Florida Senate - 2013 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. PCS (688260) for CS for SB 1076
Barcode 784300
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/28/2013 .
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The Committee on Appropriations (Montford) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)
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3 Between lines 1181 and 1182
4 insert:
5 (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
6 membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
7 scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
8 membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
9 International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
10 higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
11 equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
12 student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma.
13 Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
14 student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in
15 the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate
16 80 percent of the funds received from International
17 Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose
18 students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare
19 prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate
20 courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of
21 allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate
22 program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate
23 annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination
24 fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program
25 coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and
26 teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students for
27 the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books;
28 instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional
29 materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other
30 activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate
31 students or prepare prospective students to enroll in
32 International Baccalaureate courses; and training or
33 professional development for International Baccalaureate
34 teachers. School districts shall allocate the remaining 20
35 percent of the funds received from International Baccalaureate
36 bonus FTE funding for programs that assist academically
37 disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous courses. The
38 school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who
39 provided International Baccalaureate instruction:
40 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
41 the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
42 Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
43 International Baccalaureate examination.
44 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
45 Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
46 or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
47 International Baccalaureate examination, regardless of the
48 number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a
49 4 or higher on the International Baccalaureate examination.
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51 Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph may
52 shall not exceed $2,000 in any given school year. However, the
53 maximum bonus shall be $3,000 if at least 50 percent of the
54 students enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or
55 higher on the examination in a school designated with a grade of
56 “A,” “B,” or “C”; or if at least 25 percent of the students
57 enrolled in a teacher’s course earn a score of 4 or higher on
58 the examination in a school designated with a grade of “D” or
59 “F.” Bonuses awarded under this paragraph and shall be in
60 addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher received
61 or is scheduled to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall
62 earn an additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a
63 qualifying score up to the maximum of $3,000 in any given school
64 year.
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66 ====== D I R E C T O R Y C L A U S E A M E N D M E N T ======
67 And the directory clause is amended as follows:
68 Delete line 1149
69 and insert:
70 added to that subsection, and paragraphs (c), (l), (n), and
71 (o) and
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73 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
74 And the title is amended as follows:
75 Delete line 149
76 and insert:
77 enrollment in advanced placement and International
78 Baccalaureate courses; increasing