Amendment

Bill No. 2986

Amendment No. 968109

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative Kilmer offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
5	Section 1.  Subsection (4) of section 1004.04, Florida
6	Statutes, is amended, subsections (10), (11), and (12) are
7	renumbered as subsections (11), (12), and (13), respectively,
8	and a new subsection (10) is added to said section, to read:
9	1004.04  Public accountability and state approval for
10	teacher preparation programs.--
11	(4)  INITIAL STATE PROGRAM APPROVAL.--
12	(a)  A program approval process based on standards adopted
13	pursuant to subsections (2) and (3) must be established for
14	postsecondary teacher preparation programs, phased in according
15	to timelines determined by the Department of Education, and
16	fully implemented for all teacher preparation programs in the
17	state. Each program shall be approved by the department,
18	consistent with the intent set forth in subsection (1) and based
19	primarily upon significant, objective, and quantifiable graduate
20	performance measures.
21	(b)  Each teacher preparation program approved by the
22	Department of Education, as provided for by this section, shall
23	require students to meet the following as prerequisites for
24	admission into the program:
25	1.  Have a grade point average of at least 2.5 on a 4.0
26	scale for the general education component of undergraduate
27	studies or have completed the requirements for a baccalaureate
28	degree with a minimum grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
29	from any college or university accredited by a regional
30	accrediting association as defined by State Board of Education
31	rule or any college or university otherwise approved pursuant to
32	State Board of Education rule.
33	2.  Demonstrate mastery of general knowledge, including the
34	ability to read, write, and compute, by passing the General
35	Knowledge Test of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination,
36	the College Level Academic Skills Test, a corresponding
37	component of the National Teachers Examination series, or a
38	similar test pursuant to rules of the State Board of Education.
39
40	Each teacher preparation program may waive these admissions
41	requirements for up to 10 percent of the students admitted.
42	Programs shall implement strategies to ensure that students
43	admitted under a waiver receive assistance to demonstrate
44	competencies to successfully meet requirements for
45	certification.
46	(c)  Each teacher preparation program approved by the
47	Department of Education, as provided for by this section, shall
48	provide a certification ombudsman to facilitate the process and
49	procedures required for graduates to obtain educator
50	professional or temporary certification pursuant to s. 1012.56.
51	(10)  SHORT-TERM EXPERIENCES AS TEACHER ASSISTANTS.--
52	Postsecondary institutions offering teacher preparation programs
53	and community colleges, in collaboration with school districts,
54	may develop and implement a program to provide short-term
55	experiences as teacher assistants prior to beginning a teacher
56	preparation program or alternative certification program. The
57	program shall serve individuals with baccalaureate degrees who
58	are interested in the teaching profession. This experience may
59	be accepted for use in teacher preparation programs and
60	competency-based alternative certification programs, where
61	applicable.
62	Section 2.  Section 1004.85, Florida Statutes, is created
63	to read:
64	1004.85  Postsecondary educator preparation institutes.--
65	(1)  As used in this section, "educator preparation
66	institute" means an institute created by a postsecondary
67	institution and approved by the Department of Education.
68	(2)  Postsecondary institutions may seek approval from the
69	Department of Education to create educator preparation
70	institutes for the purpose of providing any or all of the
71	following:
72	(a)  Professional development instruction to assist
73	teachers in improving classroom instruction and in meeting
74	certification or recertification requirements.
75	(b)  Instruction to assist potential and existing
76	substitute teachers in performing their duties.
77	(c)  Instruction to assist paraprofessionals in meeting
78	education and training requirements.
79	(d)  Instruction for baccalaureate degree holders to become
80	certified teachers as provided in this section in order to
81	increase routes to the classroom for mid-career professionals
82	who hold a baccalaureate degree and college graduates who were
83	not education majors.
84	(3)  Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to
85	this section may offer alternative certification programs
86	specifically designed for noneducation major baccalaureate
87	degree holders to enable program participants to meet the
88	educator certification requirements of s. 1012.56. Such programs
89	shall be competency-based educator certification preparation
90	programs that prepare educators through an alternative route. An
91	educator preparation institute choosing to offer an alternative
92	certification program pursuant to the provisions of this section
93	must implement a program previously approved by the Department
94	of Education for this purpose or a program developed by the
95	institute and approved by the department for this purpose.
96	Approved programs shall be available for use by other approved
97	educator preparation institutes.
98	(a)  Within 90 days after receipt of a request for
99	approval, the Department of Education shall approve an
100	alternative certification program or issue a statement of the
101	deficiencies in the request for approval. The department shall
102	approve an alternative certification program if the institute
103	provides sufficient evidence of the following:
104	1.  Instruction must be provided in professional knowledge
105	and subject matter content that includes educator-accomplished
106	practices and competencies specified in State Board of Education
107	rule; meets subject matter content requirements and professional
108	competency testing requirements; and includes competencies
109	associated with teaching scientifically based reading
110	instruction and strategies that research has shown to be
111	successful in improving reading among low-performing readers.
112	2.  The program must provide field experience with
113	supervision from qualified educators.
114	3.  The program must provide a certification ombudsman to
115	facilitate the process and procedures required for participants
116	who complete the program to meet any requirements related to the
117	background screening pursuant to s. 1012.32 and educator
118	professional or temporary certification pursuant to s. 1012.56.
119	(b)  Each program participant must:
120	1.  Meet certification requirements pursuant to s.
121	1012.56(1) by obtaining a statement of status of eligibility and
122	meet the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f).
123	2.  Participate in field experience that is appropriate to
124	his or her educational plan.
125	3.  Fully demonstrate his or her ability to teach the
126	subject area for which he or she is seeking certification prior
127	to completion of the program.
128	(c)  Upon completion of an alternative certification
129	program approved pursuant to this subsection, a participant
130	shall receive a credential from the sponsoring institution
131	signifying satisfaction of the requirements of s. 1012.56(5)
132	relating to mastery of professional preparation and education
133	competence. A participant shall be eligible for educator
134	certification through the Department of Education upon
135	satisfaction of all requirements for certification set forth in
136	s. 1012.56(2), including demonstration of mastery of general
137	knowledge, subject area knowledge, and professional preparation
138	and education competence, through testing or other statutorily
139	authorized means.
140	(d)  If an institution offers an alternative certification
141	program approved pursuant to this subsection, such program may
142	be used by the school district or districts served by that
143	institution to fully satisfy the requirements for the provision
144	of a competency-based professional preparation alternative
145	certification program as required in s. 1012.56(7).
146	(4)  Each institute approved pursuant to this section shall
147	submit to the Department of Education annual performance
148	evaluations that measure the effectiveness of the programs,
149	including the pass rates of participants on all examinations
150	required for teacher certification, employment rates,
151	longitudinal retention rates, and employer satisfaction surveys.
152	The employer satisfaction surveys must be designed to measure
153	the sufficient preparation of the educator to enter the
154	classroom.
155	(5)  Instructors for an alternative certification program
156	approved pursuant to this section must possess a master's degree
157	in education or a master's degree in an appropriate related
158	field and document teaching experience.
159	(6)  Educator preparation institutes approved pursuant to
160	this section and providing approved instructional programs for
161	any of the purposes in subsection (2) are eligible for funding
162	from federal and state funds, as appropriated by the
163	Legislature.
164	(7)  The State Board of Education may adopt rules pursuant
165	to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this
166	section.
167	Section 3.  Section 1012.05, Florida Statutes, is amended
168	to read:
169	1012.05  Teacher recruitment and retention.--
170	(1)  The Department of Education, in cooperation with
171	teacher organizations, district personnel offices, and schools,
172	colleges, and departments of all public and nonpublic
173	postsecondary educational institutions, shall concentrate on the
174	recruitment and retention of qualified teachers.
175	(2)  The Department of Education shall:
176	(a)  Develop and implement a system for posting teaching
177	vacancies and establish a database of teacher applicants that is
178	accessible within and outside the state.
179	(b)  Advertise in major newspapers, national professional
180	publications, and other professional publications and in public
181	and nonpublic postsecondary educational institutions.
182	(c)  Utilize state and nationwide toll-free numbers.
183	(d)  Conduct periodic communications with district
184	personnel directors regarding applicants.
185	(e)  Provide district access to the applicant database by
186	computer or telephone.
187	(f)  Develop and distribute promotional materials related
188	to the teaching profession as a career.
189	(g)  Publish and distribute information pertaining to
190	employment opportunities, application procedures, and all routes
191	toward teacher certification in Florida, and teacher salaries.
192	(h)  Provide information related to certification
193	procedures.
194	(i)  Develop and sponsor the Florida Future Educator of
195	America Program throughout the state.
196	(j)  Develop, in consultation with school district staff
197	including, but not limited to, district school superintendents,
198	district school board members, and district human resources
199	personnel, a long-range plan for educator recruitment and
200	retention.
201	(k)  Identify best practices for retaining high-quality
202	teachers.
203	(l)  Develop, in consultation with Workforce Florida, Inc.,
204	and the Agency for Workforce Innovation, created pursuant to ss.
205	445.004 and 20.50, respectively, a plan for accessing and
206	identifying available resources in the state's workforce system
207	for the purpose of enhancing teacher recruitment and retention.
208	(m)  In consultation with school districts, create
209	guidelines and identify best practices for mentors of first-time
210	teachers and for new teacher support programs that focus on the
211	professional assistance needed by first-time teachers throughout
212	the first year of teaching.
213	(n)(m)  Develop and implement a First Response Center to
214	provide educator candidates one-stop shopping for information on
215	teaching careers in Florida and establish the Teacher Lifeline
216	Network to provide online support to beginning teachers and
217	those needing assistance.
218	(o)  Develop and implement an online teacher tool kit that
219	contains a menu of resources, based on the Sunshine State
220	Standards, which all teachers can use to enhance classroom
221	instruction and increase teacher effectiveness to improve
222	student achievement.
223	(p)  Establish an Educator Appreciation Week to recognize
224	the significant contributions made by educators to their
225	students and school communities.
226	(q)  Notify each teacher, via e-mail, of each item in the
227	General Appropriations Act that provides direct benefit to
228	teachers, including, but not limited to, the Dale Hickam
229	Excellent Teaching Program, the Florida Teachers Lead Program
230	Stipend, teacher liability insurance protection, and teacher
231	death benefits.
232	(3)(a)  Each district school board shall adopt policies
233	relating to mentors and support for first-time teachers based
234	upon guidelines issued by the Department of Education.
235	(b)  By September 15 and February 15 each school year, each
236	school district shall electronically submit to the Department of
237	Education accurate public school e-mail addresses for all
238	instructional and administrative personnel as defined in s.
239	1012.01(2) and (3).
240	(4)(3)  The Department of Education, in cooperation with
241	district personnel offices, shall sponsor a job fair in a
242	central part of the state to match in-state educators and
243	potential educators and out-of-state educators and potential
244	educators with teaching opportunities in this state.
245	(5)(4)  Subject to proviso in the General Appropriations
246	Act, the Commissioner of Education may use funds appropriated by
247	the Legislature and funds from federal grants and other sources
248	to provide incentives for teacher recruitment and preparation
249	programs. The purpose of the use of such funds is to recruit and
250	prepare individuals who do not graduate from state-approved
251	teacher preparation programs to teach in a Florida public
252	school. The commissioner may contract with entities other than,
253	and including, approved teacher preparation programs to provide
254	intensive teacher training leading to passage of the required
255	certification exams for the desired subject area or coverage.
256	The commissioner shall survey school districts to evaluate the
257	effectiveness of such programs.
258	(6)  The commissioner is directed to take steps that
259	provide flexibility and consistency in meeting the high-quality
260	teacher criteria defined in the federal No Child Left Behind Act
261	through a High, Objective, Uniform State Standard of Evaluation
262	(HOUSSE).
263	Section 4.  Subsections (2) and (3) of section 1012.231,
264	Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (3) and (4),
265	respectively, a new subsection (2) is added to said section,
266	and, for the purpose of incorporating the amendment to section
267	1012.01(2), Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection
268	(1) of said section is reenacted, to read:
269	1012.231  BEST Florida Teaching salary career ladder
270	program; assignment of teachers.--
271	(1)  SALARY CAREER LADDER FOR CLASSROOM TEACHERS.--
272	Beginning with the 2004-2005 academic year, each district school
273	board shall implement a salary career ladder for classroom
274	teachers as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a). Performance shall be
275	defined as designated in s. 1012.34(3)(a)1.-7. District school
276	boards shall designate categories of classroom teachers
277	reflecting these salary career ladder levels as follows:
278	(a)  Associate teacher.--Classroom teachers in the school
279	district who have not yet received a professional certificate or
280	those with a professional certificate who are evaluated as low-
281	performing teachers.
282	(b)  Professional teacher.--Classroom teachers in the
283	school district who have received a professional certificate.
284	(c)  Lead teacher.--Classroom teachers in the school
285	district who are responsible for leading others in the school as
286	department chair, lead teacher, grade-level leader, intern
287	coordinator, or professional development coordinator. Lead
288	teachers must participate on a regular basis in the direct
289	instruction of students and serve as faculty for professional
290	development activities as determined by the State Board of
291	Education. To be eligible for designation as a lead teacher, a
292	teacher must demonstrate outstanding performance pursuant to s.
293	1012.34(3)(a)1.-7. and must have been a "professional teacher"
294	pursuant to paragraph (b) for at least 1 year.
295	(d)  Mentor teacher.--Classroom teachers in the school
296	district who serve as regular mentors to other teachers who are
297	either not performing satisfactorily or who strive to become
298	more proficient. Mentor teachers must serve as faculty-based
299	professional development coordinators and regularly demonstrate
300	and share their expertise with other teachers in order to remain
301	mentor teachers. Mentor teachers must also participate on a
302	regular basis in the direct instruction of low-performing
303	students. To be eligible for designation as a mentor teacher, a
304	teacher must demonstrate outstanding performance pursuant to s.
305	1012.34(3)(a)1.-7. and must have been a "lead teacher" pursuant
306	to paragraph (c) for at least two years.
307
308	Promotion of a teacher to a higher level on the salary career
309	ladder shall be based upon prescribed performance criteria and
310	not based upon length of service.
311	(2)  SALARY CAREER LADDER FOR CERTAIN CLASSIFICATIONS OF
312	INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL.--Each school district may incorporate
313	one or more individuals into the district career ladder program
314	as lead teachers pursuant to paragraph (1)(c) for the following
315	classifications:
316	(a)  Student personnel services as defined in s.
317	1012.01(2)(b).
318	(b)  Librarians/media specialists as defined in s.
319	1012.01(2)(c).
320	(c)  Other instructional staff as defined in s.
321	1012.01(2)(d).
322	(d)  Teachers of English for Speakers of Other Languages
323	pursuant to s. 1003.56.
324
325	If a school district chooses to incorporate individuals
326	identified in this subsection into the district career ladder
327	program, a lead teacher designated pursuant to this subsection
328	shall serve as a team leader, intern coordinator, or
329	professional development coordinator; shall participate in
330	direct instruction of students throughout the school year; and
331	shall serve as faculty for professional development activities
332	as determined by the State Board of Education. To be eligible
333	for designation as a lead teacher, an educator must demonstrate
334	outstanding performance pursuant to s. 1012.34(3)(a).
335	Section 5.  Section 1012.32, Florida Statutes, is amended
336	to read:
337	1012.32  Qualifications of personnel.--
338	(1)  To be eligible for appointment in any position in any
339	district school system, a person shall be of good moral
340	character; shall have attained the age of 18 years, if he or she
341	is to be employed in an instructional capacity; and shall, when
342	required by law, hold a certificate or license issued under
343	rules of the State Board of Education or the Department of
344	Children and Family Services, except when employed pursuant to
345	s. 1012.55 or under the emergency provisions of s. 1012.24.
346	Previous residence in this state shall not be required in any
347	school of the state as a prerequisite for any person holding a
348	valid Florida certificate or license to serve in an
349	instructional capacity.
350	(2)(a)  Instructional and noninstructional personnel who
351	are hired or contracted to fill positions requiring direct
352	contact with students in any district school system or
353	university lab school shall, upon employment or engagement to
354	provide services, undergo background screening as required under
355	s. 1012.56 or s. 1012.465, whichever is applicable, file a
356	complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law
357	enforcement officer or an employee of the school or district who
358	is trained to take fingerprints.
359	(b)  Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are
360	hired or contracted to fill positions in any charter school and
361	members of the governing board of any charter school, in
362	compliance with s. 1002.33(12)(g), shall, upon employment,
363	engagement of services, or appointment, undergo background
364	screening as required under s. 1012.56 or s. 1012.465, whichever
365	is applicable, by filing with the district school board for the
366	school district in which the charter school is located a
367	complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law
368	enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school
369	district who is trained to take fingerprints.
370	(c)  Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are
371	hired or contracted to fill positions requiring direct contact
372	with students in an alternative school that operates under
373	contract with a district school system shall, upon employment or
374	engagement to provide services, undergo background screening as
375	required under s. 1012.56 or s. 1012.465, whichever is
376	applicable, by filing with the district school board for the
377	school district to which the alternative school is under
378	contract a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized
379	law enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school
380	district who is trained to take fingerprints.
381	(d)  Student teachers, persons participating in a field
382	experience pursuant to s. 1004.04(6) or s. 1004.85, and persons
383	participating in a short-term experience as a teacher assistant
384	pursuant to s. 1004.04(10) in any district school system, lab
385	school, or charter school shall, upon engagement to provide
386	services, undergo background screening as required under s.
387	1012.56.
388
389	These Fingerprints shall be submitted to the Department of Law
390	Enforcement for state processing and to the Federal Bureau of
391	Investigation for federal processing. Persons subject to this
392	subsection The new employees shall be on probationary status
393	pending fingerprint processing and determination of compliance
394	with standards of good moral character. Employees found through
395	fingerprint processing to have been convicted of a crime
396	involving moral turpitude shall not be employed, engaged to
397	provide services, or serve in any position requiring direct
398	contact with students. Probationary persons subject to this
399	subsection employees terminated because of their criminal record
400	shall have the right to appeal such decisions. The cost of the
401	background screening fingerprint processing may be borne by the
402	district school board, the charter school, or the employee, the
403	contractor, or a person subject to this subsection.
404	(b) Personnel who have been fingerprinted or screened
405	pursuant to this subsection and who have not been unemployed for
406	more than 90 days shall not be required to be refingerprinted or
407	rescreened in order to comply with the requirements of this
408	subsection.
409	(3)(a)  Beginning July 1, 2004, all fingerprints submitted
410	to the Department of Law Enforcement as required by subsection
411	(2) shall be retained by the Department of Law Enforcement in a
412	manner provided by rule and entered in the statewide automated
413	fingerprint identification system authorized by s. 943.05(2)(b).
414	Such fingerprints shall thereafter be available for all purposes
415	and uses authorized for arrest fingerprint cards entered in the
416	statewide automated fingerprint identification system pursuant
417	to s. 943.051.
418	(b)  Beginning December 15, 2004, the Department of Law
419	Enforcement shall search all arrest fingerprint cards received
420	under s. 943.051 against the fingerprints retained in the
421	statewide automated fingerprint identification system under
422	paragraph (a). Any arrest record that is identified with the
423	retained fingerprints of a person subject to the background
424	screening under this section shall be reported to the employing
425	or contracting school district or the school district with which
426	the person is affiliated. Each school district is required to
427	participate in this search process by payment of an annual fee
428	to the Department of Law Enforcement and by informing the
429	Department of Law Enforcement of any change in the affiliation,
430	employment, or contractual status or place of affiliation,
431	employment, or contracting of its instructional and
432	noninstructional personnel whose fingerprints are retained under
433	paragraph (a). The Department of Law Enforcement shall adopt a
434	rule setting the amount of the annual fee to be imposed upon
435	each school district for performing these searches and
436	establishing the procedures for the retention of instructional
437	and noninstructional personnel fingerprints and the
438	dissemination of search results. The fee may be borne by the
439	district school board, the contractor, or the person
440	fingerprinted.
441	(c)  Personnel whose fingerprints are not retained by the
442	Department of Law Enforcement under paragraphs (a) and (b) are
443	required to be refingerprinted and must meet state and federal
444	background screening requirements as described in this section,
445	upon reemployment or reengagement to provide services, in order
446	to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
447	Section 6.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (3) of section
448	1012.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
449	1012.33  Contracts with instructional staff, supervisors,
450	and school principals.--
451	(3)
452	(g)  Beginning July 1, 2001, For each employee who enters
453	into a written contract, pursuant to this section, in a school
454	district in which the employee was not employed as of June 30,
455	2001, for purposes of pay, a district school board must
456	recognize and accept each year of full-time public school
457	teaching service earned in the State of Florida or outside the
458	state and for which the employee received a satisfactory
459	performance evaluation. Instructional personnel employed
460	pursuant to s. 121.091(9)(b)3. are exempt from the provisions of
461	this paragraph.
462	Section 7.  Section 1012.35, Florida Statutes, is amended
463	to read:
464	1012.35  Substitute teachers.--
465	(1)(a)  Each district school board shall adopt rules
466	prescribing the compensation of, and the procedure for
467	employment of, substitute teachers. Such procedure for
468	employment shall include, but is not limited to, the background
469	screening filing of a complete set of fingerprints as required
470	in s. 1012.32; documentation of a minimum education level of a
471	high school diploma or its equivalent; and completion of an
472	initial orientation/training program in school district policies
473	and procedures addressing school safety and security procedures,
474	educational liability laws, professional responsibilities, and
475	ethics.
476	(b)  Candidates without prior teaching experience, as
477	determined by the employing school district, must complete an
478	additional training program that includes classroom management
479	skills and instructional strategies.
480	(c)  The required training programs for substitute teachers
481	may be provided by educator preparation institutes established
482	pursuant to s. 1004.85, community colleges, colleges of
483	education, district school boards, educational consortia, or
484	commercial vendors.
485	(d)  It is recommended that ongoing training and access to
486	professional development offerings be made available to
487	substitute teachers by the employing school district.
488	(2)  The Department of Education shall develop web-based
489	resources to enhance school district substitute teacher
490	orientation programs and provide web-based training resources to
491	meet the required training pursuant to paragraph (1)(b).
492	(3)  School districts shall develop performance appraisal
493	measures for assessing the quality of instruction delivered by
494	substitute teachers who provide instruction for 30 or more days
495	in a single classroom placement.
496	Section 8.  Subsection (1) of section 1012.39, Florida
497	Statutes, is amended to read:
498	1012.39  Employment of substitute teachers, teachers of
499	adult education, nondegreed teachers of career education, and
500	career specialists; students performing clinical field
501	experience.--
502	(1)  Notwithstanding ss. 1012.32, 1012.55, 1012.56, and
503	1012.57, or any other provision of law or rule to the contrary,
504	each district school board shall establish the minimal
505	qualifications for:
506	(a)  Substitute teachers to be employed pursuant to s.
507	1012.35. The qualifications shall require the filing of a
508	background screening complete set of fingerprints in the same
509	manner as required by s. 1012.32; documentation of a minimum
510	education level of a high school diploma or its equivalent; and
511	completion of an initial orientation/training program in school
512	district policies and procedures addressing school safety and
513	security procedures, educational liability laws, professional
514	responsibilities, and ethics.
515	(b)  Part-time and full-time teachers in adult education
516	programs. The qualifications shall require the filing of a
517	background screening complete set of fingerprints in the same
518	manner as required by s. 1012.32. Faculty employed solely to
519	conduct postsecondary instruction may be exempted from this
520	requirement.
521	(c)  Part-time and full-time nondegreed teachers of career
522	and technical programs. Qualifications shall be established for
523	agriculture, business, health occupations, family and consumer
524	sciences, industrial, marketing, career specialist, and public
525	service education teachers, based primarily on successful
526	occupational experience rather than academic training. The
527	qualifications for such teachers shall require:
528	1.  The filing of a background screening complete set of
529	fingerprints in the same manner as required by s. 1012.32.
530	Faculty employed solely to conduct postsecondary instruction may
531	be exempted from this requirement.
532	2.  Documentation of education and successful occupational
533	experience including documentation of:
534	a.  A high school diploma or the equivalent.
535	b.  Completion of 6 years of full-time successful
536	occupational experience or the equivalent of part-time
537	experience in the teaching specialization area. Alternate means
538	of determining successful occupational experience may be
539	established by the district school board.
540	c.  Completion of career education training conducted
541	through the local school district inservice master plan.
542	d.  For full-time teachers, completion of professional
543	education training in teaching methods, course construction,
544	lesson planning and evaluation, and teaching special needs
545	students. This training may be completed through coursework from
546	an accredited or approved institution or an approved district
547	teacher education program.
548	e.  Demonstration of successful teaching performance.
549	Section 9.  Section 1012.465, Florida Statutes, is created
550	to read:
551	1012.465  Background screening requirements for certain
552	noninstructional school district employees and contractors.--
553	(1)  Noninstructional school district employees or
554	contractual personnel who have direct contact with students or
555	have access to or control of school funds must meet background
556	screening requirements as described in s. 1012.32.
557	(2)  Every 5 years following employment or entry into a
558	contract in a capacity described in subsection (1), each person
559	who is so employed or under contract with the school district
560	must meet background screening requirements at which time the
561	school district shall request the Department of Law Enforcement
562	to forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
563	Investigation for the federal background screening. If, for any
564	reason following employment or entry into a contract in a
565	capacity described in subsection (1), the fingerprints of a
566	person who is so employed or under contract with the school
567	district are not retained by the Department of Law Enforcement
568	under s. 1012.32(3)(a) and (b), the person must file a complete
569	set of fingerprints with the district school superintendent of
570	the employing or contracting school district. Upon submission of
571	fingerprints for this purpose, the school district shall request
572	the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the fingerprints to
573	the Federal Bureau of Investigation for federal background
574	screening, and the fingerprints shall be retained by the
575	Department of Law Enforcement under s. 1012.32(3)(a) and (b).
576	The cost of the state and federal criminal history check may be
577	borne by the district school board, the contractor, or the
578	person fingerprinted. Under penalty of perjury, each person who
579	is employed or under contract in a capacity described in
580	subsection (1) must agree to inform his or her employer or the
581	party with whom he or she is under contract within 48 hours if
582	convicted of any disqualifying offense while he or she is
583	employed or under contract in that capacity.
584	(3)  If it is found that a person who is employed or under
585	contract in a capacity described in subsection (1) does not meet
586	the background screening requirements described in s. 1012.32,
587	the person shall be immediately suspended from working in that
588	capacity and shall remain suspended until final resolution of
589	any appeals.
590	Section 10.  Subsections (1) and (4) of section 1012.55,
591	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
592	1012.55  Positions for which certificates required.--
593	(1)  The State Board of Education shall classify school
594	services, designate the certification subject areas, establish
595	competencies, including the use of technology to enhance student
596	learning, and certification requirements for all school-based
597	personnel, and adopt rules in accordance with which the
598	professional, temporary, and part-time certificates shall be
599	issued by the Department of Education to applicants who meet the
600	standards prescribed by such rules for their class of service.
601	Each person employed or occupying a position as school
602	supervisor, school principal, teacher, library media specialist,
603	school counselor, athletic coach, or other position in which the
604	employee serves in an instructional capacity, in any public
605	school of any district of this state shall hold the certificate
606	required by law and by rules of the State Board of Education in
607	fulfilling the requirements of the law for the type of service
608	rendered. The Department of Education shall identify appropriate
609	educator certification for the instruction of specified courses
610	in an annual publication of a directory of course code numbers
611	for all programs and courses that are funded through the Florida
612	Education Finance Program. However, the state board shall adopt
613	rules authorizing district school boards to employ selected
614	noncertificated personnel to provide instructional services in
615	the individuals' fields of specialty or to assist instructional
616	staff members as education paraprofessionals.
617	(4)  A commissioned or noncommissioned military officer who
618	is an instructor of junior reserve officer training shall be
619	exempt from requirements for teacher certification, except for
620	the background screening filing of fingerprints pursuant to s.
621	1012.32, if he or she meets the following qualifications:
622	(a)  Is retired from active military duty, pursuant to
623	chapter 102 of Title 10, U.S.C.
624	(b)  Satisfies criteria established by the appropriate
625	military service for certification by the service as a junior
626	reserve officer training instructor.
627	(c)  Has an exemplary military record.
628
629	If such instructor is assigned instructional duties other than
630	junior reserve officer training, he or she shall hold the
631	certificate required by law and rules of the state board for the
632	type of service rendered.
633	Section 11.  Subsection (1), paragraphs (b) and (d) of
634	subsection (2), and subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section
635	1012.56, Florida Statutes, are amended, subsections (9) through
636	(15) are renumbered as subsections (10) through (16),
637	respectively, and a new subsection (9) is added to said section,
638	to read:
639	1012.56  Educator certification requirements.--
640	(1)  APPLICATION.--Each person seeking certification
641	pursuant to this chapter shall submit a completed application
642	containing the applicant's social security number to the
643	Department of Education and remit the fee required pursuant to
644	s. 1012.59 and rules of the State Board of Education. Pursuant
645	to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
646	Reconciliation Act of 1996, each party is required to provide
647	his or her social security number in accordance with this
648	section. Disclosure of social security numbers obtained through
649	this requirement is limited to the purpose of administration of
650	the Title IV-D program of the Social Security Act for child
651	support enforcement. Pursuant to s. 120.60, the department shall
652	issue within 90 calendar days after the stamped receipted date
653	of the completed application:
654	(a)  If the applicant meets the requirements, a
655	professional certificate covering the classification, level, and
656	area for which the applicant is deemed qualified and a document
657	explaining the requirements for renewal of the professional
658	certificate; or
659	(b)  If the applicant meets the requirements and if
660	requested by an employing school district or an employing
661	private school with a professional education competence
662	demonstration program pursuant to paragraphs (5)(f) and (7)(b),
663	a temporary certificate covering the classification, level, and
664	area for which the applicant is deemed qualified and an official
665	statement of status of eligibility; or
666	(c)(b)  If an applicant does not meet the requirements for
667	either certificate, an official statement of status of
668	eligibility.
669
670	The statement of status of eligibility must advise the applicant
671	of any qualifications that must be completed to qualify for
672	certification. Each statement of status of eligibility is valid
673	for 3 years after its date of issuance, except as provided in
674	paragraph (2)(d).
675	(2)  ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.--To be eligible to seek
676	certification, a person must:
677	(b)  File an affidavit a written statement, under oath,
678	that the applicant subscribes to and will uphold the principles
679	incorporated in the Constitution of the United States and the
680	Constitution of the State of Florida and that the information
681	provided in the application is true, accurate, and complete. The
682	affidavit shall be by original signature or by electronic
683	authentication. The affidavit shall include substantially the
684	following warning:
685
686	WARNING: Giving false information in order to obtain or renew a
687	Florida educator's certificate is a criminal offense under
688	Florida law. Anyone giving false information on this affidavit
689	is subject to criminal prosecution as well as disciplinary
690	action by the Education Practices Commission.
691
692	(d)  Submit to background screening in accordance with
693	subsection (9) a fingerprint check from the Department of Law
694	Enforcement and the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to
695	s. 1012.32. If the background screening indicates fingerprint
696	reports indicate a criminal history or if the applicant
697	acknowledges a criminal history, the applicant's records shall
698	be referred to the investigative section in the Department of
699	Education Bureau of Educator Standards for review and
700	determination of eligibility for certification. If the applicant
701	fails to provide the necessary documentation requested by the
702	department Bureau of Educator Standards within 90 days after the
703	date of the receipt of the certified mail request, the statement
704	of eligibility and pending application shall become invalid.
705	(3)  MASTERY OF GENERAL KNOWLEDGE.--Acceptable means of
706	demonstrating mastery of general knowledge are:
707	(a)  Achievement of passing scores on basic skills
708	examination required by state board rule;
709	(b)  Achievement of passing scores on the College Level
710	Academic Skills Test earned prior to July 1, 2002;
711	(c)  A valid professional standard teaching certificate
712	issued by another state;
713	(d)  A valid certificate issued by the National Board for
714	Professional Teaching Standards or a national educator
715	credentialing board approved by the State Board of Education; or
716	(e)  Documentation of two semesters of successful teaching
717	in a community college, state university, or private college or
718	university that awards an associate or higher degree and is an
719	accredited institution or an institution of higher education
720	identified by the Department of Education as having a quality
721	program.
722	(4)  MASTERY OF SUBJECT AREA KNOWLEDGE.--Acceptable means
723	of demonstrating mastery of subject area knowledge are:
724	(a)  Achievement of passing scores on subject area
725	examinations required by state board rule;
726	(b)  Completion of the subject area specialization
727	requirements specified in state board rule and verification of
728	the attainment of the essential subject matter competencies by
729	the district school superintendent of the employing school
730	district or chief administrative officer of the employing state-
731	supported or private school for a subject area for which a
732	subject area examination has not been developed and required by
733	state board rule;
734	(c)  Completion of the subject area specialization
735	requirements specified in state board rule for a subject
736	coverage requiring a master's or higher degree and achievement
737	of a passing score on the subject area examination specified in
738	state board rule;
739	(d)  A valid professional standard teaching certificate
740	issued by another state; or
741	(e)  A valid certificate issued by the National Board for
742	Professional Teaching Standards or a national educator
743	credentialing board approved by the State Board of Education.
744	(5)  MASTERY OF PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND EDUCATION
745	COMPETENCE.--Acceptable means of demonstrating mastery of
746	professional preparation and education competence are:
747	(a)  Completion of an approved teacher preparation program
748	at a postsecondary educational institution within this state and
749	achievement of a passing score on the professional education
750	competency examination required by state board rule;
751	(b)  Completion of a teacher preparation program at a
752	postsecondary educational institution outside Florida and
753	achievement of a passing score on the professional education
754	competency examination required by state board rule;
755	(c)  A valid professional standard teaching certificate
756	issued by another state;
757	(d)  A valid certificate issued by the National Board for
758	Professional Teaching Standards or a national educator
759	credentialing board approved by the State Board of Education;
760	(e)  Documentation of two semesters of successful teaching
761	in a community college, state university, or private college or
762	university that awards an associate or higher degree and is an
763	accredited institution or an institution of higher education
764	identified by the Department of Education as having a quality
765	program;
766	(f)  Completion of professional preparation courses as
767	specified in state board rule, successful completion of a
768	professional education competence demonstration program pursuant
769	to paragraph (7)(b), and achievement of a passing score on the
770	professional education competency examination required by state
771	board rule; or
772	(g)  Successful completion of a professional preparation
773	alternative certification and education competency program,
774	outlined in paragraph (7)(a); or
775	(h)  Successful completion of an alternative certification
776	program pursuant to s. 1004.85 and achievement of a passing
777	score on the professional education competency examination
778	required by state board rule.
779	(9)  BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIRED, INITIALLY AND
780	PERIODICALLY.--
781	(a)  Each person who seeks certification under this chapter
782	must meet the background screening requirements described in s.
783	1012.32 unless state and federal background screening has been
784	conducted by a district school board or the Department of
785	Education within 12 months before the date the person initially
786	obtains certification under this chapter, the results of which
787	are submitted to the district school board or to the Department
788	of Education.
789	(b)  A person may not receive a certificate under this
790	chapter until the background screening has been completed and
791	the results have been submitted to the Department of Education
792	or to the district school superintendent of the school district
793	that employs the person. Every 5 years after obtaining initial
794	certification, each person who is required to be certified under
795	this chapter must meet background screening requirements as
796	described in s. 1012.32 at which time the school district shall
797	request the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the
798	fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the
799	federal background screening. If, for any reason after obtaining
800	initial certification, the fingerprints of a person who is
801	required to be certified under this chapter are not retained by
802	the Department of Law Enforcement under s. 1012.32(3)(a) and
803	(b), the person must file a complete set of fingerprints with
804	the district school superintendent of the employing school
805	district. Upon submission of fingerprints for this purpose, the
806	school district shall request the Department of Law Enforcement
807	to forward the fingerprints to the Federal Bureau of
808	Investigation for federal background screening, and the
809	fingerprints shall be retained by the Department of Law
810	Enforcement under s. 1012.32(3)(a) and (b). The cost of the
811	state and federal criminal history check may be borne by the
812	district school board or the employee. Under penalty of perjury,
813	each person who is certified under this chapter must agree to
814	inform his or her employer within 48 hours if convicted of any
815	disqualifying offense while he or she is employed in a position
816	for which such certification is required.
817	(c)  If it is found under s. 1012.796 that a person who is
818	employed in a position requiring certification under this
819	chapter does not meet the background screening requirements, the
820	person's certification shall be immediately revoked or suspended
821	and he or she shall be immediately suspended from the position
822	requiring certification.
823	Section 12.  Section 1012.561, Florida Statutes, is created
824	to read:
825	1012.561  Address of record.--Each certified educator or
826	applicant for certification is responsible for maintaining his
827	or her current address with the Department of Education and for
828	notifying the department in writing of a change of address. By
829	January 1, 2005, each educator and applicant for certification
830	must have on file with the department a current mailing address.
831	Thereafter, a certified educator or applicant for certification
832	who is employed by a district school board shall notify his or
833	her employing school district in writing within 10 days after a
834	change of address. At a minimum, the employing district school
835	board shall notify the department quarterly of the addresses of
836	certified educators or applicants for certification in the
837	manner prescribed by the department. A certified educator or
838	applicant for certification not employed by a district school
839	board shall personally notify the department in writing within
840	30 days after a change of address. Electronic notification shall
841	be permitted by the department; however, it shall be the
842	responsibility of the certified educator or applicant for
843	certification to ascertain that the electronic notification was
844	received by the department.
845	Section 13.  Section 1012.57, Florida Statutes, is amended
846	to read:
847	1012.57  Certification of adjunct educators.--
848	(1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1012.32,
849	1012.55, and 1012.56, or any other provision of law or rule to
850	the contrary, district school boards shall adopt rules to allow
851	for the issuance of an adjunct teaching certificate to any
852	applicant who fulfills the requirements of s. 1012.56(2)(a)-(f)
853	and (9) and who has expertise in the subject area to be taught.
854	An applicant shall be considered to have expertise in the
855	subject area to be taught if the applicant demonstrates
856	sufficient subject area mastery through passage of a subject
857	area test. The adjunct teaching certificate shall be used for
858	part-time teaching positions. The intent of this provision is to
859	allow school districts to tap the wealth of talent and expertise
860	represented in Florida's citizens who may wish to teach part-
861	time in a Florida public school by permitting school districts
862	to issue adjunct certificates to qualified applicants. Adjunct
863	certificateholders should be used as a strategy to reduce the
864	teacher shortage; thus, adjunct certificateholders should
865	supplement a school's instructional staff, not supplant it. Each
866	school principal shall assign an experienced peer mentor to
867	assist the adjunct teaching certificateholder during the
868	certificateholder's first year of teaching, and an adjunct
869	certificateholder may participate in a district's new teacher
870	training program. District school boards shall provide the
871	adjunct teaching certificateholder an orientation in classroom
872	management prior to assigning the certificateholder to a school.
873	Each adjunct teaching certificate is valid for 5 school years
874	and is renewable if the applicant has received satisfactory
875	performance evaluations during each year of teaching under
876	adjunct teaching certification.
877	(2)  Individuals who are certified and employed under
878	pursuant to this section shall have the same rights and
879	protection of laws as teachers certified under pursuant to s.
880	1012.56.
881	Section 14.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section
882	1012.585, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
883	1012.585  Process for renewal of professional
884	certificates.--
885	(3)  For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
886	following requirements must be met:
887	(d)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the
888	expanded use of training for renewal of the professional
889	certificate for educators who are required to complete training
890	in teaching students of limited English proficiency and training
891	in the teaching of reading as follows:
892	1.  A teacher who holds a professional certificate may use
893	college credits or inservice points completed in English-for-
894	Speakers-of-Other-Languages training and training in the
895	teaching of reading in excess of 6 semester hours during one
896	certificate-validity period toward renewal of the professional
897	certificate during the subsequent validity periods.
898	2.  A teacher who holds a temporary certificate may use
899	college credits or inservice points completed in English-for-
900	Speakers-of-Other-Languages training and training in the
901	teaching of reading toward renewal of the teacher's first
902	professional certificate. Such training must not have been
903	included within the degree program, and the teacher's temporary
904	and professional certificates must be issued for consecutive
905	school years.
906	Section 15.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (12) of section
907	1002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
908	1002.33  Charter schools.--
909	(12)  EMPLOYEES OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.--
910	(g)  A charter school shall employ or contract with
911	employees who have undergone background screening been
912	fingerprinted as provided in s. 1012.32. Members of the
913	governing board of the charter school shall also undergo
914	background screening be fingerprinted in a manner similar to
915	that provided in s. 1012.32.
916	Section 16.  Subsection (2) of section 1012.01, Florida
917	Statutes, is amended to read:
918	1012.01  Definitions.--Specific definitions shall be as
919	follows, and wherever such defined words or terms are used in
920	the Florida K-20 Education Code, they shall be used as follows:
921	(2)  INSTRUCTIONAL PERSONNEL.--"Instructional personnel"
922	means any K-12 staff member whose function includes the
923	provision of direct instructional services to students.
924	Instructional personnel also includes K-12 personnel whose
925	functions provide direct support in the learning process of
926	students. Included in the classification of instructional
927	personnel are the following K-12 personnel:
928	(a)  Classroom teachers.--Classroom teachers are staff
929	members assigned the professional activity of instructing
930	students in courses in classroom situations, including basic
931	instruction, exceptional student education, career and technical
932	education, and adult education, including substitute teachers.
933	(b)  Student personnel services.--Student personnel
934	services include staff members responsible for: advising
935	students with regard to their abilities and aptitudes,
936	educational and occupational opportunities, and personal and
937	social adjustments; providing placement services; performing
938	educational evaluations; and similar functions. Included in this
939	classification are guidance counselors, social workers,
940	occupational/placement specialists, and school psychologists.
941	(c)  Librarians/media specialists.--Librarians/media
942	specialists are staff members responsible for providing school
943	library media services. These employees are responsible for
944	evaluating, selecting, organizing, and managing media and
945	technology resources, equipment, and related systems;
946	facilitating access to information resources beyond the school;
947	working with teachers to make resources available in the
948	instructional programs; assisting teachers and students in media
949	productions; and instructing students in the location and use of
950	information resources.
951	(d)  Other instructional staff.--Other instructional staff
952	are staff members who are part of the instructional staff but
953	are not classified in one of the categories specified in
954	paragraphs (a)-(c). Included in this classification are primary
955	specialists, learning resource specialists, instructional
956	trainers, adjunct educators certified pursuant to s. 1012.57,
957	and similar positions.
958	(e)  Education paraprofessionals.--Education
959	paraprofessionals are individuals who are under the direct
960	supervision of an instructional staff member, aiding the
961	instructional process. Included in this classification are
962	classroom paraprofessionals in regular instruction, exceptional
963	education paraprofessionals, career education paraprofessionals,
964	adult education paraprofessionals, library paraprofessionals,
965	physical education and playground paraprofessionals, and other
966	school-level paraprofessionals.
967	Section 17.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
968	to section 1012.01(2), Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto,
969	paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 112.1915, Florida
970	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
971	112.1915  Teachers and school administrators; death
972	benefits.--Any other provision of law to the contrary
973	notwithstanding:
974	(1)  As used in this section, the term:
975	(b)  "Teacher" means any instructional staff personnel as
976	described in s. 1012.01(2).
977	Section 18.  Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (13) of
978	section 121.091, Florida Statutes, are amended, and, for the
979	purpose of incorporating the amendment to section 1012.01(2),
980	Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (b) of
981	subsection (9) of said section is reenacted, to read:
982	121.091  Benefits payable under the system.--Benefits may
983	not be paid under this section unless the member has terminated
984	employment as provided in s. 121.021(39)(a) or begun
985	participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program as
986	provided in subsection (13), and a proper application has been
987	filed in the manner prescribed by the department. The department
988	may cancel an application for retirement benefits when the
989	member or beneficiary fails to timely provide the information
990	and documents required by this chapter and the department's
991	rules. The department shall adopt rules establishing procedures
992	for application for retirement benefits and for the cancellation
993	of such application when the required information or documents
994	are not received.
995	(9)  EMPLOYMENT AFTER RETIREMENT; LIMITATION.--
996	(b)1.  Any person who is retired under this chapter, except
997	under the disability retirement provisions of subsection (4),
998	may be reemployed by any private or public employer after
999	retirement and receive retirement benefits and compensation from
1000	his or her employer without any limitations, except that a
1001	person may not receive both a salary from reemployment with any
1002	agency participating in the Florida Retirement System and
1003	retirement benefits under this chapter for a period of 12 months
1004	immediately subsequent to the date of retirement. However, a
1005	DROP participant shall continue employment and receive a salary
1006	during the period of participation in the Deferred Retirement
1007	Option Program, as provided in subsection (13).
1008	2.  Any person to whom the limitation in subparagraph 1.
1009	applies who violates such reemployment limitation and who is
1010	reemployed with any agency participating in the Florida
1011	Retirement System before completion of the 12-month limitation
1012	period shall give timely notice of this fact in writing to the
1013	employer and to the division and shall have his or her
1014	retirement benefits suspended for the balance of the 12-month
1015	limitation period. Any person employed in violation of this
1016	paragraph and any employing agency which knowingly employs or
1017	appoints such person without notifying the Division of
1018	Retirement to suspend retirement benefits shall be jointly and
1019	severally liable for reimbursement to the retirement trust fund
1020	of any benefits paid during the reemployment limitation period.
1021	To avoid liability, such employing agency shall have a written
1022	statement from the retiree that he or she is not retired from a
1023	state-administered retirement system. Any retirement benefits
1024	received while reemployed during this reemployment limitation
1025	period shall be repaid to the retirement trust fund, and
1026	retirement benefits shall remain suspended until such repayment
1027	has been made. Benefits suspended beyond the reemployment
1028	limitation shall apply toward repayment of benefits received in
1029	violation of the reemployment limitation.
1030	3.  A district school board may reemploy a retired member
1031	as a substitute or hourly teacher, education paraprofessional,
1032	transportation assistant, bus driver, or food service worker on
1033	a noncontractual basis after he or she has been retired for 1
1034	calendar month, in accordance with s. 121.021(39). A district
1035	school board may reemploy a retired member as instructional
1036	personnel, as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a), on an annual
1037	contractual basis after he or she has been retired for 1
1038	calendar month, in accordance with s. 121.021(39). Any other
1039	retired member who is reemployed within 1 calendar month after
1040	retirement shall void his or her application for retirement
1041	benefits. District school boards reemploying such teachers,
1042	education paraprofessionals, transportation assistants, bus
1043	drivers, or food service workers are subject to the retirement
1044	contribution required by subparagraph 7.
1045	4.  A community college board of trustees may reemploy a
1046	retired member as an adjunct instructor, that is, an instructor
1047	who is noncontractual and part-time, or as a participant in a
1048	phased retirement program within the Florida Community College
1049	System, after he or she has been retired for 1 calendar month,
1050	in accordance with s. 121.021(39). Any retired member who is
1051	reemployed within 1 calendar month after retirement shall void
1052	his or her application for retirement benefits. Boards of
1053	trustees reemploying such instructors are subject to the
1054	retirement contribution required in subparagraph 7. A retired
1055	member may be reemployed as an adjunct instructor for no more
1056	than 780 hours during the first 12 months of retirement. Any
1057	retired member reemployed for more than 780 hours during the
1058	first 12 months of retirement shall give timely notice in
1059	writing to the employer and to the division of the date he or
1060	she will exceed the limitation. The division shall suspend his
1061	or her retirement benefits for the remainder of the first 12
1062	months of retirement. Any person employed in violation of this
1063	subparagraph and any employing agency which knowingly employs or
1064	appoints such person without notifying the Division of
1065	Retirement to suspend retirement benefits shall be jointly and
1066	severally liable for reimbursement to the retirement trust fund
1067	of any benefits paid during the reemployment limitation period.
1068	To avoid liability, such employing agency shall have a written
1069	statement from the retiree that he or she is not retired from a
1070	state-administered retirement system. Any retirement benefits
1071	received by a retired member while reemployed in excess of 780
1072	hours during the first 12 months of retirement shall be repaid
1073	to the Retirement System Trust Fund, and retirement benefits
1074	shall remain suspended until repayment is made. Benefits
1075	suspended beyond the end of the retired member's first 12 months
1076	of retirement shall apply toward repayment of benefits received
1077	in violation of the 780-hour reemployment limitation.
1078	5.  The State University System may reemploy a retired
1079	member as an adjunct faculty member or as a participant in a
1080	phased retirement program within the State University System
1081	after the retired member has been retired for 1 calendar month,
1082	in accordance with s. 121.021(39). Any retired member who is
1083	reemployed within 1 calendar month after retirement shall void
1084	his or her application for retirement benefits. The State
1085	University System is subject to the retired contribution
1086	required in subparagraph 7., as appropriate. A retired member
1087	may be reemployed as an adjunct faculty member or a participant
1088	in a phased retirement program for no more than 780 hours during
1089	the first 12 months of his or her retirement. Any retired member
1090	reemployed for more than 780 hours during the first 12 months of
1091	retirement shall give timely notice in writing to the employer
1092	and to the division of the date he or she will exceed the
1093	limitation. The division shall suspend his or her retirement
1094	benefits for the remainder of the first 12 months of retirement.
1095	Any person employed in violation of this subparagraph and any
1096	employing agency which knowingly employs or appoints such person
1097	without notifying the Division of Retirement to suspend
1098	retirement benefits shall be jointly and severally liable for
1099	reimbursement to the retirement trust fund of any benefits paid
1100	during the reemployment limitation period. To avoid liability,
1101	such employing agency shall have a written statement from the
1102	retiree that he or she is not retired from a state-administered
1103	retirement system. Any retirement benefits received by a retired
1104	member while reemployed in excess of 780 hours during the first
1105	12 months of retirement shall be repaid to the Retirement System
1106	Trust Fund, and retirement benefits shall remain suspended until
1107	repayment is made. Benefits suspended beyond the end of the
1108	retired member's first 12 months of retirement shall apply
1109	toward repayment of benefits received in violation of the 780-
1110	hour reemployment limitation.
1111	6.  The Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the
1112	Deaf and the Blind may reemploy a retired member as a substitute
1113	teacher, substitute residential instructor, or substitute nurse
1114	on a noncontractual basis after he or she has been retired for 1
1115	calendar month, in accordance with s. 121.021(39). Any retired
1116	member who is reemployed within 1 calendar month after
1117	retirement shall void his or her application for retirement
1118	benefits. The Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the
1119	Deaf and the Blind reemploying such teachers, residential
1120	instructors, or nurses is subject to the retirement contribution
1121	required by subparagraph 7. Reemployment of a retired member as
1122	a substitute teacher, substitute residential instructor, or
1123	substitute nurse is limited to 780 hours during the first 12
1124	months of his or her retirement. Any retired member reemployed
1125	for more than 780 hours during the first 12 months of retirement
1126	shall give timely notice in writing to the employer and to the
1127	division of the date he or she will exceed the limitation. The
1128	division shall suspend his or her retirement benefits for the
1129	remainder of the first 12 months of retirement. Any person
1130	employed in violation of this subparagraph and any employing
1131	agency which knowingly employs or appoints such person without
1132	notifying the Division of Retirement to suspend retirement
1133	benefits shall be jointly and severally liable for reimbursement
1134	to the retirement trust fund of any benefits paid during the
1135	reemployment limitation period. To avoid liability, such
1136	employing agency shall have a written statement from the retiree
1137	that he or she is not retired from a state-administered
1138	retirement system. Any retirement benefits received by a retired
1139	member while reemployed in excess of 780 hours during the first
1140	12 months of retirement shall be repaid to the Retirement System
1141	Trust Fund, and his or her retirement benefits shall remain
1142	suspended until payment is made. Benefits suspended beyond the
1143	end of the retired member's first 12 months of retirement shall
1144	apply toward repayment of benefits received in violation of the
1145	780-hour reemployment limitation.
1146	7.  The employment by an employer of any retiree or DROP
1147	participant of any state-administered retirement system shall
1148	have no effect on the average final compensation or years of
1149	creditable service of the retiree or DROP participant. Prior to
1150	July 1, 1991, upon employment of any person, other than an
1151	elected officer as provided in s. 121.053, who has been retired
1152	under any state-administered retirement program, the employer
1153	shall pay retirement contributions in an amount equal to the
1154	unfunded actuarial liability portion of the employer
1155	contribution which would be required for regular members of the
1156	Florida Retirement System. Effective July 1, 1991, contributions
1157	shall be made as provided in s. 121.122 for retirees with
1158	renewed membership or subsection (13) with respect to DROP
1159	participants.
1160	8.  Any person who has previously retired and who is
1161	holding an elective public office or an appointment to an
1162	elective public office eligible for the Elected Officers' Class
1163	on or after July 1, 1990, shall be enrolled in the Florida
1164	Retirement System as provided in s. 121.053(1)(b) or, if holding
1165	an elective public office that does not qualify for the Elected
1166	Officers' Class on or after July 1, 1991, shall be enrolled in
1167	the Florida Retirement System as provided in s. 121.122, and
1168	shall continue to receive retirement benefits as well as
1169	compensation for the elected officer's service for as long as he
1170	or she remains in elective office. However, any retired member
1171	who served in an elective office prior to July 1, 1990,
1172	suspended his or her retirement benefit, and had his or her
1173	Florida Retirement System membership reinstated shall, upon
1174	retirement from such office, have his or her retirement benefit
1175	recalculated to include the additional service and compensation
1176	earned.
1177	9.  Any person who is holding an elective public office
1178	which is covered by the Florida Retirement System and who is
1179	concurrently employed in nonelected covered employment may elect
1180	to retire while continuing employment in the elective public
1181	office, provided that he or she shall be required to terminate
1182	his or her nonelected covered employment. Any person who
1183	exercises this election shall receive his or her retirement
1184	benefits in addition to the compensation of the elective office
1185	without regard to the time limitations otherwise provided in
1186	this subsection. No person who seeks to exercise the provisions
1187	of this subparagraph, as the same existed prior to May 3, 1984,
1188	shall be deemed to be retired under those provisions, unless
1189	such person is eligible to retire under the provisions of this
1190	subparagraph, as amended by chapter 84-11, Laws of Florida.
1191	10.  The limitations of this paragraph apply to
1192	reemployment in any capacity with an "employer" as defined in s.
1193	121.021(10), irrespective of the category of funds from which
1194	the person is compensated.
1195	11.  An employing agency may reemploy a retired member as a
1196	firefighter or paramedic after the retired member has been
1197	retired for 1 calendar month, in accordance with s. 121.021(39).
1198	Any retired member who is reemployed within 1 calendar month
1199	after retirement shall void his or her application for
1200	retirement benefits. The employing agency reemploying such
1201	firefighter or paramedic is subject to the retired contribution
1202	required in subparagraph 8. Reemployment of a retired
1203	firefighter or paramedic is limited to no more than 780 hours
1204	during the first 12 months of his or her retirement. Any retired
1205	member reemployed for more than 780 hours during the first 12
1206	months of retirement shall give timely notice in writing to the
1207	employer and to the division of the date he or she will exceed
1208	the limitation. The division shall suspend his or her retirement
1209	benefits for the remainder of the first 12 months of retirement.
1210	Any person employed in violation of this subparagraph and any
1211	employing agency which knowingly employs or appoints such person
1212	without notifying the Division of Retirement to suspend
1213	retirement benefits shall be jointly and severally liable for
1214	reimbursement to the Retirement System Trust Fund of any
1215	benefits paid during the reemployment limitation period. To
1216	avoid liability, such employing agency shall have a written
1217	statement from the retiree that he or she is not retired from a
1218	state-administered retirement system. Any retirement benefits
1219	received by a retired member while reemployed in excess of 780
1220	hours during the first 12 months of retirement shall be repaid
1221	to the Retirement System Trust Fund, and retirement benefits
1222	shall remain suspended until repayment is made. Benefits
1223	suspended beyond the end of the retired member's first 12 months
1224	of retirement shall apply toward repayment of benefits received
1225	in violation of the 780-hour reemployment limitation.
1226	(13)  DEFERRED RETIREMENT OPTION PROGRAM.--In general, and
1227	subject to the provisions of this section, the Deferred
1228	Retirement Option Program, hereinafter referred to as the DROP,
1229	is a program under which an eligible member of the Florida
1230	Retirement System may elect to participate, deferring receipt of
1231	retirement benefits while continuing employment with his or her
1232	Florida Retirement System employer. The deferred monthly
1233	benefits shall accrue in the System Trust Fund on behalf of the
1234	participant, plus interest compounded monthly, for the specified
1235	period of the DROP participation, as provided in paragraph (c).
1236	Upon termination of employment, the participant shall receive
1237	the total DROP benefits and begin to receive the previously
1238	determined normal retirement benefits. Participation in the DROP
1239	does not guarantee employment for the specified period of DROP.
1240	Participation in the DROP by an eligible member beyond the
1241	initial 60-month period as authorized in this subsection shall
1242	be on an annual contractual basis for all participants.
1243	(a)  Eligibility of member to participate in the DROP.--All
1244	active Florida Retirement System members in a regularly
1245	established position, and all active members of either the
1246	Teachers' Retirement System established in chapter 238 or the
1247	State and County Officers' and Employees' Retirement System
1248	established in chapter 122 which systems are consolidated within
1249	the Florida Retirement System under s. 121.011, are eligible to
1250	elect participation in the DROP provided that:
1251	1.  The member is not a renewed member of the Florida
1252	Retirement System under s. 121.122, or a member of the State
1253	Community College System Optional Retirement Program under s.
1254	121.051, the Senior Management Service Optional Annuity Program
1255	under s. 121.055, or the optional retirement program for the
1256	State University System under s. 121.35.
1257	2.  Except as provided in subparagraph 6., election to
1258	participate is made within 12 months immediately following the
1259	date on which the member first reaches normal retirement date,
1260	or, for a member who reaches normal retirement date based on
1261	service before he or she reaches age 62, or age 55 for Special
1262	Risk Class members, election to participate may be deferred to
1263	the 12 months immediately following the date the member attains
1264	57, or age 52 for Special Risk Class members. For a member who
1265	first reached normal retirement date or the deferred eligibility
1266	date described above prior to the effective date of this
1267	section, election to participate shall be made within 12 months
1268	after the effective date of this section. A member who fails to
1269	make an election within such 12-month limitation period shall
1270	forfeit all rights to participate in the DROP. The member shall
1271	advise his or her employer and the division in writing of the
1272	date on which the DROP shall begin. Such beginning date may be
1273	subsequent to the 12-month election period, but must be within
1274	the 60-month or, with respect to members who are instructional
1275	personnel employed by the Florida School for the Deaf and the
1276	Blind and who have received authorization by the Board of
1277	Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind to
1278	participate in the DROP beyond 60 months, or who are
1279	instructional personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d) in
1280	grades K-12 and who have received authorization by the district
1281	school superintendent or, effective June 1, 2004, by the
1282	director or principal of a developmental research school as
1283	described in s. 1002.32 to participate in the DROP beyond 60
1284	months, the 96-month limitation period as provided in
1285	subparagraph (b)1. When establishing eligibility of the member
1286	to participate in the DROP for the 60-month or, with respect to
1287	members who are instructional personnel employed by the Florida
1288	School for the Deaf and the Blind and who have received
1289	authorization by the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for
1290	the Deaf and the Blind to participate in the DROP beyond 60
1291	months, or who are instructional personnel as defined in s.
1292	1012.01(2)(a)-(d) in grades K-12 and who have received
1293	authorization by the district school superintendent or,
1294	effective June 1, 2004, by the director or principal of a
1295	developmental research school as described in s. 1002.32 to
1296	participate in the DROP beyond 60 months, the 96-month maximum
1297	participation period, the member may elect to include or exclude
1298	any optional service credit purchased by the member from the
1299	total service used to establish the normal retirement date. A
1300	member with dual normal retirement dates shall be eligible to
1301	elect to participate in DROP within 12 months after attaining
1302	normal retirement date in either class.
1303	3.  The employer of a member electing to participate in the
1304	DROP, or employers if dually employed, shall acknowledge in
1305	writing to the division the date the member's participation in
1306	the DROP begins and the date the member's employment and DROP
1307	participation will terminate.
1308	4.  Simultaneous employment of a participant by additional
1309	Florida Retirement System employers subsequent to the
1310	commencement of participation in the DROP shall be permissible
1311	provided such employers acknowledge in writing a DROP
1312	termination date no later than the participant's existing
1313	termination date or the 60-month limitation period as provided
1314	in subparagraph (b)1.
1315	5.  A DROP participant may change employers while
1316	participating in the DROP, subject to the following:
1317	a.  A change of employment must take place without a break
1318	in service so that the member receives salary for each month of
1319	continuous DROP participation. If a member receives no salary
1320	during a month, DROP participation shall cease unless the
1321	employer verifies a continuation of the employment relationship
1322	for such participant pursuant to s. 121.021(39)(b).
1323	b.  Such participant and new employer shall notify the
1324	division on forms required by the division as to the identity of
1325	the new employer.
1326	c.  The new employer shall acknowledge, in writing, the
1327	participant's DROP termination date, which may be extended but
1328	not beyond the original 60-month or, with respect to members who
1329	are instructional personnel employed by the Florida School for
1330	the Deaf and the Blind and who have received authorization by
1331	the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the
1332	Blind to participate in the DROP beyond 60 months, or who are
1333	instructional personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d) in
1334	grades K-12 and who have received authorization by the district
1335	school superintendent or, effective June 1, 2004, by the
1336	director or principal of a developmental research school as
1337	described in s. 1002.32 to participate in the DROP beyond 60
1338	months, the 96-month period provided in subparagraph (b)1.,
1339	shall acknowledge liability for any additional retirement
1340	contributions and interest required if the participant fails to
1341	timely terminate employment, and shall be subject to the
1342	adjustment required in sub-subparagraph (c)5.d.
1343	6.  Effective July 1, 2001, for instructional personnel as
1344	defined in s. 1012.01(2), election to participate in the DROP
1345	shall be made at any time following the date on which the member
1346	first reaches normal retirement date. The member shall advise
1347	his or her employer and the division in writing of the date on
1348	which the Deferred Retirement Option Program shall begin. When
1349	establishing eligibility of the member to participate in the
1350	DROP for the 60-month or, with respect to members who are
1351	instructional personnel employed by the Florida School for the
1352	Deaf and the Blind and who have received authorization by the
1353	Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and the
1354	Blind to participate in the DROP beyond 60 months, or who are
1355	instructional personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d) in
1356	grades K-12 and who have received authorization by the district
1357	school superintendent or, effective June 1, 2004, by the
1358	director or principal of a developmental research school as
1359	described in s. 1002.32 to participate in the DROP beyond 60
1360	months, the 96-month maximum participation period, as provided
1361	in subparagraph (b)1., the member may elect to include or
1362	exclude any optional service credit purchased by the member from
1363	the total service used to establish the normal retirement date.
1364	A member with dual normal retirement dates shall be eligible to
1365	elect to participate in either class.
1366	(b)  Participation in the DROP.--
1367	1.  An eligible member may elect to participate in the DROP
1368	for a period not to exceed a maximum of 60 calendar months or,
1369	with respect to members who are instructional personnel employed
1370	by the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and who have
1371	received authorization by the Board of Trustees of the Florida
1372	School for the Deaf and the Blind to participate in the DROP
1373	beyond 60 months, or who are instructional personnel as defined
1374	in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d) in grades K-12 and who have received
1375	authorization by the district school superintendent or,
1376	effective June 1, 2004, by the director or principal of a
1377	developmental research school as described in s. 1002.32 to
1378	participate in the DROP beyond 60 calendar months, 96 calendar
1379	months immediately following the date on which the member first
1380	reaches his or her normal retirement date or the date to which
1381	he or she is eligible to defer his or her election to
1382	participate as provided in subparagraph (a)2. However, a member
1383	who has reached normal retirement date prior to the effective
1384	date of the DROP shall be eligible to participate in the DROP
1385	for a period of time not to exceed 60 calendar months or, with
1386	respect to members who are instructional personnel employed by
1387	the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind and who have
1388	received authorization by the Board of Trustees of the Florida
1389	School for the Deaf and the Blind to participate in the DROP
1390	beyond 60 months, or who are instructional personnel as defined
1391	in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d) in grades K-12 and who have received
1392	authorization by the district school superintendent or,
1393	effective June 1, 2004, by the director or principal of a
1394	developmental research school as described in s. 1002.32 to
1395	participate in the DROP beyond 60 calendar months, 96 calendar
1396	months immediately following the effective date of the DROP,
1397	except a member of the Special Risk Class who has reached normal
1398	retirement date prior to the effective date of the DROP and
1399	whose total accrued value exceeds 75 percent of average final
1400	compensation as of his or her effective date of retirement shall
1401	be eligible to participate in the DROP for no more than 36
1402	calendar months immediately following the effective date of the
1403	DROP.
1404	2.  Upon deciding to participate in the DROP, the member
1405	shall submit, on forms required by the division:
1406	a.  A written election to participate in the DROP;
1407	b.  Selection of the DROP participation and termination
1408	dates, which satisfy the limitations stated in paragraph (a) and
1409	subparagraph 1. Such termination date shall be in a binding
1410	letter of resignation with the employer, establishing a deferred
1411	termination date. The member may change the termination date
1412	within the limitations of subparagraph 1., but only with the
1413	written approval of his or her employer;
1414	c.  A properly completed DROP application for service
1415	retirement as provided in this section; and
1416	d.  Any other information required by the division.
1417	3.  The DROP participant shall be a retiree under the
1418	Florida Retirement System for all purposes, except for paragraph
1419	(5)(f) and subsection (9) and ss. 112.3173, 112.363, 121.053,
1420	and 121.122. However, participation in the DROP does not alter
1421	the participant's employment status and such employee shall not
1422	be deemed retired from employment until his or her deferred
1423	resignation is effective and termination occurs as provided in
1424	s. 121.021(39).
1425	4.  Elected officers shall be eligible to participate in
1426	the DROP subject to the following:
1427	a.  An elected officer who reaches normal retirement date
1428	during a term of office may defer the election to participate in
1429	the DROP until the next succeeding term in that office. Such
1430	elected officer who exercises this option may participate in the
1431	DROP for up to 60 calendar months or a period of no longer than
1432	such succeeding term of office, whichever is less.
1433	b.  An elected or a nonelected participant may run for a
1434	term of office while participating in DROP and, if elected,
1435	extend the DROP termination date accordingly, except, however,
1436	if such additional term of office exceeds the 60-month
1437	limitation established in subparagraph 1., and the officer does
1438	not resign from office within such 60-month limitation, the
1439	retirement and the participant's DROP shall be null and void as
1440	provided in sub-subparagraph (c)5.d.
1441	c.  An elected officer who is dually employed and elects to
1442	participate in DROP shall be required to satisfy the definition
1443	of termination within the 60-month or, with respect to members
1444	who are instructional personnel employed by the Florida School
1445	for the Deaf and the Blind and who have received authorization
1446	by the Board of Trustees of the Florida School for the Deaf and
1447	the Blind to participate in the DROP beyond 60 months, or who
1448	are instructional personnel as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)-(d)
1449	in grades K-12 and who have received authorization by the
1450	district school superintendent or, effective June 1, 2004, by
1451	the director or principal of a developmental research school as
1452	described in s. 1002.32 to participate in the DROP beyond 60
1453	months, the 96-month limitation period as provided in
1454	subparagraph 1. for the nonelected position and may continue
1455	employment as an elected officer as provided in s. 121.053. The
1456	elected officer will be enrolled as a renewed member in the
1457	Elected Officers' Class or the Regular Class, as provided in ss.
1458	121.053 and 121.22, on the first day of the month after
1459	termination of employment in the nonelected position and
1460	termination of DROP. Distribution of the DROP benefits shall be
1461	made as provided in paragraph (c).
1462	Section 19.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
1463	to section 1012.01(2), Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto,
1464	paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 1011.685, Florida
1465	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
1466	1011.685  Class size reduction; operating categorical
1467	fund.--
1468	(2)  Class size reduction operating categorical funds shall
1469	be used by school districts for the following:
1470	(b)  For any lawful operating expenditure, if the district
1471	has met the constitutional maximums identified in s. 1003.03(1)
1472	or the reduction of two students per year required by s.
1473	1003.03(2); however, priority shall be given to increase
1474	salaries of classroom teachers as defined in s. 1012.01(2)(a)
1475	and to implement the salary career ladder defined in s.
1476	1012.231.
1477	Section 20.  For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
1478	to section 1012.01(2), Florida Statutes, in references thereto,
1479	paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of section 1012.74,
1480	Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
1481	1012.74  Florida educators professional liability insurance
1482	protection.--
1483	(2)(a)  Educator professional liability coverage for all
1484	instructional personnel, as defined by s. 1012.01(2), who are
1485	full-time personnel, as defined by the district school board
1486	policy, shall be provided by specific appropriations under the
1487	General Appropriations Act.
1488	(b)  Educator professional liability coverage shall be
1489	extended at cost to all instructional personnel, as defined by
1490	s. 1012.01(2), who are part-time personnel, as defined by the
1491	district school board policy, and choose to participate in the
1492	state-provided program.
1493	Section 21.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
1494	law.
1495
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1497	Remove the entire title and insert:
1498	A bill to be entitled
1499	An act relating to quality of school personnel; amending
1500	s. 1004.04, F.S.; revising criteria for admission to
1501	teacher preparation programs; requiring a certification
1502	ombudsman; authorizing certain postsecondary institutions
1503	to develop and implement short-term teaching experiences;
1504	creating s. 1004.85, F.S.; providing a definition;
1505	providing for postsecondary institutions to create
1506	educator preparation institutes; providing purpose of the
1507	institutes; authorizing institutes to offer alternative
1508	educator certification programs; requiring Department of
1509	Education response to a request for approval; providing
1510	criteria for alternative certification programs; providing
1511	requirements for program participants; providing for
1512	participants to receive a credential signifying mastery of
1513	professional preparation and education competence;
1514	authorizing school districts to use an alternative
1515	certification program at an educator preparation institute
1516	to satisfy certain requirements; requiring performance
1517	evaluations; requiring certain criteria for instructors;
1518	providing rulemaking authority; amending s. 1012.05, F.S.;
1519	requiring the department to concentrate on retention of
1520	teachers; requiring the department to provide certain
1521	resources for teachers and to establish an Educator
1522	Appreciation Week; requiring the department to notify
1523	teachers of items in the General Appropriations Act
1524	providing direct benefit to teachers; requiring district
1525	school boards to adopt policies for mentors and support
1526	for first-time teachers; requiring school districts to
1527	electronically submit certain public school e-mail
1528	addresses; providing duties of the Commissioner of
1529	Education; amending s. 1012.231, F.S.; authorizing a
1530	salary career ladder for certain classifications of
1531	instructional personnel; providing criteria for certain
1532	lead teachers; reenacting s. 1012.231(1), F.S., relating
1533	to the salary career ladder, to incorporate the amendment
1534	to s. 1012.01(2), F.S., in a reference thereto; amending
1535	s. 1012.32, F.S.; requiring background screening for
1536	contractual personnel, charter school personnel, and
1537	certain instructional and noninstructional personnel;
1538	deleting provision for probationary status for new
1539	employees pending fingerprint processing; prohibiting
1540	certain persons from providing services; providing for
1541	appeals; providing for payment of costs; deleting a
1542	refingerprinting requirement; requiring the Department of
1543	Law Enforcement to retain and enter fingerprints into the
1544	statewide automated fingerprint identification system;
1545	requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to search
1546	arrest fingerprint cards against retained fingerprints and
1547	to report identified arrest records; providing school
1548	district responsibilities and the imposition of a fee;
1549	requiring refingerprinting for personnel whose
1550	fingerprints are not retained; amending s. 1012.33, F.S.;
1551	revising provisions relating to acceptance of teaching
1552	service; amending s. 1012.35, F.S.; requiring background
1553	screening and additional requirements for substitute
1554	teachers; requiring the department to develop certain
1555	resources and school districts to develop performance
1556	appraisal measures; amending s. 1012.39, F.S.; requiring
1557	background screening and qualifications for substitute
1558	teachers; requiring background screening for teachers in
1559	adult education programs and nondegreed teachers of career
1560	and technical programs; creating s. 1012.465, F.S.;
1561	requiring background screening for certain
1562	noninstructional personnel and contractors with the school
1563	district; requiring such persons to report conviction of a
1564	disqualifying offense; providing for suspension of
1565	personnel who do not meet screening requirements; amending
1566	s. 1012.55, F.S.; providing department duties relating to
1567	identification of appropriate certification for certain
1568	instruction; requiring background screening for certain
1569	instructors; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; clarifying
1570	required response of the department to applicants for
1571	certification; revising eligibility criteria for
1572	certification applicants; requiring an affidavit for
1573	educator certification; requiring background screening for
1574	educator certification; revising means of demonstrating
1575	mastery of general knowledge, subject area knowledge, and
1576	professional preparation and education competence;
1577	providing background screening requirements; requiring
1578	persons to report conviction of a disqualifying offense;
1579	providing for suspension from position and revocation or
1580	suspension of certification; creating s. 1012.561, F.S.;
1581	providing requirements relating to notification of the
1582	address of record of a certified educator or applicant for
1583	certification; amending s. 1012.57, F.S.; requiring
1584	background screening for adjunct educators; amending s.
1585	1012.585, F.S.; providing requirements for training in the
1586	teaching of reading for renewal of a professional
1587	certificate; amending s. 1002.33, F.S.; requiring
1588	background screening for employees and members of the
1589	governing boards of charter schools; amending s. 1012.01,
1590	F.S.; revising definition of the term "instructional
1591	personnel"; reenacting s. 112.1915(1)(b), F.S., relating
1592	to death benefits for teachers, to incorporate the
1593	amendment to s. 1012.01(2), F.S., in a reference thereto;
1594	amending s. 121.091, F.S.; authorizing the director or
1595	principal of a developmental research school to authorize
1596	instructional personnel to participate in the DROP;
1597	reenacting s. 121.091(9)(b), F.S., relating to Florida
1598	Retirement System benefits, s. 1011.685(2)(b), F.S.,
1599	relating to class size reduction operating categorical
1600	funds, and s. 1012.74(2)(a) and (b), F.S., relating to
1601	educator professional liability coverage, to incorporate
1602	the amendment to s. 1012.01(2), F.S., in references
1603	thereto; providing an effective date.

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