent student enrollment. Distribution of
 1250  funds for the Florida digital classrooms allocation shall begin
 1251  following submittal of each district’s digital classrooms plan,
 1252  which must include formal verification of the superintendent’s
 1253  approval of the digital classrooms plan of each charter school
 1254  in the district, and approval of the plan by the department.
 1255  Prior to the distribution of the Florida digital classrooms
 1256  allocation funds, each district school superintendent shall
 1257  certify to the Commissioner of Education that the district
 1258  school board has approved a comprehensive district digital
 1259  classrooms plan that supports the fidelity of implementation of
 1260  the Florida digital classrooms allocation. District allocations
 1261  shall be recalculated during the fiscal year consistent with the
 1262  periodic recalculation of the FEFP. School districts shall
 1263  provide a proportionate share of the digital classrooms
 1264  allocation to each charter school in the district, as required
 1265  for categorical programs in s. 1002.33(17)(b). A school district
 1266  may use a competitive process to distribute funds for the
 1267  Florida digital classrooms allocation to the schools within the
 1268  school district.
 1269         (d) To facilitate the implementation of the district
 1270  digital classrooms plans and charter school digital classrooms
 1271  plans, the commissioner shall support statewide, coordinated
 1272  partnerships and efforts of this state’s education practitioners
 1273  in the field, including, but not limited to, superintendents,
 1274  principals, and teachers, to identify and share best practices,
 1275  corrective actions, and other identified needs.
 1276         (e) Beginning in the 2015-2016 fiscal year and each year
 1277  thereafter, each district school board shall report to the
 1278  department its use of funds provided through the Florida digital
 1279  classrooms allocation and student performance outcomes in
 1280  accordance with the district’s digital classrooms plan. The
 1281  department may contract with an independent third-party entity
 1282  to conduct an annual independent verification of the district’s
 1283  use of Florida digital classrooms allocation funds in accordance
 1284  with the district’s digital classrooms plan. In the event an
 1285  independent third-party verification is not conducted, the
 1286  Auditor General shall, during scheduled operational audits of
 1287  the school districts, verify compliance of the use of Florida
 1288  digital classrooms allocation funds in accordance with the
 1289  district’s digital classrooms plan. No later than October 1 of
 1290  each year, beginning in the 2015-2016 fiscal year, the
 1291  commissioner shall provide to the Governor, the President of the
 1292  Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a
 1293  summary of each district’s use of funds, student performance
 1294  outcomes, and progress toward meeting statutory requirements and
 1295  timelines.
 1296         (f) Each school district shall provide teachers,
 1297  administrators, students, and parents with access to:
 1298         1. Instructional materials in digital or electronic format,
 1299  as defined in s. 1006.29.
 1300         2. Digital materials, including those digital materials
 1301  that enable students to earn certificates and industry
 1302  certifications pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1008.44.
 1303         3. Teaching and learning tools and resources, including the
 1304  ability for teachers and administrators to manage, assess, and
 1305  monitor student performance data.
 1306         (13) FEDERALLY CONNECTED STUDENT SUPPLEMENT.—The federally
 1307  connected student supplement is created to provide supplemental
 1308  funding for school districts to support the education of
 1309  students connected with federally owned military installations,
 1310  National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) real
 1311  property, and Indian lands. To be eligible for this supplement,
 1312  the district must be eligible for federal Impact Aid Program
 1313  funds under s. 8003 of Title VIII of the Elementary and
 1314  Secondary Education Act of 1965. The supplement shall be
 1315  allocated annually to each eligible school district in the
 1316  amount provided in the General Appropriations Act or in any law
 1317  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1318  the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The supplement shall be the sum of
 1319  the student allocation and an exempt property allocation.
 1320         (a) The student allocation shall be calculated based on the
 1321  number of students reported for federal Impact Aid Program
 1322  funds, including students with disabilities, who meet one of the
 1323  following criteria:
 1324         1. The student has a parent who is on active duty in the
 1325  uniformed services or is an accredited foreign government
 1326  official and military officer. Students with disabilities shall
 1327  also be reported separately for this category.
 1328         2. The student resides on eligible federally owned Indian
 1329  land. Students with disabilities shall also be reported
 1330  separately for this category.
 1331         3. The student resides with a civilian parent who lives or
 1332  works on eligible federal property connected with a military
 1333  installation or NASA. The number of these students shall be
 1334  multiplied by a factor of 0.5.
 1335         (b) The total number of federally connected students
 1336  calculated under paragraph (a) shall be multiplied by a
 1337  percentage of the base student allocation as provided in the
 1338  General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for
 1339  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
 1340  year. The total of the number of students with disabilities as
 1341  reported separately under subparagraphs (a)1. and 2. shall be
 1342  multiplied by an additional percentage of the base student
 1343  allocation as provided in the General Appropriations Act or in
 1344  any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1345  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The base amount and the
 1346  amount for students with disabilities shall be summed to provide
 1347  the student allocation.
 1348         (c) The exempt property allocation shall be equal to the
 1349  tax-exempt value of federal impact aid lands reserved as
 1350  military installations, real property owned by NASA, or eligible
 1351  federally owned Indian lands located in the district, as of
 1352  January 1 of the previous year, multiplied by the millage
 1353  authorized and levied under s. 1011.71(2).
 1354         (14) QUALITY ASSURANCE GUARANTEE.—The Legislature may
 1355  annually in the General Appropriations Act or in any law
 1356  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1357  the 2017-2018 fiscal year determine a percentage increase in
 1358  funds per K-12 unweighted FTE as a minimum guarantee to each
 1359  school district. The guarantee shall be calculated from prior
 1360  year base funding per unweighted FTE student which shall include
 1361  the adjusted FTE dollars as provided in subsection (15), quality
 1362  guarantee funds, and actual nonvoted discretionary local effort
 1363  from taxes. From the base funding per unweighted FTE, the
 1364  increase shall be calculated for the current year. The current
 1365  year funds from which the guarantee shall be determined shall
 1366  include the adjusted FTE dollars as provided in subsection (15)
 1367  and potential nonvoted discretionary local effort from taxes. A
 1368  comparison of current year funds per unweighted FTE to prior
 1369  year funds per unweighted FTE shall be computed. For those
 1370  school districts which have less than the legislatively assigned
 1371  percentage increase, funds shall be provided to guarantee the
 1372  assigned percentage increase in funds per unweighted FTE
 1373  student. Should appropriated funds be less than the sum of this
 1374  calculated amount for all districts, the commissioner shall
 1375  prorate each district’s allocation. This provision shall be
 1376  implemented to the extent specifically funded.
 1377         (15) TOTAL ALLOCATION OF STATE FUNDS TO EACH DISTRICT FOR
 1378  CURRENT OPERATION.—The total annual state allocation to each
 1379  district for current operation for the FEFP shall be distributed
 1380  periodically in the manner prescribed in the General
 1381  Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for the
 1382  Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
 1383         (a) If the funds appropriated for current operation of the
 1384  FEFP are not sufficient to pay the state requirement in full,
 1385  the department shall prorate the available state funds to each
 1386  district in the following manner:
 1387         1. Determine the percentage of proration by dividing the
 1388  sum of the total amount for current operation, as provided in
 1389  this paragraph for all districts collectively, and the total
 1390  district required local effort into the sum of the state funds
 1391  available for current operation and the total district required
 1392  local effort.
 1393         2. Multiply the percentage so determined by the sum of the
 1394  total amount for current operation as provided in this paragraph
 1395  and the required local effort for each individual district.
 1396         3. From the product of such multiplication, subtract the
 1397  required local effort of each district; and the remainder shall
 1398  be the amount of state funds allocated to the district for
 1399  current operation. However, no calculation subsequent to the
 1400  appropriation shall result in negative state funds for any
 1401  district.
 1402         (b) The amount thus obtained shall be the net annual
 1403  allocation to each school district. However, if it is determined
 1404  that any school district received an underallocation or
 1405  overallocation for any prior year because of an arithmetical
 1406  error, assessment roll change required by final judicial
 1407  decision, full-time equivalent student membership error, or any
 1408  allocation error revealed in an audit report, the allocation to
 1409  that district shall be appropriately adjusted. Beginning with
 1410  the 2011-2012 fiscal year, if a special program cost factor is
 1411  less than the basic program cost factor, an audit adjustment may
 1412  not result in the reclassification of the special program FTE to
 1413  the basic program FTE. If the Department of Education audit
 1414  adjustment recommendation is based upon controverted findings of
 1415  fact, the Commissioner of Education is authorized to establish
 1416  the amount of the adjustment based on the best interests of the
 1417  state.
 1418         (c) The amount thus obtained shall represent the net annual
 1419  state allocation to each district; however, notwithstanding any
 1420  of the provisions herein, each district shall be guaranteed a
 1421  minimum level of funding in the amount and manner prescribed in
 1422  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1423  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1424  fiscal year.
 1425         (16) COMPUTATION OF PRIOR YEAR DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL
 1426  EFFORT.—Calculations required in this section shall be based on
 1427  95 percent of the taxable value for school purposes for fiscal
 1428  years prior to the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
 1429         Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of
 1430  section 1011.67, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1431         1011.67 Funds for instructional materials.—
 1432         (1) The department is authorized to allocate and distribute
 1433  to each district an amount as prescribed annually by the
 1434  Legislature for instructional materials for student membership
 1435  in basic and special programs in grades K-12, which will provide
 1436  for growth and maintenance needs. For purposes of this
 1437  subsection, unweighted full-time equivalent students enrolled in
 1438  the lab schools in state universities are to be included as
 1439  school district students and reported as such to the department.
 1440  The annual allocation shall be determined as follows:
 1441         (a) The growth allocation for each school district shall be
 1442  calculated as follows:
 1443         1. Subtract from that district’s projected full-time
 1444  equivalent membership of students in basic and special programs
 1445  in grades K-12 used in determining the initial allocation of the
 1446  Florida Education Finance Program, the prior year’s full-time
 1447  equivalent membership of students in basic and special programs
 1448  in grades K-12 for that district.
 1449         2. Multiply any such increase in full-time equivalent
 1450  student membership by the allocation for a set of instructional
 1451  materials, as determined by the department, or as provided for
 1452  in the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing
 1453  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
 1454  2018 fiscal year.
 1455         3. The amount thus determined shall be that district’s
 1456  initial allocation for growth for the school year. However, the
 1457  department shall recompute and adjust the initial allocation
 1458  based on actual full-time equivalent student membership data for
 1459  that year.
 1460         (b) The maintenance of the instructional materials
 1461  allocation for each school district shall be calculated by
 1462  multiplying each district’s prior year full-time equivalent
 1463  membership of students in basic and special programs in grades
 1464  K-12 by the allocation for maintenance of a set of instructional
 1465  materials as provided for in the General Appropriations Act or
 1466  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1467  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. The amount thus
 1468  determined shall be that district’s initial allocation for
 1469  maintenance for the school year; however, the department shall
 1470  recompute and adjust the initial allocation based on such actual
 1471  full-time equivalent student membership data for that year.
 1472         Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 1011.685, Florida
 1473  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1474         1011.685 Class size reduction; operating categorical fund.—
 1475         (1) There is created an operating categorical fund for
 1476  implementing the class size reduction provisions of s. 1, Art.
 1477  IX of the State Constitution. These funds shall be allocated to
 1478  each school district in the amount prescribed by the Legislature
 1479  in the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing
 1480  funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017
 1481  2018 fiscal year.
 1482         Section 5. Subsections (1), (3), and (9) of section
 1483  1011.71, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
 1484         1011.71 District school tax.—
 1485         (1) If the district school tax is not provided in the
 1486  General Appropriations Act or the substantive bill implementing
 1487  the General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding
 1488  for the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018
 1489  fiscal year, each district school board desiring to participate
 1490  in the state allocation of funds for current operation as
 1491  prescribed by s. 1011.62(15) shall levy on the taxable value for
 1492  school purposes of the district, exclusive of millage voted
 1493  under s. 9(b) or s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution, a
 1494  millage rate not to exceed the amount certified by the
 1495  commissioner as the minimum millage rate necessary to provide
 1496  the district required local effort for the current year,
 1497  pursuant to s. 1011.62(4)(a)1. In addition to the required local
 1498  effort millage levy, each district school board may levy a
 1499  nonvoted current operating discretionary millage. The
 1500  Legislature shall prescribe annually in the appropriations act
 1501  the maximum amount of millage a district may levy.
 1502         (3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if the revenue from 1.5
 1503  mills is insufficient to meet the payments due under a lease
 1504  purchase agreement entered into before June 30, 2009, by a
 1505  district school board pursuant to paragraph (2)(e), or to meet
 1506  other critical district fixed capital outlay needs, the board,
 1507  in addition to the 1.5 mills, may levy up to 0.25 mills for
 1508  fixed capital outlay in lieu of levying an equivalent amount of
 1509  the discretionary mills for operations as provided in the
 1510  General Appropriations Act or in any law providing funding for
 1511  the Florida Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
 1512  year. Millage levied pursuant to this subsection is subject to
 1513  the provisions of s. 200.065 and, combined with the 1.5 mills
 1514  authorized in subsection (2), may not exceed 1.75 mills. If the
 1515  district chooses to use up to 0.25 mills for fixed capital
 1516  outlay, the compression adjustment pursuant to s. 1011.62(5)
 1517  shall be calculated for the standard discretionary millage that
 1518  is not eligible for transfer to capital outlay.
 1519         (9) In addition to the maximum millage levied under this
 1520  section and the General Appropriations Act or in any law
 1521  providing funding for the Florida Education Finance Program for
 1522  the 2017-2018 fiscal year, a school district may levy, by local
 1523  referendum or in a general election, additional millage for
 1524  school operational purposes up to an amount that, when combined
 1525  with nonvoted millage levied under this section, does not exceed
 1526  the 10-mill limit established in s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State
 1527  Constitution. Any such levy shall be for a maximum of 4 years
 1528  and shall be counted as part of the 10-mill limit established in
 1529  s. 9(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution. Millage elections
 1530  conducted under the authority granted pursuant to this section
 1531  are subject to s. 1011.73. Funds generated by such additional
 1532  millage do not become a part of the calculation of the Florida
 1533  Education Finance Program total potential funds in 2001-2002 or
 1534  any subsequent year and must not be incorporated in the
 1535  calculation of any hold-harmless or other component of the
 1536  Florida Education Finance Program formula in any year. If an
 1537  increase in required local effort, when added to existing
 1538  millage levied under the 10-mill limit, would result in a
 1539  combined millage in excess of the 10-mill limit, any millage
 1540  levied pursuant to this subsection shall be considered to be
 1541  required local effort to the extent that the district millage
 1542  would otherwise exceed the 10-mill limit.
 1543         Section 6. Subsection (2) of section 1012.71, Florida
 1544  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1545         1012.71 The Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance
 1546  Program.—
 1547         (2) The Legislature, in the General Appropriations Act or
 1548  in any law providing funding for the Florida Education Finance
 1549  Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year, shall determine funding
 1550  for the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program.
 1551  The funds appropriated are for classroom teachers to purchase,
 1552  on behalf of the school district or charter school, classroom
 1553  materials and supplies for the public school students assigned
 1554  to them and may not be used to purchase equipment. The funds
 1555  appropriated shall be used to supplement the materials and
 1556  supplies otherwise available to classroom teachers. From the
 1557  funds appropriated for the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply
 1558  Assistance Program, the Commissioner of Education shall
 1559  calculate an amount for each school district based upon each
 1560  school district’s proportionate share of the state’s total
 1561  unweighted FTE student enrollment and shall disburse the funds
 1562  to the school districts by July 15.
 1563         Section 7. If any law amended by this act was also amended
 1564  by a law enacted during the 2017 Regular Session of the
 1565  Legislature, such laws shall be construed as if enacted during
 1566  the same session of the Legislature, and full effect shall be
 1567  given to each if possible.
 1568         Section 8. This act shall take effect July 1, 2017; or, if
 1569  this act fails to become a law until after that date, it shall
 1570  take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate retroactively
 1571  to July 1, 2017.
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 1574  And the title is amended as follows:
 1575         Delete everything before the enacting clause
 1576  and insert:
 1577                        A bill to be entitled                      
 1578         An act implementing SB 2500-A, an act making
 1579         supplemental appropriations to fund the Florida
 1580         Education Finance Program for the 2017-2018 fiscal
 1581         year; amending ss. 24.121, 1011.62, 1011.67, 1011.685,
 1582         1011.71, and 1012.71, F.S.; authorizing the
 1583         distribution of funds for the Florida Education
 1584         Finance Program pursuant to any law providing funding
 1585         for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; providing for
 1586         construction of the act in pari materia with laws
 1587         enacted during the 2017 Regular Session of the
 1588         Legislature; providing effective dates.