Florida Senate - 2014                                     SB 908
       
       
        
       By Senator Montford
       
       
       
       
       
       3-01079-14                                             2014908__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education funding; amending s.
    3         1011.62, F.S.; providing for the calculation of
    4         additional full-time equivalent student membership
    5         based on enrollment in Advancement Via Individual
    6         Determination elective classes and examination scores;
    7         providing for the use of funds; amending s. 1003.52,
    8         F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; providing an
    9         effective date.
   10          
   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   12  
   13         Section 1. Present paragraphs (p) through (u) of subsection
   14  (1) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
   15  paragraphs (q) through (v), respectively, and a new paragraph
   16  (p) is added to that subsection, to read:
   17         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
   18  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
   19  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
   20  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
   21  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
   22  follows:
   23         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
   24  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
   25  determining the annual allocation to each district for
   26  operation:
   27         (p) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
   28  membership of students enrolled in the Advancement Via
   29  Individual Determination system based on scores on the
   30  International Baccalaureate examination, the Advanced
   31  International Certificate of Education examination, the College
   32  Board Advanced Placement examination, and mathematics end-of
   33  course examinations for students in grades 6 through 8.
   34         1. A value of 0.08 full-time equivalent student membership
   35  shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an Advancement
   36  Via Individual Determination elective class recognized in the
   37  Florida Course Code Directory who takes:
   38         a. An International Baccalaureate course and receives a
   39  score of 4 or higher on the subject examination;
   40         b. An Advanced International Certificate of Education
   41  course and receives a score of E or higher on the subject
   42  examination;
   43         c. A College Board Advanced Placement course and receives a
   44  score of 3 or higher on the College Board Advanced Placement
   45  examination; or
   46         d. An algebra or higher-level mathematics course and
   47  receives a passing score on the end-of-course examination for
   48  students in grades 6 through 8.
   49         2. The value shall be added to the total full-time
   50  equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades 6
   51  through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year.
   52         3. Each school district shall allocate the funds received
   53  pursuant to this paragraph to the school whose students generate
   54  the funds. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of
   55  costs associated with the school’s Advancement Via Individual
   56  Determination system, which include annual membership fees;
   57  professional development and training for program coordinators,
   58  teachers, and tutors; instructional supplies and materials; and
   59  compensation for tutors.
   60         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section
   61  1003.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   62         1003.52 Educational services in Department of Juvenile
   63  Justice programs.—
   64         (12)(a) Funding for eligible students enrolled in juvenile
   65  justice education programs shall be provided through the Florida
   66  Education Finance Program as provided in s. 1011.62 and the
   67  General Appropriations Act. Funding must shall include, at a
   68  minimum:
   69         1. Weighted program funding or the basic amount for current
   70  operation multiplied by the district cost differential as
   71  provided in s. 1011.62(1)(t) s. 1011.62(1)(s) and (2);
   72         2. The supplemental allocation for juvenile justice
   73  education as provided in s. 1011.62(10);
   74         3. A proportionate share of the district’s exceptional
   75  student education guaranteed allocation, the supplemental
   76  academic instruction allocation, and the instructional materials
   77  allocation;
   78         4. An amount equivalent to the proportionate share of the
   79  state average potential discretionary local effort for
   80  operations, which shall be determined as follows:
   81         a. If the district levies the maximum discretionary local
   82  effort and the district’s discretionary local effort per FTE is
   83  less than the state average potential discretionary local effort
   84  per FTE, the proportionate share shall include both the
   85  discretionary local effort and the compression supplement per
   86  FTE. If the district’s discretionary local effort per FTE is
   87  greater than the state average per FTE, the proportionate share
   88  shall be equal to the state average; or
   89         b. If the district does not levy the maximum discretionary
   90  local effort and the district’s actual discretionary local
   91  effort per FTE is less than the state average potential
   92  discretionary local effort per FTE, the proportionate share
   93  shall be equal to the district’s actual discretionary local
   94  effort per FTE. If the district’s actual discretionary local
   95  effort per FTE is greater than the state average per FTE, the
   96  proportionate share shall be equal to the state average
   97  potential local effort per FTE; and
   98         5. A proportionate share of the district’s proration to
   99  funds available, if necessary.
  100         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.