Senate Bill 2186c1
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By the Committee on Education and Senator Sullivan
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to education; amending s.
3 228.0565, F.S.; extending the duration of pilot
4 programs for deregulated public schools;
5 authorizing additional pilot programs;
6 providing an effective date.
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8 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10 Section 1. Subsection (1), paragraph (b) of subsection
11 (3), and paragraphs (a) and (d) of subsection (6) of section
12 228.0565, Florida Statutes, 1998 Supplement, are amended to
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14 228.0565 Deregulated public schools.--
15 (1) PILOT PROGRAM.--To provide public schools the same
16 flexibility and accountability afforded charter schools, pilot
17 programs for deregulated public schools shall be conducted in
18 two large, four two medium-sized, and two small school
19 districts. Beginning in For the 1998-1999 school year and
20 continuing through the 2003-2004 school year, no more than six
21 schools per district, to include no more than two high
22 schools, two middle schools, and two elementary schools, may
23 participate in the flexibility program. The following
24 districts are authorized to conduct pilot programs program in
25 1998-1999: Palm Beach, Pinellas, Duval, Seminole, Lee, Leon,
26 Walton, and Citrus Counties.
27 (3) PROPOSAL.--
28 (b) A district school board shall receive and review
29 all proposals for a deregulated public school during July and
30 August. A district school board must by a majority vote
31 approve or deny a proposal no later than 30 days after the
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1 proposal is received. If a proposal is denied, the district
2 school board must, within 10 calendar days, articulate in
3 writing the specific reasons based upon good cause supporting
4 its denial of the proposal.
5 (6) ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL.--The major issues
6 involving the operation of a deregulated public school shall
7 be considered in advance and written into the proposal.
8 (a) The proposal shall address, and criteria for
9 approval of the proposal shall be based, on:
10 1. The school's mission and the students to be served.
11 2. The focus of the curriculum, the instructional
12 methods to be used, and any distinctive instructional
13 techniques to be employed.
14 3. The current baseline standard of achievement and
15 the outcomes to be achieved and the method of measurement that
16 will be used.
17 4. The methods used to identify the educational
18 strengths and needs of students and how well educational goals
19 and performance standards are met by students attending the
20 school. Students in deregulated and flexible public schools
21 shall, at a minimum, participate in the statewide assessment
22 program.
23 5. In secondary schools, a method for determining
24 that a student has satisfied the requirements for graduation
25 in s. 232.246.
26 6. A method for resolving conflicts between the school
27 and the district.
28 7. The admissions procedures and dismissal procedures,
29 including the school's code of student conduct.
30 8. The ways by which the school's racial/ethnic
31 balance reflects the community it serves or reflects the
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1 racial/ethnic range of other public schools in the same school
2 district.
3 9. The financial and administrative management of the
4 school including a statement of the areas in which the school
5 will have administrative and fiscal autonomy and the areas in
6 which the school will follow school district fiscal and
7 administrative policies.
8 10. The manner in which the school will be insured,
9 including whether or not the school will be required to have
10 liability insurance, and, if so, the terms and conditions
11 thereof and the amounts of coverage.
12 11. The qualifications to be required of the teachers.
13 (d) Upon receipt of the annual report required by
14 paragraph (b), the Department of Education shall provide to
15 the State Board of Education, the Commissioner of Education,
16 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
17 Representatives with a copy of each report and an analysis and
18 comparison of the overall performance of students, to include
19 all students in deregulated public schools whose scores are
20 counted as part of the statewide norm-referenced assessment
21 tests, versus comparable public school students in the
22 district as determined by FCAT and district norm-referenced
23 assessment tests currently administered in the school
24 district, and, as appropriate, the Florida Writes Assessment
25 Test, the High School Competency Test, and other assessments
26 administered pursuant to s. 229.57(3).
27 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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4 The committee substitute differs from SB 2186 in the following
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1. Duval County is authorized to conduct a pilot program for
6 deregulated public schools.
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references to statewide assessments and the FCAT.
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