Florida Senate - 2014                              CS for SB 850
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Education; and Senator Legg
       
       
       
       
       
       581-02144-14                                           2014850c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 1001.42,
    3         F.S.; requiring a school that includes certain grades
    4         to include information, data, and instructional
    5         strategies in its school improvement plan; requiring a
    6         school that includes certain grades to implement an
    7         early warning system based on indicators to identify
    8         students in need of additional academic support;
    9         amending s. 1003.42, F.S.; providing State Board of
   10         Education duties relating to middle grades courses;
   11         amending s. 1003.4203, F.S.; requiring district school
   12         board, in consultation with the district school
   13         superintendent, to make digital materials, CAPE
   14         Digital Tool certificates, and CAPE industry
   15         certifications available to students, including
   16         students with disabilities, in prekindergarten through
   17         grade 12 to enable students to attain digital skills;
   18         providing eligibility for additional FTE funding;
   19         requiring innovative programs and courses that merge
   20         academic and career instructional tools and industry
   21         certifications into education for both college and
   22         career preparedness; requiring the Department of
   23         Education to collaborate with Florida educators and
   24         school leaders to provide technical assistance to
   25         district school boards regarding implementation;
   26         amending s. 1003.4281, F.S.; deleting calculations for
   27         paid and unpaid high school credits; amending s.
   28         1003.4285, F.S.; revising requirements to earn a
   29         Scholar designation on a standard high school diploma;
   30         revising requirements to earn a Merit designation on a
   31         standard high school diploma; creating s. 1003.4298,
   32         F.S.; authorizing public schools to provide students
   33         with access to third-party assessment centers and
   34         career and professional academy curricula; authorizing
   35         the third-party assessment center providers to report
   36         return on investment to students and students’
   37         families regarding completing CAPE industry
   38         certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates;
   39         encouraging third-party assessment providers and
   40         career and professional academy curricula providers to
   41         provide annual training; amending s. 1003.4935, F.S.;
   42         authorizing additional FTE funding for certain
   43         industry certifications; amending s. 1003.53, F.S.;
   44         authorizing dropout prevention and academic
   45         intervention services for a student identified by a
   46         school’s early warning system; amending s. 1006.135,
   47         F.S.; including middle grades schools under provisions
   48         prohibiting hazing; revising the definition of the
   49         term “hazing”; requiring a school district policy that
   50         prohibits hazing and establishes consequences for an
   51         act of hazing; revising penalty provisions and
   52         providing for applicability; creating s. 1007.273,
   53         F.S.; requiring a Florida College System institution
   54         to work with each school district in its designated
   55         service area to establish a collegiate high school
   56         program; providing options for participation in a
   57         collegiate high school program; requiring a Florida
   58         College System institution to execute a contract with
   59         each school district in its designated service area to
   60         establish the program; authorizing another Florida
   61         College System institution to execute a contract with
   62         the school district in certain circumstances;
   63         requiring the contract to be executed by a specified
   64         date for the purpose of implementation; requiring
   65         Florida College System institutions to collaborate
   66         with the school districts they enter into contracts
   67         with to establish student eligibility and procedural
   68         requirements for participation in the program;
   69         requiring that a performance contract be included in
   70         the eligibility requirements; requiring a
   71         participating school district to include student
   72         eligibility and procedural requirements in the
   73         district’s comprehensive student progression plan and
   74         to inform students and parents about the collegiate
   75         high school program; providing the calculation for
   76         funding the collegiate high school program;
   77         prohibiting a Florida College System institution from
   78         reporting certain funds for purposes of funding or
   79         receiving the standard tuition rate per credit hour
   80         for a student enrolled in a dual enrollment course at
   81         the institution unless the institution establishes a
   82         collegiate high school program; providing that certain
   83         independent colleges and universities are eligible to
   84         work with school districts to establish a collegiate
   85         high school program; requiring such independent
   86         colleges and universities to collaborate with the
   87         school districts they enter into contracts with to
   88         establish student eligibility and procedural
   89         requirements for participation in the program;
   90         requiring that a performance contract be included in
   91         the eligibility requirements; requiring a
   92         participating school district to include student
   93         eligibility and procedural requirements in the
   94         district’s comprehensive student progression plan and
   95         to inform students and parents about the collegiate
   96         high school program; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.;
   97         requiring the department to annually identify CAPE
   98         Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
   99         certifications; authorizing the commissioner to
  100         recommend adding certain certificates and
  101         certifications; providing requirements for inclusion
  102         of CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
  103         certifications on the funding list; authorizing third
  104         party assessment providers of approved CAPE Digital
  105         Tool certificates and CAPE industry certifications to
  106         make recommendations to the commissioner to limit
  107         certain Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
  108         certifications to students in certain grades;
  109         providing requirements for the Articulation
  110         Coordinating Committee; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.;
  111         specifying requirements relating to additional FTE
  112         funding based on completion of certain courses or
  113         programs and issuance of CAPE industry certification;
  114         deleting obsolete provisions; deleting provisions
  115         regarding Florida Cyber Security and Digital Arts
  116         recognitions and Florida Digital Tool Certificates;
  117         amending s. 1012.98, F.S.; providing requirements
  118         relating to professional development, including
  119         inservice plans and instructional strategies, for
  120         middle grades educators; requiring the Department of
  121         Education to disseminate professional development in
  122         the use of integrated digital instruction; providing
  123         an effective date.
  124          
  125  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  126  
  127         Section 1. Subsection (18) of section 1001.42, Florida
  128  Statutes, is amended to read:
  129         1001.42 Powers and duties of district school board.—The
  130  district school board, acting as a board, shall exercise all
  131  powers and perform all duties listed below:
  132         (18) IMPLEMENT SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY.
  133  Maintain a state system of school improvement and education
  134  accountability as provided by statute and State Board of
  135  Education rule. This system of school improvement and education
  136  accountability shall be consistent with, and implemented
  137  through, the district’s continuing system of planning and
  138  budgeting required by this section and ss. 1008.385, 1010.01,
  139  and 1011.01. This system of school improvement and education
  140  accountability shall comply with the provisions of ss. 1008.33,
  141  1008.34, 1008.345, and 1008.385 and include the following:
  142         (a) School improvement plans.—
  143         1. The district school board shall annually approve and
  144  require implementation of a new, amended, or continuation school
  145  improvement plan for each school in the district. If a school
  146  has a significant gap in achievement on statewide assessments
  147  pursuant to s. 1008.34(3)(b) by one or more student subgroups,
  148  as defined in the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act
  149  (ESEA), 20 U.S.C. s. 6311(b)(2)(C)(v)(II); has not significantly
  150  decreased the percentage of students scoring below satisfactory
  151  on statewide assessments; or has significantly lower graduation
  152  rates for a subgroup when compared to the state’s graduation
  153  rate, that school’s improvement plan shall include strategies
  154  for improving these results. The state board shall adopt rules
  155  establishing thresholds and for determining compliance with this
  156  subparagraph paragraph.
  157         2. A school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall
  158  include annually in its school improvement plan information and
  159  data on the school’s early warning system required under
  160  paragraph (b), including a list of the early warning indicators
  161  used in the system, the number of students identified by the
  162  system as exhibiting two or more early warning indicators, the
  163  number of students by grade level that exhibit each indicator,
  164  and a description of all intervention strategies employed by the
  165  school to improve the academic performance of students
  166  identified by the early warning system. In addition, a school
  167  that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall describe in its
  168  school improvement plan the strategies used by the school to
  169  implement the instructional practices for middle grades
  170  emphasized by the district’s professional development system
  171  pursuant to s. 1012.98(4)(b)9.
  172         (b) Early warning system.
  173         1.A school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 shall
  174  implement an early warning system to identify students in grades
  175  6, 7, and 8 who need additional support to improve academic
  176  performance and stay engaged in school. The early warning system
  177  must include the following early warning indicators:
  178         a. Attendance below 90 percent, regardless of whether
  179  absence is excused or a result of out-of-school suspension.
  180         b. One or more suspensions, whether in school or out of
  181  school.
  182         c. Course failure in English Language Arts or mathematics.
  183         d. A Level 1 score on the statewide, standardized
  184  assessments in English Language Arts or mathematics.
  185  
  186  For purposes of implementing this subparagraph, a school
  187  district may identify additional early warning indicators for
  188  use in a school’s early warning system.
  189         2.When a student exhibits two or more early warning
  190  indicators, the school’s child study team under s. 1003.02 or a
  191  school-based team formed for the purpose of implementing the
  192  requirements of this paragraph shall convene to determine
  193  appropriate intervention strategies for the student. The school
  194  shall provide at least 10 days’ written notice of the meeting to
  195  the student’s parent, indicating the meeting’s purpose, time,
  196  and location, and provide the parent the opportunity to
  197  participate.
  198         (c)(b)Public disclosure.—The district school board shall
  199  provide information regarding the performance of students and
  200  educational programs as required pursuant to ss. 1008.22 and
  201  1008.385 and implement a system of school reports as required by
  202  statute and State Board of Education rule which shall include
  203  schools operating for the purpose of providing educational
  204  services to youth in Department of Juvenile Justice programs,
  205  and for those schools, report on the elements specified in s.
  206  1003.52(19). Annual public disclosure reports shall be in an
  207  easy-to-read report card format and shall include the school’s
  208  grade, high school graduation rate calculated without GED tests,
  209  disaggregated by student ethnicity, and performance data as
  210  specified in state board rule.
  211         (d)(c)School improvement funds.—The district school board
  212  shall provide funds to schools for developing and implementing
  213  school improvement plans. Such funds shall include those funds
  214  appropriated for the purpose of school improvement pursuant to
  215  s. 24.121(5)(c).
  216         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 1003.42, Florida
  217  Statutes, is amended to read:
  218         1003.42 Required instruction.—
  219         (1) Each district school board shall provide all courses
  220  required for middle grades promotion, high school graduation,
  221  and appropriate instruction designed to ensure that students
  222  meet State Board of Education adopted standards in the following
  223  subject areas: reading and other language arts, mathematics,
  224  science, social studies, foreign languages, health and physical
  225  education, and the arts. The state board must remove a middle
  226  grades course in the Course Code Directory that does not fully
  227  integrate all appropriate curricular content required by s.
  228  1003.41 and may approve a new course only if it meets the
  229  required curricular content.
  230         Section 3. Section 1003.4203, Florida Statutes, is amended
  231  to read:
  232         1003.4203 Digital materials, recognitions, CAPE Digital
  233  Tool certificates, and technical assistance.—
  234         (1) DIGITAL MATERIALS.—Each district school board, in
  235  consultation with the district school superintendent, shall make
  236  available digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates, and
  237  CAPE industry certificates for students in prekindergarten
  238  through grade 12 in order to enable students to attain digital
  239  skills. The digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool certificates,
  240  and CAPE industry certifications may be integrated into subject
  241  area curricula, offered as a separate course, made available
  242  through open-access options, or deployed through online or
  243  digital computer applications, subject to available funding.
  244         (2) CAPE ESE DIGITAL TOOLS.—Beginning with the 2013-2014
  245  school year, Each district school board, in consultation with
  246  the district school superintendent, shall make available digital
  247  and instructional materials, including software applications, to
  248  students with disabilities who are in prekindergarten through
  249  grade 12. Beginning with the 2015-2016 school year:
  250         (a)Digital materials must include CAPE Digital Tool
  251  certificates, workplace industry certifications, and OSHA
  252  industry certifications identified pursuant to s. 1008.44 for
  253  students with disabilities; and
  254         (b)Each student’s individual educational plan for students
  255  with disabilities developed pursuant to this chapter must
  256  identify the CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
  257  certifications the student seeks to attain before high school
  258  graduation.
  259         (3) Subject to available funding, by December 1, 2013, the
  260  department shall contract with one or more technology companies,
  261  or affiliated nonprofit organizations, that have approved
  262  industry certifications identified on the Industry Certification
  263  Funding List or the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
  264  List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s. 1008.44, to develop a
  265  Florida Cyber Security Recognition and a Florida Digital Arts
  266  Recognition. The department shall notify each school district
  267  when the recognitions are developed and available. The
  268  recognitions shall be made available to all public elementary
  269  school students at no cost to the districts or charter schools.
  270         (a) Targeted knowledge and skills to be mastered for each
  271  recognition shall be identified by the department. Knowledge and
  272  skills may be demonstrated through student attainment of the
  273  below recognitions in particular content areas:
  274         1. The Florida Cyber Security Recognition must be based
  275  upon an understanding of computer processing operations and, in
  276  most part, on cyber security skills that increase a student’s
  277  cyber-safe practices.
  278         2. The Florida Digital Arts Recognition must reflect a
  279  balance of skills in technology and the arts.
  280         (b) The technology companies or affiliated nonprofit
  281  organizations that provide the recognition must provide open
  282  access to materials for teaching and assessing the skills a
  283  student must acquire in order to earn a Florida Cyber Security
  284  Recognition or a Florida Digital Arts Recognition. The school
  285  district shall notify each elementary school advisory council of
  286  the methods of delivery of the open-access content and
  287  assessments. If there is no elementary school advisory council,
  288  notification must be provided to the district advisory council.
  289         (3)(4)CAPE DIGITAL TOOL CERTIFICATES.—Subject to available
  290  funding, by December 1, 2013,The department shall identify, by
  291  June 15 of each year, CAPE Digital Tool certificates that
  292  contract with one or more technology companies that have
  293  approved industry certifications identified on the Industry
  294  Certification Funding List or the Postsecondary Industry
  295  Certification Funding List, pursuant to s. 1003.492 or s.
  296  1008.44, to develop a Florida Digital Tools Certificate to
  297  indicate a student’s digital skills. The department shall notify
  298  each school district when the certificates are certificate is
  299  developed and available. The certificates certificate shall be
  300  made available to all public elementary and middle grades
  301  students at no cost to the districts or charter schools.
  302         (a) Targeted skills to be mastered for the certificate
  303  include digital skills that are necessary to the student’s
  304  academic work and skills the student may need in future
  305  employment. The skills must include, but are not limited to,
  306  word processing; spreadsheets;, spreadsheet display, and
  307  creation of presentations, including sound, motion, and color
  308  presentations; digital arts; cybersecurity; and coding including
  309  sound, text, and graphic presentations, consistent with CAPE
  310  industry certifications that are listed on the CAPE Industry
  311  Certification Funding List, pursuant to ss. 1003.492 and
  312  1008.44. CAPE Digital Tool certificates are eligible for
  313  additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant to s.
  314  1011.62(1)(o)1.a s. 1003.492.
  315         (b) A technology company that provides the certificate must
  316  provide open access to materials for teaching and assessing the
  317  skills necessary to earn the certificate. The school district
  318  shall notify each middle school advisory council of the methods
  319  of delivery of the open-access content and assessments for the
  320  certificates certificate. If there is no middle school advisory
  321  council, notification must be provided to the district advisory
  322  council.
  323         (c) The Legislature intends that by July 1, 2018, on an
  324  annual basis, at least 75 percent of public middle grades
  325  students earn at least one CAPE Digital Tool certificate a
  326  Florida Digital Tools Certificate.
  327         (4)CAPE INDUSTRY CERTIFICATIONS.—
  328         (a)CAPE industry certifications, issued to middle school
  329  and high school grade students, which do not articulate for
  330  college credit, are eligible for additional full-time equivalent
  331  membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.b.
  332         (b)CAPE industry certifications, issued to high school
  333  grade students, which articulate for college credit or do not
  334  articulate for college credit, are eligible for additional full
  335  time equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.b.
  336         (5)CAPE INNOVATION AND CAPE ACCELERATION.—
  337         (a) CAPE Innovation.—Up to five courses annually approved
  338  by the commissioner that merge academic and career content, and
  339  performance outcome expectations that, if met, shall articulate
  340  for college credit and be eligible for additional full-time
  341  equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.c. Such
  342  approved courses must include at least two third-party
  343  assessments that, if successfully completed by a student, shall
  344  articulate for college credit. At least one of the two third
  345  party assessments associated with the approved courses that
  346  articulate for college credit must be identified on the CAPE
  347  Industry Certification Funding List. Each course that is
  348  approved by the commissioner must be specifically identified in
  349  the Course Code Directory as a CAPE Innovation Course.
  350         (b) CAPE Acceleration.—Industry certifications, annually
  351  approved by the commissioner, that if successfully completed
  352  shall articulate for 15 or more college credit hours and be
  353  eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant
  354  to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.d. The approved industry certification must
  355  be specifically identified in the Industry Certification Funding
  356  List as a CAPE Acceleration Industry Certification.
  357         (6)(5)TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—The Department of Education or
  358  a company contracted with under subsection (4) shall collaborate
  359  with Florida educators and school leaders to provide technical
  360  assistance to district school boards in the implementation of
  361  this section. Technical assistance to districts shall include,
  362  but is not limited to, identification of digital resources,
  363  primarily open-access resources, including digital curriculum,
  364  instructional materials, media assets, and other digital tools
  365  and applications; training mechanisms for teachers and others to
  366  facilitate integration of digital resources and technologies
  367  into instructional strategies; and model policies and procedures
  368  that support sustainable implementation practices.
  369         (7)(6)PARTNERSHIPS.—A district school board may seek
  370  partnerships with other school districts, private businesses,
  371  postsecondary institutions, or consultants to offer classes and
  372  instruction to teachers and students to assist the school
  373  district in providing digital materials, CAPE Digital Tool
  374  recognitions, and certificates, and CAPE industry certifications
  375  established pursuant to this section.
  376         (8)(7)RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt
  377  rules to administer this section.
  378         Section 4. Subsection (5) of section 1003.4281, Florida
  379  Statutes, is amended to read:
  380         1003.4281 Early high school graduation.—
  381         (5) For purposes of this section, a credit is equal to 1/6
  382  FTE. A student may earn up to six paid high school credits
  383  equivalent to 1 FTE per school year in grades 9 through 12 for
  384  courses provided by the school district. High school credits
  385  earned in excess of six per school year in courses delivered by
  386  the school district are unpaid credits.
  387         Section 5. Subsection (1) of section 1003.4285, Florida
  388  Statutes, is amended to read:
  389         1003.4285 Standard high school diploma designations.—
  390         (1) Each standard high school diploma shall include, as
  391  applicable, the following designations if the student meets the
  392  criteria set forth for the designation:
  393         (a) Scholar designation.—In addition to the requirements of
  394  ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
  395  Scholar designation, a student must satisfy the following
  396  requirements:
  397         1. English Language Arts (ELA).—When the state transitions
  398  to common core assessments, Pass the 11th grade ELA statewide,
  399  standardized common core assessment.
  400         2. Mathematics.—Earn one credit in Algebra II and one
  401  credit in statistics or an equally rigorous course and. When the
  402  state transitions to common core assessments, students must pass
  403  the Algebra II statewide, standardized common core assessment.
  404         3. Science.—Pass the statewide, standardized Biology I end
  405  of-course assessment and earn one credit in chemistry or physics
  406  and one credit in a course equally rigorous to chemistry or
  407  physics.
  408         4. Social studies.—Pass the statewide, standardized United
  409  States History end-of-course assessment.
  410         5. Foreign language.—Earn two credits in the same foreign
  411  language.
  412         6. Electives.—Earn at least one credit in an Advanced
  413  Placement, an International Baccalaureate, an Advanced
  414  International Certificate of Education, or a dual enrollment
  415  course, or a CAPE industry certification from the CAPE Industry
  416  Certification Funding List which articulates for college credit.
  417         (b) Merit designation.—In addition to the requirements of
  418  ss. 1003.428 and 1003.4282, as applicable, in order to earn the
  419  Merit designation, a student must attain two one or more CAPE
  420  industry certifications from the CAPE Industry Certification
  421  Funding List which articulate for college credit established
  422  under s. 1003.492.
  423         Section 6. Section 1003.4298, Florida Statutes, is created
  424  to read:
  425         1003.4298Reporting return on investment.—
  426         (1)Public schools may provide students with access to
  427  third-party assessment centers and career and professional
  428  academy curricula in a digital format in support of CAPE
  429  industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates,
  430  pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1008.44, to assist public schools
  431  and school districts to establish Florida Digital Classrooms.
  432         (2)Third-party assessment center providers may, by United
  433  States Postal Service, report the return on investment to the
  434  student and family of each student who is issued a CAPE industry
  435  certification and CAPE Digital Tool certificate as identified on
  436  the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. The return on
  437  investment report must, at a minimum, include:
  438         (a)Estimated cost savings associated with the student
  439  acquiring the CAPE industry certification or certifications
  440  earned before high school graduation that articulate for college
  441  credit relative to the private market cost of the training and
  442  assessments associated with acquiring the postsecondary credit
  443  without state support.
  444         (b)College credits assigned to the CAPE industry
  445  certifications that have a statewide articulation agreement and
  446  the tuition and fee savings to the family associated with those
  447  college credits.
  448         (c)Additional CAPE industry certifications available to
  449  students.
  450         (3)Third-party assessment providers and career and
  451  professional academy curricula providers are encouraged to
  452  provide annual training to staff of the Department of Education,
  453  staff of school district offices, instructional staff of public
  454  schools including charter schools, and other appropriate
  455  administrative staff through face-to-face training models;
  456  online, video conferencing training models; and through state
  457  regional or conference presentations.
  458         Section 7. Subsection (4) is added to section 1003.4935,
  459  Florida Statutes, to read:
  460         1003.4935 Middle grades career and professional academy
  461  courses and career-themed courses.—
  462         (4)CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE industry
  463  certifications offered in the middle grades that are included on
  464  the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List are eligible for
  465  additional full-time equivalent membership pursuant to s.
  466  1011.62(1)(o)1.a. and b.
  467         Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (1) of section
  468  1003.53, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  469         1003.53 Dropout prevention and academic intervention.—
  470         (1)
  471         (c) A student shall be identified as being eligible to
  472  receive services funded through the dropout prevention and
  473  academic intervention program based upon one of the following
  474  criteria:
  475         1. The student is academically unsuccessful as evidenced by
  476  low test scores, retention, failing grades, low grade point
  477  average, falling behind in earning credits, or not meeting the
  478  state or district proficiency levels in reading, mathematics, or
  479  writing.
  480         2. The student has a pattern of excessive absenteeism or
  481  has been identified as a habitual truant.
  482         3. The student has a history of disruptive behavior in
  483  school or has committed an offense that warrants out-of-school
  484  suspension or expulsion from school according to the district
  485  school board’s code of student conduct. For the purposes of this
  486  program, “disruptive behavior” is behavior that:
  487         a. Interferes with the student’s own learning or the
  488  educational process of others and requires attention and
  489  assistance beyond that which the traditional program can provide
  490  or results in frequent conflicts of a disruptive nature while
  491  the student is under the jurisdiction of the school either in or
  492  out of the classroom; or
  493         b. Severely threatens the general welfare of students or
  494  others with whom the student comes into contact.
  495         4. The student is identified by a school’s early warning
  496  system pursuant to s. 1001.42(18)(b).
  497         Section 9. Section 1006.135, Florida Statutes, is amended
  498  to read:
  499         1006.135 Hazing prohibited at high schools with any of
  500  grades 6-12 9-12 prohibited.—
  501         (1) DEFINITION.—As used in this section, “hazing” means any
  502  action or situation that recklessly or intentionally endangers
  503  the mental or physical health or safety of a student at a high
  504  school with any of grades 6 9 through 12 for purposes including,
  505  but not limited to, initiation or admission into or affiliation
  506  with any organization operating under the sanction of a high
  507  school with any of grades 6 9 through 12. “Hazing” includes, but
  508  is not limited to:,
  509         (a) Pressuring, or coercing, or forcing a the student into:
  510         1. Violating state or federal law;,
  511         2.Consuming any food, liquor, drug, or other substance; or
  512         3.Participating in physical activity that could adversely
  513  affect the health or safety of the student.
  514         (b) Any brutality of a physical nature, such as whipping,
  515  beating, branding, or exposure to the elements, forced
  516  consumption of any food, liquor, drug, or other substance, or
  517  other forced physical activity that could adversely affect the
  518  physical health or safety of the student, and also includes any
  519  activity that would subject the student to extreme mental
  520  stress, such as sleep deprivation, forced exclusion from social
  521  contact, forced conduct that could result in extreme
  522  embarrassment, or other forced activity that could adversely
  523  affect the mental health or dignity of the student.
  524  
  525  Hazing does not include customary athletic events or other
  526  similar contests or competitions or any activity or conduct that
  527  furthers a legal and legitimate objective.
  528         (2)SCHOOL DISTRICT POLICY.—Each school district shall
  529  adopt in rule a policy that prohibits hazing and establishes
  530  consequences for a student who commits an act of hazing. The
  531  policy must include:
  532         (a)A definition of hazing, which must include the
  533  definition provided in subsection (1).
  534         (b)A procedure for reporting an alleged act of hazing,
  535  including provisions that permit a person to anonymously report
  536  such an act. However, disciplinary action may not be based
  537  solely on an anonymous report.
  538         (c)A requirement that a school with any of grades 9
  539  through 12 report an alleged act of hazing to a local law
  540  enforcement agency if the alleged act meets the criteria
  541  established under subsection (3).
  542         (d)A provision for referral of victims and perpetrators of
  543  hazing to a certified school counselor.
  544         (e)A requirement that each incident of hazing be reported
  545  in the school’s safety and discipline report required under s.
  546  1006.09(6). The report must include the number of hazing
  547  incidents reported, the number of incidents referred to a local
  548  law enforcement agency, the number of incidents that result in
  549  disciplinary action taken by the school, and the number of
  550  incidents that do not result in either referral to a local law
  551  enforcement agency or disciplinary action taken by the school.
  552         (3)(2)CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—This subsection applies only to
  553  students in any of grades 9 through 12.
  554         (a)1. A person who commits an act of hazing, a third degree
  555  felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, when
  556  he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of hazing
  557  as defined in subsection (1) upon another person who is a member
  558  of or an applicant to any type of student organization commits a
  559  third degree felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s.
  560  775.083, if the person knew or should have known the act would
  561  result in serious bodily injury or death of such other person
  562  and the act hazing results in serious bodily injury or death of
  563  such other person.
  564         2.(3) A person who commits an act of hazing, a first degree
  565  misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083,
  566  when he or she intentionally or recklessly commits any act of
  567  hazing as defined in subsection (1) upon another person who is a
  568  member of or an applicant to any type of student organization
  569  commits a first degree misdemeanor, punishable as provided in s.
  570  775.082 or s. 775.083, if the person knew or should have known
  571  the act would create a potential risk of physical injury or
  572  death to such other person and the act hazing creates a
  573  potential substantial risk of physical injury or death to such
  574  other person.
  575         (b)(4) As a condition of any sentence imposed pursuant to
  576  paragraph (a) subsection (2) or subsection (3), the court:
  577         1. Shall order the defendant to attend and complete a 4
  578  hour hazing education course and may also impose a condition of
  579  drug or alcohol probation.
  580         2.May require the defendant to make a public apology to
  581  the students and victims at the school.
  582         3.May require the defendant to participate in a school
  583  sponsored antihazing campaign to raise awareness of what
  584  constitutes hazing and the penalties for hazing.
  585         (c)(5) It is not a defense to a charge of hazing that:
  586         1.(a) Consent of the victim had been obtained;
  587         2.(b) The conduct or activity that resulted in the death or
  588  injury of a person was not part of an official organizational
  589  event or was not otherwise sanctioned or approved by the
  590  organization; or
  591         3.(c) The conduct or activity that resulted in death or
  592  injury of the person was not done as a condition of membership
  593  to an organization.
  594         (4)(6)CONSTRUCTION.—This section shall not be construed to
  595  preclude prosecution for a more general offense resulting from
  596  the same criminal transaction or episode.
  597         Section 10. Section 1007.273, Florida Statutes, is created
  598  to read:
  599         1007.273Collegiate high school program.—
  600         (1)Each Florida College System institution shall work with
  601  each school district in its designated service area to establish
  602  a collegiate high school program in a public school or public
  603  charter school established under s. 1002.33(5) which offers
  604  secondary education and postsecondary education.
  605         (2)The collegiate high school program must include an
  606  option for public school students in grade 12 participating in
  607  the program, for 1 full school year, to earn CAPE industry
  608  certifications pursuant to s. 1008.44, and to complete the first
  609  year of college towards an associate degree or baccalaureate
  610  degree while enrolled in the program.
  611         (3)Each Florida College System institution shall execute a
  612  contract with each school district in its designated service
  613  area to establish a collegiate high school program. Beginning
  614  with the 2015-2016 school year, if the institution does not
  615  establish the program with a school district in its designated
  616  service area, another Florida College System institution may
  617  execute a contract with that school district to establish the
  618  program. The contract must be executed by January 1 of each
  619  school year for implementation of the program during the next
  620  school year.
  621         (4)A Florida College System institution, in collaboration
  622  with each school district that it enters into a contract with
  623  under this section, shall establish student eligibility and
  624  procedural requirements for participation in the program. At a
  625  minimum, the student eligibility requirements must include a
  626  performance contract, which shall be executed by the student,
  627  the parent, the school district, and the Florida College System
  628  institution.
  629         (5)Each school district must enter into a contract with
  630  the local Florida College System institution under this section
  631  and the contract shall:
  632         (a)Include the student eligibility and procedural
  633  requirements in the comprehensive student progression plan
  634  required under s. 1008.25; and
  635         (b)Provide information to students and parents about the
  636  collegiate high school program. Such information must include
  637  student eligibility and procedural requirements and the return
  638  on investment associated with participation in the program.
  639         (6)Each student in grade 12 who enrolls in the collegiate
  640  high school program and successfully completes 30 credit hours
  641  through the dual enrollment program under s. 1007.271 toward
  642  general education courses or common prerequisites pursuant to s.
  643  1007.25, generates a 1.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) bonus. The
  644  total FTE bonus for each collegiate high school program shall be
  645  reported by each school district that is a contractual partner
  646  with a Florida College System institution for the students from
  647  that school district. The total FTE bonus shall be added to each
  648  school district’s total weighted FTE for funding in the
  649  subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate at
  650  least 80 percent of the funds provided to the district, in
  651  accordance with this subsection, to the collegiate high school
  652  program that generates the bonus funds.
  653         (7)Beginning with the 2015-2016 fiscal year, for the
  654  purpose of funding or receiving the standard tuition rate per
  655  credit hour under s. 1007.271 from funds provided in the Florida
  656  Education Finance Program or the Florida College System Program
  657  Fund, a Florida College System institution may not report a
  658  student enrolled in a dual enrollment course at the Florida
  659  College System institution unless the institution establishes a
  660  collegiate high school program.
  661         (8)An institution that is eligible to participate in the
  662  William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program, that
  663  is a nonprofit independent college or university located and
  664  chartered in this state, and that is accredited by the
  665  Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges
  666  and Schools to grant baccalaureate degrees may work with one or
  667  more school districts to establish a collegiate high school
  668  program.
  669         (a)A participating independent college or university shall
  670  execute a contract with the school district or school districts
  671  to establish the program.
  672         (b)Such independent college or university shall, in
  673  collaboration with each school district that it enters into a
  674  contract with under this section, establish student eligibility
  675  and procedural requirements for participation in the program. At
  676  a minimum, the student eligibility requirements must include a
  677  performance contract, which shall be executed by the student,
  678  the parent, the school district, and the independent college or
  679  university.
  680         (c)School districts entering into contracts under this
  681  subsection shall meet the requirements imposed under subsection
  682  (5).
  683         Section 11.  Section 1008.44, Florida Statutes, is amended
  684  to read:
  685         1008.44 Industry certifications; CAPE Industry
  686  Certification Funding List and CAPE Postsecondary Industry
  687  Certification Funding List.—
  688         (1) Pursuant to ss. 1003.4203 and 1003.492 s. 1003.492, the
  689  Department of Education shall, at least annually, identify,
  690  under rules adopted by the State Board of Education, and the
  691  Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
  692  distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
  693  1011.62. the commissioner may at any time recommend adding the
  694  following certificates and certifications:.
  695         (a)CAPE industry certifications identified on the CAPE
  696  Industry Certification Funding List that must be applied in the
  697  distribution of funding to school districts pursuant to s.
  698  1011.62(1)(o). The CAPE Industry Certification Funding List,
  699  shall incorporate by reference, the industry certifications on
  700  the list that meet the requirements of s. 1009.536 and
  701  articulate for college credit. The Commissioner of Agriculture,
  702  by August 1 of each year, may annually select two industry
  703  certifications, that do not articulate for college credit, for
  704  inclusion on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a
  705  period of 3 years unless otherwise approved by the curriculum
  706  review committee pursuant to s. 1003.491. In addition, by August
  707  1 of each year, the not-for-profit corporation established
  708  pursuant to s. 445.004 may annually select one industry
  709  certification, that does not articulate for college credit, for
  710  inclusion on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for a
  711  period of 3 years unless otherwise approved by the curriculum
  712  review committee pursuant to s. 1003.491. Such industry
  713  certifications shall be eligible for additional full-time
  714  equivalent membership, pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  715         (b)No more than 15 CAPE Digital Tool certificates limited
  716  to the areas of word processing; spreadsheets; sound, motion,
  717  and color presentations; digital arts; cybersecurity; and coding
  718  pursuant to s. 1003.4203(3) that do not articulate for college
  719  credit. Such certificates shall be available to students in
  720  elementary school and middle school grades, and annually
  721  identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List and
  722  updated solely by the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education,
  723  and be eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership
  724  pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  725         (c)CAPE ESE Digital Tool certificates, workplace industry
  726  certifications, and OSHA industry certifications identified by
  727  the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education for students with
  728  disabilities pursuant to s. 1003.4203(2). Such certificates and
  729  certifications shall be identified on the CAPE Industry
  730  Certification Funding List and be eligible for additional full
  731  time equivalent membership pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  732         (d)CAPE Innovation Courses that merge academic and career
  733  performance outcomes shall be annually approved by the
  734  commissioner and identified pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(a), and
  735  be eligible for additional full-time equivalent membership,
  736  pursuant to s. 1011.62(1)(o)1.
  737         (e) CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications Industry
  738  certifications, annually approved by the commissioner, that if
  739  successfully completed shall articulate for 15 or more college
  740  credit hours pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(b), and be eligible for
  741  additional full-time equivalent membership, pursuant to s.
  742  1011.62(1)(o)1. The approved industry certifications must be
  743  identified on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
  744         (2) The State Board of Education shall approve, at least
  745  annually, the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding
  746  List pursuant to this section. The commissioner shall recommend,
  747  at least annually, the CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification
  748  Funding List to the State Board of Education and may at any time
  749  recommend adding certifications. The Chancellor of the State
  750  University System, the Chancellor of the Florida College System,
  751  and the Chancellor of Career and Adult Education shall work with
  752  local workforce boards, other postsecondary institutions,
  753  businesses, and industry to identify, create, and recommend to
  754  the commissioner industry certifications to be placed on the
  755  funding list. The list shall be used to determine annual
  756  performance funding distributions to school districts or Florida
  757  College System institutions as specified in ss. 1011.80 and
  758  1011.81, respectively. The chancellors shall review results of
  759  the economic security report of employment and earning outcomes
  760  produced annually pursuant to s. 445.07 s. 445.007 when
  761  determining recommended certifications for the list, as well as
  762  other reports and indicators available regarding certification
  763  needs.
  764         (3) In the case of rigorous industry certifications that
  765  have embedded prerequisite minimum age, grade level, diploma or
  766  degree, postgraduation period of work experience of at least 12
  767  months, or other reasonable requirements that may limit the
  768  extent to which a student can complete all requirements of the
  769  certification recognized by industry for employment purposes,
  770  the commissioner shall differentiate content, instructional, and
  771  assessment requirements that, when provided by a public
  772  institution and satisfactorily attained by a student, indicate
  773  accomplishment of requirements necessary for funding pursuant to
  774  ss. 1011.62, 1011.80, and 1011.81, notwithstanding attainment of
  775  prerequisite requirements necessary for recognition by industry
  776  for employment purposes. The differentiated requirements
  777  established by the commissioner shall be included on in the CAPE
  778  Industry Certification Funding List at the time the
  779  certification is adopted.
  780         (4)(a)CAPE industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool
  781  certificates placed on the CAPE Industry Certification Funding
  782  List must include the version of the certifications and
  783  certificates available at the time of the adoption and, without
  784  further review and approval include the subsequent updates to
  785  the certifications and certificates on the approved list, unless
  786  the certifications and certificates are specifically removed
  787  from the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List by the
  788  commissioner.
  789         (b)The commissioner may limit CAPE Industry Certifications
  790  and CAPE Digital Tool certificates to students in certain grades
  791  based on formal recommendations by providers of CAPE industry
  792  certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates.
  793         (c)For educator, student, industry, and provider planning
  794  purposes, the Articulation Coordinating Committee shall schedule
  795  at least six regular meetings per fiscal year to review and
  796  consider provider requests, address the commissioner’s and
  797  Chancellor’s decisions, and recommend adjustments to CAPE
  798  industry certifications and CAPE Digital Tool certificates on
  799  the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.
  800         Section 12. Paragraphs (o), (p), and (s) of subsection (1)
  801  of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  802         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
  803  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
  804  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
  805  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
  806  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
  807  follows:
  808         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
  809  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
  810  determining the annual allocation to each district for
  811  operation:
  812         (o) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  813  membership based on successful completion of a career-themed
  814  course pursuant to ss. 1003.491, 1003.492, and 1003.493, or
  815  courses with embedded CAPE industry certifications or CAPE
  816  Digital Tool certificates, and issuance of industry
  817  certification identified on in the CAPE Industry Certification
  818  Funding List pursuant to rules adopted by the State Board of
  819  Education or CAPE Digital Tool certificates pursuant to s.
  820  1003.4203.—
  821         1.a.A value of 0.025 full-time equivalent student
  822  membership shall be calculated for CAPE Digital Tool
  823  certificates earned in elementary and middle school grades.
  824  However, if a CAPE Digital Tool certificate is a component of a
  825  CAPE industry certification and a middle school student is
  826  issued the CAPE Digital Tool certificate and the related CAPE
  827  industry certification, the full-time equivalent student
  828  membership for the CAPE Digital Tool certificate may not be
  829  added to the full-time equivalent student membership for the
  830  CAPE industry certification under sub-subparagraph b.
  831         b.1. A value of 0.1 or 0.2 full-time equivalent student
  832  membership shall be calculated for each student who completes a
  833  career-themed course as defined in s. 1003.493(1)(b) or courses
  834  with embedded CAPE industry certifications and who is issued an
  835  industry certification identified annually on in the CAPE
  836  Industry Certification Funding List approved under rules adopted
  837  by the State Board of Education. The maximum full-time
  838  equivalent student membership value for any student in grades 9
  839  through 12 is 0.3. A value of 0.2 full-time equivalent
  840  membership shall be calculated for each student who is issued a
  841  CAPE an industry certification that has a statewide articulation
  842  agreement for college credit approved by the State Board of
  843  Education. Additional FTE membership for a middle grades student
  844  shall not exceed 1.0 additional FTE membership within a fiscal
  845  year. For CAPE industry certifications that do not articulate
  846  for college credit, the Department of Education shall assign a
  847  full-time equivalent value of 0.1 for each certification. The
  848  State Board of Education shall include the assigned values on in
  849  the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List under rules adopted
  850  by the state board. Such value shall be added to the total full
  851  time equivalent student membership in courses secondary career
  852  education programs for grades 6 9 through 12 in the subsequent
  853  year for courses that were not provided through dual enrollment.
  854  CAPE industry certifications earned through dual enrollment must
  855  be reported and funded pursuant to s. 1011.80 ss. 1011.80 and
  856  1011.81.
  857         c.A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student membership
  858  shall be calculated for the courses identified on the CAPE
  859  Industry Certification Funding List and approved by the
  860  commissioner pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(a) and s. 1008.44.
  861         d. A value of 0.5 full-time equivalent student membership
  862  shall be calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry
  863  Certifications that articulate for 15 to 29 college credit hours
  864  and 1.0 full-time equivalent student membership shall be
  865  calculated for CAPE Acceleration Industry Certifications that
  866  articulate for 30 or more college credit hours pursuant to CAPE
  867  Acceleration Industry Certifications approved by the
  868  commissioner pursuant to s. 1003.4203(5)(b) and s. 1008.44.
  869         2. Each district must allocate at least 80 percent of the
  870  funds provided for CAPE industry certification, in accordance
  871  with this paragraph, to the program that generated the funds.
  872  This allocation may not be used to supplant funds provided for
  873  basic operation of the program. Unless a different amount is
  874  specified in the General Appropriations Act, the appropriation
  875  for this calculation is limited to $60 million annually. If the
  876  appropriation is insufficient to fully fund the total
  877  calculation, the appropriation shall be prorated.
  878         3. For CAPE industry certifications earned in the 2013-2014
  879  school year and in subsequent years, the school district shall
  880  distribute to each classroom teacher who provided direct
  881  instruction toward the attainment of a CAPE an industry
  882  certification that qualified for additional full-time equivalent
  883  membership under subparagraph 1.:
  884         a. A bonus in the amount of $25 for each student taught by
  885  a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
  886  attainment of a CAPE an industry certification on the CAPE
  887  Industry Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.1.
  888         b. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  889  a teacher who provided instruction in a course that led to the
  890  attainment of a CAPE an industry certification on the CAPE
  891  Industry Certification Funding List with a weight of 0.2 or 0.3.
  892         4. For the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the additional FTE
  893  membership calculation must include the additional FTE for any
  894  student who earned a certification in the 2009-2010, 2010-2011,
  895  and 2011-2012 fiscal years who was not previously funded and was
  896  enrolled in 2012-2013.
  897  
  898  Bonuses awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be provided to
  899  teachers who are employed by the district in the year in which
  900  the additional FTE membership calculation is included in the
  901  calculation. Bonuses shall be calculated based upon the
  902  associated weight of a CAPE an industry certification on the
  903  CAPE Industry Certification Funding List for the year in which
  904  the certification is earned by the student. Any bonus awarded to
  905  a teacher under this paragraph may not exceed $2,000 in any
  906  given school year and is in addition to any regular wage or
  907  other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled to receive.
  908         (p) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  909  membership based upon early high school graduation.
  910  Notwithstanding s. 1011.61(4), Each unpaid high school credit
  911  delivered by a school district may receive funding for each
  912  during the student’s prior enrollment may be reported by the
  913  district as 1/6 FTE when the student who graduates early
  914  pursuant to s. 1003.4281. A district may earn 0.25 additional
  915  report up to 1/2 FTE for unpaid credits delivered by the
  916  district for a student who graduates one semester in advance of
  917  the student’s cohort and 0.5 additional and up to 1 FTE for a
  918  student who graduates 1 year or more in advance of the student’s
  919  cohort. If the student was enrolled in the district as a full
  920  time high school student for at least 2 years, the district
  921  shall report the additional unpaid FTE for payment in the
  922  subsequent fiscal year delivered by the district during the
  923  student’s prior enrollment. If the student was enrolled in the
  924  district for less than 2 years, the district of enrollment shall
  925  report the additional unpaid FTE delivered by the district and
  926  by the district in which the student was previously enrolled.
  927  The district of enrollment for which early graduation is claimed
  928  shall transfer a proportionate share of the funds earned for
  929  early graduation the unpaid FTE to the district in which the
  930  student was previously enrolled. Additional FTE included in the
  931  2014-2015 Florida Education Finance Program for early graduation
  932  shall be reported and funded pursuant to this paragraph.
  933         (s) Florida Cyber Security Recognition, Florida Digital
  934  Arts Recognition, and Florida Digital Tools Certificate
  935  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203.
  936         1. Each school district shall certify by June 30 of each
  937  year to the Department of Education each elementary school that
  938  achieves 50 percent of student attainment of the Florida Cyber
  939  Security Recognition or the Florida Digital Arts Recognition
  940  established pursuant to s. 1003.4203. Upon verification by the
  941  department, each school that has achieved the designated student
  942  recognitions shall be awarded a Florida Digital Learning
  943  Certificate of Achievement by the Commissioner of Education.
  944         2. Each middle school shall receive $50 for each student
  945  who earns the Florida Digital Tools Certificate established
  946  pursuant to s. 1003.4203 with a minimum awarded per school of
  947  $1,000 annually and a maximum award per school of $15,000
  948  annually. This performance payment shall be calculated in the
  949  FEFP as a full-time equivalent student.
  950         Section 13. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (3) of
  951  section 1012.98, Florida Statutes, and subsections (4) and (7)
  952  of that section are amended, to read:
  953         1012.98 School Community Professional Development Act.—
  954         (3) The activities designed to implement this section must:
  955         (d)Provide middle grades instructional personnel and
  956  school administrators with the knowledge, skills, and best
  957  practices necessary to support excellence in classroom
  958  instruction and educational leadership.
  959         (4) The Department of Education, school districts, schools,
  960  Florida College System institutions, and state universities
  961  share the responsibilities described in this section. These
  962  responsibilities include the following:
  963         (a)1. The department shall disseminate to the school
  964  community research-based professional development methods and
  965  programs that have demonstrated success in meeting identified
  966  student needs. The Commissioner of Education shall use data on
  967  student achievement to identify student needs. The methods of
  968  dissemination must include a web-based statewide performance
  969  support system, including a database of exemplary professional
  970  development activities, a listing of available professional
  971  development resources, training programs, and available
  972  assistance.
  973         2. The web-based statewide performance support system
  974  established pursuant to subparagraph 1. must include for middle
  975  grades, subject to appropriation, materials related to classroom
  976  instruction, including integrated digital instruction,
  977  competency-based instruction, and CAPE Digital Tool certificates
  978  and CAPE industry certifications; classroom management; student
  979  behavior and interaction; extended learning opportunities for
  980  students; and instructional leadership.
  981         (b) Each school district shall develop a professional
  982  development system as specified in subsection (3). The system
  983  shall be developed in consultation with teachers, teacher
  984  educators of Florida College System institutions and state
  985  universities, business and community representatives, and local
  986  education foundations, consortia, and professional
  987  organizations. The professional development system must:
  988         1. Be approved by the department. All substantial revisions
  989  to the system shall be submitted to the department for review
  990  for continued approval.
  991         2. Be based on analyses of student achievement data and
  992  instructional strategies and methods that support rigorous,
  993  relevant, and challenging curricula for all students. Schools
  994  and districts, in developing and refining the professional
  995  development system, shall also review and monitor school
  996  discipline data; school environment surveys; assessments of
  997  parental satisfaction; performance appraisal data of teachers,
  998  managers, and administrative personnel; and other performance
  999  indicators to identify school and student needs that can be met
 1000  by improved professional performance.
 1001         3. Provide inservice activities coupled with followup
 1002  support appropriate to accomplish district-level and school
 1003  level improvement goals and standards. The inservice activities
 1004  for instructional personnel shall focus on analysis of student
 1005  achievement data, ongoing formal and informal assessments of
 1006  student achievement, identification and use of enhanced and
 1007  differentiated instructional strategies that emphasize rigor,
 1008  relevance, and reading in the content areas, enhancement of
 1009  subject content expertise, integrated use of classroom
 1010  technology that enhances teaching and learning, classroom
 1011  management, parent involvement, and school safety.
 1012         4. Include a master plan for inservice activities, pursuant
 1013  to rules of the State Board of Education, for all district
 1014  employees from all fund sources. The master plan shall be
 1015  updated annually by September 1, must be based on input from
 1016  teachers and district and school instructional leaders, and must
 1017  use the latest available student achievement data and research
 1018  to enhance rigor and relevance in the classroom. Each district
 1019  inservice plan must be aligned to and support the school-based
 1020  inservice plans and school improvement plans pursuant to s.
 1021  1001.42(18). Each district inservice plan must provide a
 1022  description of the training that middle grades instructional
 1023  personnel and school administrators receive on the district’s
 1024  code of student conduct adopted pursuant to s. 1006.07;
 1025  integrated CAPE Digital Tool instruction and competency-based
 1026  instruction, including CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE
 1027  industry certifications; classroom management; student behavior
 1028  and interaction; extended learning opportunities for students;
 1029  and instructional leadership. District plans must be approved by
 1030  the district school board annually in order to ensure compliance
 1031  with subsection (1) and to allow for dissemination of research
 1032  based best practices to other districts. District school boards
 1033  must submit verification of their approval to the Commissioner
 1034  of Education no later than October 1, annually. Each school
 1035  principal may establish and maintain an individual professional
 1036  development plan for each instructional employee assigned to the
 1037  school as a seamless component to the school improvement plans
 1038  developed pursuant to s. 1001.42(18). An individual professional
 1039  development plan must be related to specific performance data
 1040  for the students to whom the teacher is assigned, define the
 1041  inservice objectives and specific measurable improvements
 1042  expected in student performance as a result of the inservice
 1043  activity, and include an evaluation component that determines
 1044  the effectiveness of the professional development plan.
 1045         5. Include inservice activities for school administrative
 1046  personnel that address updated skills necessary for
 1047  instructional leadership and effective school management
 1048  pursuant to s. 1012.986.
 1049         6. Provide for systematic consultation with regional and
 1050  state personnel designated to provide technical assistance and
 1051  evaluation of local professional development programs.
 1052         7. Provide for delivery of professional development by
 1053  distance learning and other technology-based delivery systems to
 1054  reach more educators at lower costs.
 1055         8. Provide for the continuous evaluation of the quality and
 1056  effectiveness of professional development programs in order to
 1057  eliminate ineffective programs and strategies and to expand
 1058  effective ones. Evaluations must consider the impact of such
 1059  activities on the performance of participating educators and
 1060  their students’ achievement and behavior.
 1061         9.For middle grades, emphasize:
 1062         a.Interdisciplinary planning, collaboration, and
 1063  instruction.
 1064         b.Alignment of curriculum and instructional materials to
 1065  the state academic standards adopted pursuant to s. 1003.41.
 1066         c.Use of small learning communities; problem-solving,
 1067  inquiry-driven research and analytical approaches for students;
 1068  strategies and tools based on student needs; competency-based
 1069  instruction; integrated digital instruction; and project-based
 1070  instruction.
 1071         d.Availability of CAPE Digital Tool certificates and CAPE
 1072  industry certifications available pursuant to s. 1003.4203 and
 1073  s. 1008.44.
 1074  
 1075  Each school that includes any of grades 6, 7, or 8 must include
 1076  in its school improvement plan, required under s. 1001.42(18), a
 1077  description of the specific strategies used by the school to
 1078  implement each item listed in this subparagraph.
 1079         (7)(a) The Department of Education shall disseminate, using
 1080  web-based technology, research-based best practice methods by
 1081  which the state and district school boards may evaluate and
 1082  improve the professional development system. The best practices
 1083  must include data that indicate the progress of all students.
 1084  The department shall report annually to the State Board of
 1085  Education and the Legislature any school district that, in the
 1086  determination of the department, has failed to provide an
 1087  adequate professional development system. This report must
 1088  include the results of the department’s investigation and of any
 1089  intervention provided.
 1090         (b)The department shall also disseminate, using web-based
 1091  technology, professional development in the use of integrated
 1092  digital instruction at schools that include middle grades. The
 1093  professional development must provide training and materials
 1094  that districts can use to provide instructional personnel with
 1095  the necessary knowledge, skills, and strategies to effectively
 1096  blend digital instruction into subject-matter curricula. The
 1097  professional development must emphasize online learning and
 1098  research techniques, reading instruction, the use of digital
 1099  devices to supplement the delivery of curricular content to
 1100  students, and digital device management and security. Districts
 1101  are encouraged to incorporate the professional development as
 1102  part of their professional development system.
 1103         Section 14. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.