Florida Senate - 2024                                      SB 80
       
       
                                                                       
       By Senator Mayfield
       
       
       
       
       
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    1                   A reviser’s bill to be entitled                 
    2         An act relating to the Florida Statutes; amending ss.
    3         1001.11, 1001.20, 1001.212, 1001.215, 1002.311,
    4         1002.333, 1002.334, 1002.451, 1002.59, 1002.73,
    5         1002.82, 1002.84, 1002.89, 1002.995, 1003.051,
    6         1003.32, 1003.4201, 1003.485, 1003.491, 1003.4996,
    7         1004.071, 1004.344, 1004.42, 1004.615, 1004.645,
    8         1004.6497, 1006.1493, 1006.73, 1007.2616, 1007.35,
    9         1008.33, 1008.365, 1011.62, 1011.6202, 1012.22,
   10         1012.34, 1012.35, 1012.42, 1012.562, 1012.585, and
   11         1012.985, F.S., to conform to section 39 of chapter
   12         2023-39, Laws of Florida, which directs the Division
   13         of Law Revision to prepare a reviser’s bill for the
   14         2024 Regular Session of the Legislature to replace the
   15         term “professional development,” where it occurs
   16         within chapters 1000 through 1013 of the Florida
   17         Statutes, with the term “professional learning”;
   18         amending s. 1015.04, F.S., to conform to the changes
   19         in chapter 2023-39, Laws of Florida; providing an
   20         effective date.
   21          
   22  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   23  
   24         Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 1001.11, Florida
   25  Statutes, is amended to read:
   26         1001.11 Commissioner of Education; other duties.—
   27         (7) The commissioner shall make prominently available on
   28  the department’s website the following: links to the Internet
   29  based clearinghouse for professional learning development
   30  regarding physical education; the school wellness and physical
   31  education policies and other resources required under s.
   32  1003.453; and other Internet sites that provide professional
   33  learning development for elementary teachers of physical
   34  education as defined in s. 1003.01(15). These links must provide
   35  elementary teachers with information concerning current physical
   36  education and nutrition philosophy and best practices that
   37  result in student participation in physical activities that
   38  promote lifelong physical and mental well-being.
   39         Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
   40  1001.20, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   41         1001.20 Department under direction of state board.—
   42         (4) The Department of Education shall establish the
   43  following offices within the Office of the Commissioner of
   44  Education which shall coordinate their activities with all other
   45  divisions and offices:
   46         (a) Office of Technology and Information Services.—
   47         1. Responsible for developing a 5-year strategic plan for
   48  establishing Florida digital classrooms by October 1, 2014, and
   49  annually updating the plan by January 1 each year thereafter.
   50  The Florida digital classrooms plan shall be provided to each
   51  school district and published on the department’s website. The
   52  plan must:
   53         a. Describe how technology will be integrated into
   54  classroom teaching and learning to assist the state in improving
   55  student performance outcomes and enable all students in Florida
   56  to be digital learners with access to digital tools and
   57  resources.
   58         b. Identify minimum technology requirements that include
   59  specifications for hardware, software, devices, networking,
   60  security, and bandwidth capacity and guidelines for the ratio of
   61  students per device.
   62         c. Establish minimum requirements for professional learning
   63  development opportunities and training to assist district
   64  instructional personnel and staff with the integration of
   65  technology into classroom teaching.
   66         d. Identify the types of digital tools and resources that
   67  can assist district instructional personnel and staff in the
   68  management, assessment, and monitoring of student learning and
   69  performance.
   70         2. Responsible for making budget recommendations to the
   71  commissioner, providing data collection and management for the
   72  system, assisting school districts in securing Internet access
   73  and telecommunications services, including those eligible for
   74  funding under the Schools and Libraries Program of the federal
   75  Universal Service Fund, and coordinating services with other
   76  state, local, and private agencies.
   77         Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 1001.212, Florida
   78  Statutes, is amended to read:
   79         1001.212 Office of Safe Schools.—There is created in the
   80  Department of Education the Office of Safe Schools. The office
   81  is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education. The
   82  office shall serve as a central repository for best practices,
   83  training standards, and compliance oversight in all matters
   84  regarding school safety and security, including prevention
   85  efforts, intervention efforts, and emergency preparedness
   86  planning. The office shall:
   87         (2) Provide ongoing professional learning development
   88  opportunities to school district and charter school personnel.
   89         Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 1001.215, Florida
   90  Statutes, is amended to read:
   91         1001.215 Just Read, Florida! Office.—There is created in
   92  the Department of Education the Just Read, Florida! Office. The
   93  office is fully accountable to the Commissioner of Education and
   94  shall:
   95         (4) Develop and provide access to an online repository of
   96  digital science of reading and science of reading instructional
   97  resources, sequenced, content-rich curriculum programming,
   98  instructional practices, and other resources that help
   99  elementary schools use state-adopted instructional materials to
  100  increase students’ background knowledge and literacy skills,
  101  including student attainment of the state standards for social
  102  studies, science, and the arts. The office shall, as part of the
  103  adoption cycle for English Language Arts instructional
  104  materials, assist in evaluating elementary grades instructional
  105  materials submitted for adoption consideration in order to
  106  identify those materials that are closely aligned to the content
  107  and evidence-based strategies identified pursuant to subsection
  108  (7) and incorporate professional learning development to
  109  implement such strategies.
  110         Section 5. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
  111  1002.311, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  112         1002.311 Single-gender programs authorized.—
  113         (2) A district school board that establishes a single
  114  gender class, extracurricular activity, or school:
  115         (c) Must comply with the following requirements when
  116  establishing a gender-specific elementary, middle, or high
  117  school:
  118         1. Separate into grade-level boys-only classes and girls
  119  only classes during instruction in core courses.
  120         2. Open enrollment to all students within the school
  121  district.
  122         3. Require the school’s administrative and instructional
  123  personnel to participate in professional learning development
  124  that includes scheduling and instructional strategies.
  125         4. Provide to the department a comparison of the academic
  126  performance of students in the gender-specific elementary,
  127  middle, or high school with the academic performance of students
  128  in other public elementary, middle, or high schools, as
  129  appropriate, in the school district.
  130         Section 6. Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section
  131  1002.333, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  132         1002.333 Persistently low-performing schools.—
  133         (10) SCHOOLS OF HOPE PROGRAM.—The Schools of Hope Program
  134  is created within the Department of Education.
  135         (a) A school of hope is eligible to receive funds from the
  136  Schools of Hope Program for the following expenditures:
  137         1. Preparing teachers, school leaders, and specialized
  138  instructional support personnel, including costs associated
  139  with:
  140         a. Providing professional learning development.
  141         b. Hiring and compensating teachers, school leaders, and
  142  specialized instructional support personnel for services until
  143  the school reaches full enrollment in accordance with the
  144  performance-based agreement pursuant to subsection (5).
  145         2. Acquiring supplies, training, equipment, and educational
  146  materials, including developing and acquiring instructional
  147  materials.
  148         3. Providing one-time startup costs associated with
  149  providing transportation to students to and from the charter
  150  school.
  151         4. Carrying out community engagement activities, which may
  152  include paying the cost of student and staff recruitment.
  153         5. Providing funds to cover the nonvoted ad valorem millage
  154  that would otherwise be required for schools and the required
  155  local effort funds calculated pursuant to s. 1011.62 when the
  156  state board enters into an agreement with a hope operator
  157  pursuant to subsection (5).
  158         6. Providing funds for the initial leasing costs of a
  159  school facility in the event the department determines that a
  160  suitable district-owned facility is unavailable or not leased in
  161  a timely manner pursuant to paragraph (7)(d).
  162  
  163  In the event a school of hope is dissolved or is otherwise
  164  terminated, all property, furnishings, and equipment purchased
  165  with public funds shall automatically revert to full ownership
  166  by the district school board, subject to complete satisfaction
  167  of any lawful liens or encumbrances. Any unencumbered public
  168  funds from the school of hope, district school board property
  169  and improvements, furnishings, and equipment purchased with
  170  public funds, or financial or other records pertaining to the
  171  school of hope, in the possession of any person, entity, or
  172  holding company, other than the charter school, shall be held in
  173  trust upon the district school board’s request, until any appeal
  174  status is resolved.
  175         Section 7. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
  176  1002.334, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  177         1002.334 Innovative Blended Learning and Real-Time Student
  178  Assessment Pilot Program.—
  179         (4) A program applicant must submit an application to the
  180  department in a format prescribed by the department. The
  181  application must include all of the following:
  182         (a) A plan for the synchronous technological and resource
  183  design, curriculum, classroom operation, school or district
  184  management, privacy protection and teacher professional learning
  185  development, and at least weekly progress monitoring of real
  186  time student performance in innovative blended learning
  187  programs.
  188         Section 8. Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section
  189  1002.451, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  190         1002.451 District innovation school of technology program.—
  191         (6) APPLICATION PROCESS AND PERFORMANCE CONTRACT.—
  192         (e) The performance contract must address the terms under
  193  which the State Board of Education may cancel the contract and,
  194  at a minimum, the methods by which:
  195         1. Upon execution of the performance contract, the school
  196  district will plan the program during the first year, begin at
  197  least partial implementation of the program during the second
  198  year, and fully implement the program by the third year. A
  199  district may implement the program sooner than specified in this
  200  subparagraph if authorized in the performance contract.
  201         2. The school will integrate industry-leading technology
  202  into instruction, assessment, and professional learning
  203  development. The school may also restructure the school day or
  204  school year in a way that allows it to best accomplish its
  205  goals.
  206         3. The school and district will monitor performance
  207  progress based on skills that help students succeed in college
  208  and careers, including problem solving, research,
  209  interpretation, and communication.
  210         4. The school will incorporate industry certifications and
  211  similar recognitions into performance expectations.
  212         5. The school and district will comply with this section
  213  and the performance contract.
  214         Section 9. Subsection (3) of section 1002.59, Florida
  215  Statutes, is amended to read:
  216         1002.59 Emergent literacy and performance standards
  217  training courses.—
  218         (3) The department shall make available online professional
  219  learning development and training courses comprised of at least
  220  8 clock hours that support prekindergarten instructors in
  221  increasing the competency of teacher-child interactions.
  222         Section 10. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
  223  1002.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  224         1002.73 Department of Education; powers and duties;
  225  accountability requirements.—
  226         (2) The department shall adopt procedures for:
  227         (c) Annually notifying private prekindergarten providers
  228  and public schools placed on probation for not meeting the
  229  minimum performance metric or designation as required by s.
  230  1002.68 of the high-quality professional learning development
  231  opportunities developed or supported by the department.
  232         Section 11. Paragraph (w) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  233  (b) of subsection (3) of section 1002.82, Florida Statutes, are
  234  amended to read:
  235         1002.82 Department of Education; powers and duties.—
  236         (2) The department shall:
  237         (w) Establish preservice and inservice training
  238  requirements that address, at a minimum, school readiness child
  239  development standards, health and safety requirements, and
  240  social-emotional behavior intervention models, which may include
  241  positive behavior intervention and support models, including the
  242  integration of early learning professional learning development
  243  pathways established in s. 1002.995.
  244         (3)
  245         (b) Results of the survey shall be based on a statistically
  246  significant sample size of completed surveys and calculated
  247  annually for each early learning coalition and included in the
  248  department’s annual report under subsection (7). If an early
  249  learning coalition’s customer satisfaction survey results are
  250  below 60 percent, the coalition shall be placed on a 1-year
  251  corrective action plan that outlines the specific steps the
  252  coalition shall take to improve the results of the customer
  253  service surveys, including, but not limited to, technical
  254  assistance, staff professional learning development, or
  255  coaching. If, after being placed on corrective action, an early
  256  learning coalition’s customer satisfaction survey results do not
  257  improve above the 60 percent threshold, the department may
  258  contract out or merge the coalition.
  259         Section 12. Subsection (7) of section 1002.84, Florida
  260  Statutes, is amended to read:
  261         1002.84 Early learning coalitions; school readiness powers
  262  and duties.—Each early learning coalition shall:
  263         (7) Use a coordinated professional learning development
  264  system that supports the achievement and maintenance of core
  265  competencies by school readiness program teachers in helping
  266  children attain the performance standards adopted by the
  267  department.
  268         Section 13. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  269  1002.89, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  270         1002.89 School readiness program; funding.—
  271         (4) COST REQUIREMENTS.—Costs shall be kept to the minimum
  272  necessary for the efficient and effective administration of the
  273  school readiness program with the highest priority of
  274  expenditure being direct services for eligible children.
  275  However, no more than 5 percent of the funds allocated in
  276  paragraph (1)(a) may be used for administrative costs and no
  277  more than 22 percent of the funds allocated in paragraph (1)(a)
  278  may be used in any fiscal year for any combination of
  279  administrative costs, quality activities, and nondirect services
  280  as follows:
  281         (b) Activities to improve the quality of child care as
  282  described in 45 C.F.R. s. 98.53, which shall be limited to the
  283  following:
  284         1. Developing, establishing, expanding, operating, and
  285  coordinating resource and referral programs specifically related
  286  to the provision of comprehensive consumer education to parents
  287  and the public to promote informed child care choices specified
  288  in 45 C.F.R. s. 98.33.
  289         2. Awarding grants and providing financial support to
  290  school readiness program providers and their staff to assist
  291  them in meeting applicable state requirements for the program
  292  assessment required under s. 1002.82(2)(n), child care
  293  performance standards, implementing developmentally appropriate
  294  curricula and related classroom resources that support
  295  curricula, providing literacy supports, and providing continued
  296  professional learning development and training. Any grants
  297  awarded pursuant to this subparagraph shall comply with ss.
  298  215.971 and 287.058.
  299         3. Providing training, technical assistance, and financial
  300  support to school readiness program providers, staff, and
  301  parents on standards, child screenings, child assessments, child
  302  development research and best practices, developmentally
  303  appropriate curricula, character development, teacher-child
  304  interactions, age-appropriate discipline practices, health and
  305  safety, nutrition, first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, the
  306  recognition of communicable diseases, and child abuse detection,
  307  prevention, and reporting.
  308         4. Providing, from among the funds provided for the
  309  activities described in subparagraphs 1.-3., adequate funding
  310  for infants and toddlers as necessary to meet federal
  311  requirements related to expenditures for quality activities for
  312  infant and toddler care.
  313         5. Improving the monitoring of compliance with, and
  314  enforcement of, applicable state and local requirements as
  315  described in and limited by 45 C.F.R. s. 98.40.
  316         6. Responding to Warm-Line requests by providers and
  317  parents, including providing developmental and health screenings
  318  to school readiness program children.
  319         Section 14. Section 1002.995, Florida Statutes, is amended
  320  to read:
  321         1002.995 Early learning professional learning development
  322  standards and career pathways.—
  323         (1) The department shall:
  324         (a) Develop early learning professional learning
  325  development training and course standards to be utilized for
  326  school readiness program providers.
  327         (b) Identify both formal and informal early learning career
  328  pathways with stackable credentials and certifications that
  329  allow early childhood teachers to access specialized
  330  professional learning development that:
  331         1. Strengthens knowledge and teaching practices.
  332         2. Aligns to established professional standards and core
  333  competencies.
  334         3. Provides a progression of attainable, competency-based
  335  stackable credentials and certifications.
  336         4. Improves outcomes for children to increase kindergarten
  337  readiness and early grade success.
  338         (c) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the
  339  Legislature, provide incentives to school readiness personnel
  340  who meet the requirements of s. 1002.88(1)(e) and
  341  prekindergarten instructors who meet the requirements specified
  342  in s. 1002.55, s. 1002.61, or s. 1002.63 and who possess a
  343  reading certification or endorsement or a literacy micro
  344  credential as specified in s. 1003.485 and teach students in the
  345  school readiness program or the voluntary prekindergarten
  346  education program or work in a child care or early learning
  347  setting.
  348         (2) To the greatest extent possible, the credentials and
  349  certifications established pursuant to this section shall align
  350  with the training for K-12 teachers, reading coaches, and school
  351  administrators in s. 1001.215(3).
  352         (3) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to
  353  administer this section.
  354         Section 15. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) and subsection
  355  (3) of section 1003.051, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  356         1003.051 Purple Star Campuses.—
  357         (2)(a) The Department of Education shall establish the
  358  Purple Star Campus program. At a minimum, the program must
  359  require a participating school to:
  360         1. Designate a staff member as a military liaison.
  361         2. Maintain a web page on the school’s website which
  362  includes resources for military students and their families.
  363         3. Maintain a student-led transition program that assists
  364  military students in transitioning into the school.
  365         4. Offer professional learning development training
  366  opportunities for staff members on issues relating to military
  367  students.
  368         5. Reserve at least 5 percent of controlled open enrollment
  369  seats for military students.
  370         (3) A school may partner with a school district to procure
  371  digital, professional learning development, or other assistance
  372  necessary for the school to meet the criteria specified in
  373  subsection (2).
  374         Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and subsection
  375  (7) of section 1003.32, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  376         1003.32 Authority of teacher; responsibility for control of
  377  students; district school board and principal duties.—Subject to
  378  law and to the rules of the district school board, each teacher
  379  or other member of the staff of any school shall have such
  380  authority for the control and discipline of students as may be
  381  assigned to him or her by the principal or the principal’s
  382  designated representative and shall keep good order in the
  383  classroom and in other places in which he or she is assigned to
  384  be in charge of students.
  385         (2) Teachers and other instructional personnel shall:
  386         (b) Seek professional learning development to improve
  387  classroom management skills when data show that they are not
  388  effective in handling minor classroom disruptions.
  389         (7) Any teacher who removes 25 percent of his or her total
  390  class enrollment shall be required to complete professional
  391  learning development to improve classroom management skills.
  392         Section 17. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  393  1003.4201, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  394         1003.4201 Comprehensive system of reading instruction.—Each
  395  school district must implement a system of comprehensive reading
  396  instruction for students enrolled in prekindergarten through
  397  grade 12 and certain students who exhibit a substantial
  398  deficiency in early literacy.
  399         (2)(a) Components of the reading instruction plan may
  400  include the following:
  401         1. Additional time per day of evidence-based intensive
  402  reading instruction for kindergarten through grade 12 students,
  403  which may be delivered during or outside of the regular school
  404  day.
  405         2. Highly qualified reading coaches, who must be endorsed
  406  in reading, to specifically support classroom teachers in making
  407  instructional decisions based on progress monitoring data
  408  collected pursuant to s. 1008.25(8) and improve classroom
  409  teacher delivery of effective reading instruction, reading
  410  intervention, and reading in the content areas based on student
  411  need.
  412         3. Professional learning development to help instructional
  413  personnel and certified prekindergarten teachers funded in the
  414  Florida Education Finance Program earn a certification, a
  415  credential, an endorsement, or an advanced degree in
  416  scientifically researched and evidence-based reading
  417  instruction.
  418         4. Summer reading camps, using only classroom teachers or
  419  other district personnel who possess a micro-credential as
  420  specified in s. 1003.485 or are certified or endorsed in reading
  421  consistent with s. 1008.25(7)(b)3., for all students in
  422  kindergarten through grade 5 exhibiting a reading deficiency as
  423  determined by district and state assessments.
  424         5. Incentives for instructional personnel and certified
  425  prekindergarten teachers funded in the Florida Education Finance
  426  Program who possess a reading certification or endorsement or
  427  micro-credential as specified in s. 1003.485 and provide
  428  educational support to improve student literacy.
  429         6. Tutoring in reading.
  430         Section 18. Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) and paragraphs
  431  (f) and (i) of subsection (4) of section 1003.485, Florida
  432  Statutes, are amended to read:
  433         1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative.—
  434         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
  435         (g) “Micro-credential” means evidence-based professional
  436  learning development activities grounded in the science of
  437  reading which are competency-based, personalized, and on-demand.
  438  Educators must demonstrate their competence via evidence
  439  submitted and reviewed by trained evaluators.
  440         (4) ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBILITIES.—The administrator
  441  shall:
  442         (f) Provide professional learning development and resources
  443  to teachers that correlate with the books provided through the
  444  initiative.
  445         (i) Administer the early literacy micro-credential program
  446  established under this section, which must include components on
  447  content, student learning, pedagogy, and professional learning
  448  development and must build on a strong foundation of
  449  scientifically researched and evidence-based reading
  450  instructional and intervention programs that incorporate
  451  explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to teaching
  452  phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and text
  453  comprehension and incorporate decodable or phonetic text
  454  instructional strategies, as identified by the Just Read,
  455  Florida! Office, pursuant to s. 1001.215(7).
  456         1. At a minimum, the micro-credential curriculum must be
  457  designed specifically for instructional personnel in
  458  prekindergarten through grade 3 based upon the strategies and
  459  techniques identified in s. 1002.59 and address foundational
  460  literacy skills of students in grades 4 through 12.
  461         2. The micro-credential must be competency based and
  462  designed for eligible instructional personnel to complete the
  463  credentialing process in no more than 60 hours, in an online
  464  format. The micro-credential may be delivered in an in-person
  465  format. Eligible instructional personnel may receive the micro
  466  credential once competency is demonstrated even if it is prior
  467  to the completion of 60 hours.
  468         3. The micro-credential must be available by December 31,
  469  2022, at no cost, to instructional personnel as defined in s.
  470  1012.01(2); prekindergarten instructors as specified in ss.
  471  1002.55, 1002.61, and 1002.63; and child care personnel as
  472  defined in ss. 402.302(3) and 1002.88(1)(e).
  473         Section 19. Paragraph (p) of subsection (3) of section
  474  1003.491, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  475         1003.491 Florida Career and Professional Education Act.—The
  476  Florida Career and Professional Education Act is created to
  477  provide a statewide planning partnership between the business
  478  and education communities in order to attract, expand, and
  479  retain targeted, high-value industry and to sustain a strong,
  480  knowledge-based economy.
  481         (3) The strategic 3-year plan developed jointly by the
  482  local school district, local workforce development boards,
  483  economic development agencies, and state-approved postsecondary
  484  institutions must be constructed and based on:
  485         (p) Strategies to provide professional learning development
  486  for secondary certified school counselors on the benefits of
  487  career and professional academies and career-themed courses that
  488  lead to industry certification; and
  489         Section 20. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section
  490  1003.4996, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  491         1003.4996 Competency-Based Education Pilot Program.
  492  Beginning with the 2016-2017 school year, the Competency-Based
  493  Education Pilot Program is created within the Department of
  494  Education to be administered for a period of 7 years. The
  495  purpose of the pilot program is to provide an educational
  496  environment that allows students to advance to higher levels of
  497  learning upon the mastery of concepts and skills through
  498  statutory exemptions relating to student progression and the
  499  awarding of credits.
  500         (2) APPLICATION.—The application to participate in the
  501  pilot program must, at a minimum, include:
  502         (d) The scope of and timelines for professional learning
  503  development for school instructional and administrative
  504  personnel.
  505         Section 21. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  506  1004.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  507         1004.071 Collegiate Purple Star Campuses.—
  508         (2)(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules, and
  509  the Board of Governors shall adopt regulations, to establish the
  510  Collegiate Purple Star Campuses program. At a minimum, the
  511  program must require a participating Florida College System
  512  institution, state university, or career center to:
  513         1. Designate a staff member as a military liaison.
  514         2. Maintain a web page on the institution’s website which
  515  includes resources for military students and their families.
  516         3. Maintain a student-led transition program that assists
  517  military students in transitioning to the institution.
  518         4. Offer professional learning development training
  519  opportunities for staff members on issues relating to military
  520  students.
  521         5. Provide priority course registration for military
  522  students.
  523         Section 22. Paragraphs (c) and (e) of subsection (2) of
  524  section 1004.344, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  525         1004.344 The Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts
  526  Integrated Teaching.—
  527         (2) The goals of the center are to:
  528         (c) Seek out agreements to provide technical assistance and
  529  support, upon request, to the Florida Department of Education,
  530  Florida school districts, private schools, charter schools, and
  531  educator preparation programs in the implementation of evidence
  532  based arts integrated instruction, assessments, programs, and
  533  professional learning development.
  534         (e) Collaborate with interested arts organizations and
  535  Florida school districts in the development of frameworks for
  536  professional learning development activities, using multiple
  537  delivery methods for arts integrated teaching in different
  538  content areas.
  539         Section 23. Subsection (11) of section 1004.42, Florida
  540  Statutes, is amended to read:
  541         1004.42 Florida State University College of Medicine.—
  542         (11) TECHNOLOGY.—To create technology-rich learning
  543  environments, the College of Medicine shall build on the
  544  considerable infrastructure that already supports the many
  545  technology resources of the Florida State University and shall
  546  expand the infrastructure to conduct an effective medical
  547  education program, including connectivity between the main
  548  campus, community-based training locations, and rural clinic
  549  locations. Additional technology programs shall include
  550  extensive professional learning development opportunities for
  551  faculty; an online library of academic and medical resources for
  552  students, faculty, and community preceptors; and technology
  553  sharing agreements with other medical schools to allow for the
  554  exchange of technology applications among medical school faculty
  555  for the purpose of enhancing medical education. The College of
  556  Medicine shall explore the opportunities afforded by Mayo Clinic
  557  in Jacksonville through clerkships, visiting professors or
  558  lectures through the existing telecommunications systems, and
  559  collaboration in research activities at the Mayo Clinic’s
  560  Jacksonville campus.
  561         Section 24. Subsection (7) of section 1004.615, Florida
  562  Statutes, is amended to read:
  563         1004.615 Florida Institute for Child Welfare.—
  564         (7) The institute, in collaboration with the department,
  565  community-based care lead agencies, providers of case management
  566  services, and other child welfare stakeholders, shall design and
  567  implement a career-long professional learning development
  568  curriculum for child welfare professionals at all levels and
  569  from all disciplines. The professional learning development
  570  curriculum must enhance the performance of the current child
  571  welfare workforce, address issues related to retention,
  572  complement the social work curriculum, and be developed using
  573  social work principles. The professional learning development
  574  curriculum shall provide career-long coaching, training,
  575  certification, and mentorship. The institute must provide the
  576  professional support on a continuous basis through online and
  577  in-person services. The professional learning development
  578  curriculum must be available by July 1, 2021. This subsection is
  579  subject to an appropriation.
  580         Section 25. Subsections (1) and (5) of section 1004.645,
  581  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  582         1004.645 Florida Center for Reading Research.—There is
  583  created at the Florida State University, the Florida Center for
  584  Reading Research (FCRR). The center shall include two outreach
  585  centers, one at a Florida College System institution in central
  586  Florida and one at a south Florida state university. The center
  587  and the outreach centers, under the center’s leadership, shall:
  588         (1) Provide technical assistance and support to all school
  589  districts and schools in this state in the implementation of
  590  evidence-based literacy instruction, assessments, programs, and
  591  professional learning development.
  592         (5) Collaborate with the Just Read! Florida Office and
  593  school districts in the development of frameworks for
  594  professional learning development activities, using multiple
  595  delivery methods for teaching reading in the content area.
  596         Section 26. Subsection (2) of section 1004.6497, Florida
  597  Statutes, is amended to read:
  598         1004.6497 World Class Faculty and Scholar Program.—
  599         (2) INVESTMENTS.—Retention, recruitment, and recognition
  600  efforts, activities, and investments may include, but are not
  601  limited to, investments in research-centric cluster hires,
  602  faculty research and research commercialization efforts,
  603  instructional and research infrastructure, undergraduate student
  604  participation in research, professional learning development,
  605  awards for outstanding performance, and postdoctoral
  606  fellowships.
  607         Section 27. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  608  1006.1493, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  609         1006.1493 Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool.—
  610         (2) The FSSAT must help school officials identify threats,
  611  vulnerabilities, and appropriate safety controls for the schools
  612  that they supervise, pursuant to the security risk assessment
  613  requirements of s. 1006.07(6).
  614         (a) At a minimum, the FSSAT must address all of the
  615  following components:
  616         1. School emergency and crisis preparedness planning;
  617         2. Security, crime, and violence prevention policies and
  618  procedures;
  619         3. Physical security measures;
  620         4. Professional learning development training needs;
  621         5. An examination of support service roles in school
  622  safety, security, and emergency planning;
  623         6. School security and school police staffing, operational
  624  practices, and related services;
  625         7. School and community collaboration on school safety;
  626         8. Policies and procedures for school officials to prepare
  627  for and respond to natural and manmade disasters, including
  628  family reunification plans to reunite students and employees
  629  with their families after a school is closed or unexpectedly
  630  evacuated due to such disasters; and
  631         9. A return on investment analysis of the recommended
  632  physical security controls.
  633         Section 28. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section
  634  1006.73, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  635         1006.73 Florida Postsecondary Academic Library Network.—
  636         (4) FLORIDA STUDENT OPEN ACCESS RESOURCES.—There is
  637  established a statewide initiative to increase the amount of
  638  open access resources available to postsecondary students in the
  639  state through the development of the Student Open Access
  640  Resources Repository, a statewide, Internet-based, searchable
  641  database of open education resources curated by the faculty of
  642  Florida College System institutions and state universities, and
  643  the establishment of the Student Open Access Resource Grant
  644  Program.
  645         (b) The chancellors of the State University System and the
  646  Florida College System shall collaborate and take the lead in
  647  identifying and developing processes to coordinate and support
  648  the adaptation or development of open educational resources by
  649  teams of faculty, librarians, and instructional designers within
  650  a Florida College System institution or state university, or
  651  across multiple institutions and universities. Such processes
  652  shall include, but not be limited to, ensuring quality and
  653  accuracy of content, suitability for publication, and compliance
  654  with federal and state copyright laws and regulations. Pursuant
  655  to the processes developed by the chancellors, the Florida
  656  Postsecondary Academic Library Network shall:
  657         1. Serve as the lead agency.
  658         2. Facilitate interinstitutional collaborations.
  659         3. Host approved digital assets and on-demand printing
  660  capabilities.
  661         4. Ensure compliance with federal and state laws and
  662  regulations relating to accessibility, copyright, student data
  663  privacy and security, and quality assurance.
  664         5. Provide training for resource and professional learning
  665  development.
  666         6. Administer the grant program under paragraph (d).
  667         Section 29. Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section
  668  1007.2616, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  669         1007.2616 Computer science and technology instruction.—
  670         (4)(a) Subject to legislative appropriation, a school
  671  district or a consortium of school districts may apply to the
  672  department, in a format prescribed by the department, for
  673  funding to deliver or facilitate training for classroom teachers
  674  to earn an educator certificate in computer science pursuant to
  675  s. 1012.56, or training that leads to an industry certification
  676  associated with a course identified in the Course Code Directory
  677  pursuant to paragraph (2)(b), or for professional learning
  678  development for classroom teachers to provide instruction in
  679  computer science courses and content. Such funding shall only be
  680  used to provide training for classroom teachers, or to pay fees
  681  for examinations that lead to a credential, or to provide
  682  professional learning development, pursuant to this paragraph.
  683         Section 30. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (6) and
  684  paragraph (b) of subsection (8) of section 1007.35, Florida
  685  Statutes, are amended to read:
  686         1007.35 Florida Partnership for Minority and
  687  Underrepresented Student Achievement.—
  688         (6) The partnership shall:
  689         (a) Provide teacher training and professional learning
  690  development to enable teachers of advanced courses to have the
  691  necessary content knowledge and instructional skills to prepare
  692  students for success on assessments developed pursuant to s.
  693  1007.27(2) and mastery of postsecondary general education core
  694  courses.
  695         (b) Provide to middle school teachers and administrators
  696  professional learning development that will enable them to
  697  educate middle school students at the level necessary to prepare
  698  the students to enter high school ready to participate in
  699  advanced courses.
  700         (8)
  701         (b) The department shall contribute to the evaluation
  702  process by providing access, consistent with s. 119.071(5)(a),
  703  to student and teacher information necessary to match against
  704  databases containing teacher professional learning development
  705  data and databases containing assessment data for the
  706  PSAT/NMSQT, SAT, ACT, PreACT, AP, and other appropriate
  707  measures. The department shall also provide student-level data
  708  on student progress from middle school through high school and
  709  into college and the workforce, if available, in order to
  710  support longitudinal studies. The partnership shall analyze and
  711  report student performance data in a manner that protects the
  712  rights of students and parents as required in 20 U.S.C. s. 1232g
  713  and s. 1002.22.
  714         Section 31. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) and paragraph
  715  (b) of subsection (4) of section 1008.33, Florida Statutes, are
  716  amended to read:
  717         1008.33 Authority to enforce public school improvement.—
  718         (3)
  719         (c) The state board shall adopt by rule a differentiated
  720  matrix of intervention and support strategies for assisting
  721  traditional public schools identified under this section and
  722  rules for implementing s. 1002.33(9)(n), relating to charter
  723  schools. The intervention and support strategies must address
  724  student performance and may include improvement planning;
  725  leadership quality improvement; educator quality improvement;
  726  professional learning development; curriculum review, pacing,
  727  and alignment across grade levels to improve background
  728  knowledge in social studies, science, and the arts; and the use
  729  of continuous improvement and monitoring plans and processes. In
  730  addition, the state board may prescribe reporting requirements
  731  to review and monitor the progress of the schools. The rule must
  732  define the intervention and support strategies for school
  733  improvement for schools earning a grade of “D” or “F” and the
  734  roles for the district and department.
  735         (4)
  736         (b) Unless an additional year of implementation is provided
  737  pursuant to paragraph (a), a school that completes a plan cycle
  738  under paragraph (a) and does not improve to a grade of “C” or
  739  higher must implement one of the following:
  740         1. Reassign students to another school and monitor the
  741  progress of each reassigned student;
  742         2. Close the school and reopen the school as one or more
  743  charter schools, each with a governing board that has a
  744  demonstrated record of effectiveness; or
  745         3. Contract with an outside entity that has a demonstrated
  746  record of effectiveness to provide turnaround services
  747  identified in state board rule, which may include school
  748  leadership, educational modalities, teacher and leadership
  749  professional learning development, curriculum, operation and
  750  management services, school-based administrative staffing,
  751  budgeting, scheduling, other educational service provider
  752  functions, or any combination thereof. Selection of an outside
  753  entity may include one or a combination of the following:
  754         a. An external operator, which may be a district-managed
  755  charter school or a high-performing charter school network in
  756  which all instructional personnel are not employees of the
  757  school district, but are employees of an independent governing
  758  board composed of members who did not participate in the review
  759  or approval of the charter.
  760         b. A contractual agreement that allows for a charter school
  761  network or any of its affiliated subsidiaries to provide
  762  individualized consultancy services tailored to address the
  763  identified needs of one or more schools under this section.
  764  
  765  A school district and outside entity under this subparagraph
  766  must enter, at minimum, a 2-year, performance-based contract.
  767  The contract must include school performance and growth metrics
  768  the outside entity must meet on an annual basis. The state board
  769  may require the school district to modify or cancel the
  770  contract.
  771         Section 32. Subsection (3) and paragraph (a) of subsection
  772  (5) of section 1008.365, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  773         1008.365 Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic
  774  Excellence Act.—
  775         (3) The department shall establish at least 20 literacy
  776  support regions and regional support teams, at the direction of
  777  a regional literacy support director appointed by the
  778  Commissioner of Education, to assist schools with improving low
  779  reading scores as provided in this section.
  780         (a) A regional literacy support director must successfully
  781  demonstrate competence on the evidence-based strategies
  782  identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(7) and have the experience
  783  and credentials necessary, as determined by the department, to:
  784         1. Effectively monitor student reading growth and
  785  achievement data;
  786         2. Oversee districtwide and schoolwide professional
  787  learning development and planning to establish evidence-based
  788  practices grounded in the science of reading among school
  789  administrators and instructional personnel;
  790         3. Evaluate implementation of evidence-based practices
  791  grounded in the science of reading; and
  792         4. Manage a regional support team.
  793         (b) A regional support team shall report to its regional
  794  literacy support director and must consist of individuals who:
  795         1. Successfully demonstrate competence on the evidence
  796  based strategies identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(7);
  797         2. Have substantial experience in literacy coaching and
  798  monitoring student progress data in reading; and
  799         3. Have received training necessary to assist with the
  800  delivery of professional learning development and site-based
  801  supports, including modeling evidence-based practices grounded
  802  in the science of reading and providing feedback to
  803  instructional personnel.
  804         (5) The department shall provide progress monitoring data
  805  to regional support teams regarding the implementation of
  806  supports. Such supports must include:
  807         (a) Professional learning development, aligned to evidence
  808  based strategies identified pursuant to s. 1001.215(7), for
  809  appropriate instructional personnel and school administrators
  810  identified by the regional support team.
  811         Section 33. Paragraphs (l) and (m) of subsection (1) of
  812  section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  813         1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
  814  allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
  815  district for operation of schools is not determined in the
  816  annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
  817  the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
  818  follows:
  819         (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
  820  OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
  821  determining the annual allocation to each district for
  822  operation:
  823         (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  824  membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
  825  scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
  826  membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
  827  International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
  828  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
  829  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  830  student who receives an International Baccalaureate diploma.
  831  Such value shall be added to the total full-time equivalent
  832  student membership in basic programs for grades 9 through 12 in
  833  the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district shall allocate
  834  80 percent of the funds received from International
  835  Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to the school program whose
  836  students generate the funds and to school programs that prepare
  837  prospective students to enroll in International Baccalaureate
  838  courses. Funds shall be expended solely for the payment of
  839  allowable costs associated with the International Baccalaureate
  840  program. Allowable costs include International Baccalaureate
  841  annual school fees; International Baccalaureate examination
  842  fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses for teachers and program
  843  coordinators for the International Baccalaureate program and
  844  teachers and coordinators who prepare prospective students for
  845  the International Baccalaureate program; supplemental books;
  846  instructional supplies; instructional equipment or instructional
  847  materials for International Baccalaureate courses; other
  848  activities that identify prospective International Baccalaureate
  849  students or prepare prospective students to enroll in
  850  International Baccalaureate courses; and training or
  851  professional learning development for International
  852  Baccalaureate teachers. School districts shall allocate the
  853  remaining 20 percent of the funds received from International
  854  Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding for programs that assist
  855  academically disadvantaged students to prepare for more rigorous
  856  courses. The school district shall distribute to each classroom
  857  teacher who provided International Baccalaureate instruction:
  858         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  859  the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
  860  Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
  861  International Baccalaureate examination.
  862         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
  863  Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
  864  or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
  865  International Baccalaureate examination, regardless of the
  866  number of classes taught or of the number of students scoring a
  867  4 or higher on the International Baccalaureate examination.
  868  
  869  Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
  870  regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled
  871  to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an
  872  additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying
  873  score.
  874         (m) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
  875  membership based on Advanced International Certificate of
  876  Education examination scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full
  877  time equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  878  student enrolled in a full-credit Advanced International
  879  Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or
  880  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.08 full-time
  881  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  882  student enrolled in a half-credit Advanced International
  883  Certificate of Education course who receives a score of E or
  884  higher on a subject examination. A value of 0.3 full-time
  885  equivalent student membership shall be calculated for each
  886  student who receives an Advanced International Certificate of
  887  Education diploma. Such value shall be added to the total full
  888  time equivalent student membership in basic programs for grades
  889  9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year. Each school district
  890  shall allocate at least 80 percent of the funds received from
  891  the Advanced International Certificate of Education bonus FTE
  892  funding, in accordance with this paragraph, to the school
  893  program that generated the funds and to school programs
  894  administered by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations
  895  Syndicate that prepare prospective students to enroll in
  896  Advanced International Certificate of Education courses. These
  897  funds shall be expended solely for the payment of costs
  898  associated with the application and registration process;
  899  program fees and site licenses; training, professional learning
  900  development, salaries, benefits, and bonuses for instructional
  901  personnel and program coordinators; examination and diploma
  902  fees; membership fees; supplemental books; instructional
  903  supplies, materials, and equipment; and other activities that
  904  identify prospective Advanced International Certificate of
  905  Education students or prepare prospective students to enroll in
  906  Advanced International Certificate of Education courses. The
  907  school district shall distribute to each classroom teacher who
  908  provided Advanced International Certificate of Education or
  909  International General Certificate of Secondary Education (pre
  910  AICE) instruction:
  911         1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
  912  the Advanced International Certificate of Education teacher in
  913  each Advanced International Certificate of Education course who
  914  receives a score of E or higher on the Advanced International
  915  Certificate of Education examination. A bonus in the amount of
  916  $25 for each student taught by the pre-AICE teacher in each pre
  917  AICE course who receives a score of E or higher on the pre-AICE
  918  examination.
  919         2. An additional bonus of $500 to each Advanced
  920  International Certificate of Education teacher in a school
  921  designated with a grade of “D” or “F” who has at least one
  922  student scoring E or higher on the Advanced International
  923  Certificate of Education examination, regardless of the number
  924  of classes taught or of the number of students scoring an E or
  925  higher on the Advanced International Certificate of Education
  926  examination.
  927         3. Additional bonuses of $250 each to teachers of pre-AICE
  928  classes in a school designated with a grade of “D” or “F” which
  929  has at least one student scoring an E or higher on the pre-AICE
  930  examination in that class. Teachers receiving an award under
  931  subparagraph 2. are not eligible for a bonus under this
  932  subparagraph.
  933  
  934  Bonuses awarded to a teacher according to this paragraph shall
  935  be in addition to any regular wage or other bonus the teacher
  936  received or is scheduled to receive.
  937         Section 34. Subsection (4) of section 1011.6202, Florida
  938  Statutes, is amended to read:
  939         1011.6202 Principal Autonomy Program Initiative.—The
  940  Principal Autonomy Program Initiative is created within the
  941  Department of Education. The purpose of the program is to
  942  provide a highly effective principal of a participating school
  943  with increased autonomy and authority to operate his or her
  944  school, as well as other schools, in a way that produces
  945  significant improvements in student achievement and school
  946  management while complying with constitutional requirements. The
  947  State Board of Education may, upon approval of a principal
  948  autonomy proposal, enter into a performance contract with the
  949  district school board for participation in the program.
  950         (4) PROFESSIONAL LEARNING DEVELOPMENT.—Each participating
  951  school district shall require that the principal of each
  952  participating school and a designated leadership team selected
  953  by the principal of the participating school complete a
  954  nationally recognized school turnaround program which focuses on
  955  improving leadership, instructional infrastructure, talent
  956  management, and differentiated support and accountability. The
  957  required personnel must enroll in the nationally recognized
  958  school turnaround program upon acceptance into the program.
  959         Section 35. Paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section
  960  1012.22, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  961         1012.22 Public school personnel; powers and duties of the
  962  district school board.—The district school board shall:
  963         (1) Designate positions to be filled, prescribe
  964  qualifications for those positions, and provide for the
  965  appointment, compensation, promotion, suspension, and dismissal
  966  of employees as follows, subject to the requirements of this
  967  chapter:
  968         (h) Planning and training time for teachers.—The district
  969  school board shall adopt rules to make provisions for teachers
  970  to have time for lunch, professional planning, and professional
  971  learning development time when they will not be directly
  972  responsible for the children if some adult supervision is
  973  furnished for the students during such periods.
  974         Section 36. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) and paragraph
  975  (a) of subsection (7) of section 1012.34, Florida Statutes, are
  976  amended to read:
  977         1012.34 Personnel evaluation procedures and criteria.—
  978         (2) EVALUATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.—The evaluation systems
  979  for instructional personnel and school administrators must:
  980         (b) Provide appropriate instruments, procedures, timely
  981  feedback, and criteria for continuous quality improvement of the
  982  professional skills of instructional personnel and school
  983  administrators, and performance evaluation results must be used
  984  when identifying professional learning development.
  985  
  986  In addition, each district school board may establish a peer
  987  assistance process. This process may be a part of the regular
  988  evaluation system or used to assist employees placed on
  989  performance probation, newly hired classroom teachers, or
  990  employees who request assistance.
  991         (7) MEASUREMENT OF STUDENT PERFORMANCE.—
  992         (a) The Commissioner of Education shall approve a formula
  993  to measure individual student learning growth on the statewide,
  994  standardized assessments in English Language Arts and
  995  mathematics administered under s. 1008.22. A third party,
  996  independent of the assessment developer, must analyze student
  997  learning growth data calculated using the formula and provide
  998  access to a data visualization tool that enables teachers to
  999  understand and evaluate the data and school administrators to
 1000  improve instruction, evaluate programs, allocate resources, plan
 1001  professional learning development, and communicate with
 1002  stakeholders. The formula must take into consideration each
 1003  student’s prior academic performance. The formula must not set
 1004  different expectations for student learning growth based upon a
 1005  student’s gender, race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic status. In
 1006  the development of the formula, the commissioner shall consider
 1007  other factors such as a student’s attendance record, disability
 1008  status, or status as an English language learner. The
 1009  commissioner may select additional formulas to measure student
 1010  performance as appropriate for the remainder of the statewide,
 1011  standardized assessments included under s. 1008.22 and continue
 1012  to select formulas as new assessments are implemented in the
 1013  state system. By July 31 of each year, the commissioner shall
 1014  provide to each school district the student learning growth data
 1015  calculated using the formula.
 1016         Section 37. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section
 1017  1012.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1018         1012.35 Substitute teachers.—
 1019         (1) Each district school board shall adopt rules
 1020  prescribing the compensation of, and the procedure for
 1021  employment of, substitute teachers.
 1022         (d) It is recommended that ongoing training and access to
 1023  professional learning development offerings be made available to
 1024  substitute teachers by the employing district.
 1025         Section 38. Subsection (1) of section 1012.42, Florida
 1026  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1027         1012.42 Teacher teaching out-of-field.—
 1028         (1) ASSISTANCE.—Each district school board shall adopt and
 1029  implement a plan to assist any teacher teaching out-of-field,
 1030  and priority consideration in professional learning development
 1031  activities shall be given to a teacher who is teaching out-of
 1032  field. The district school board shall require that the teacher
 1033  participate in a certification or staff development program
 1034  designed to provide the teacher with the competencies required
 1035  for the assigned duties. The board-approved assistance plan must
 1036  include duties of administrative personnel and other
 1037  instructional personnel to provide students with instructional
 1038  services.
 1039         Section 39. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
 1040  1012.562, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1041         1012.562 Public accountability and state approval of school
 1042  leader preparation programs.—The Department of Education shall
 1043  establish a process for the approval of Level I and Level II
 1044  school leader preparation programs that will enable aspiring
 1045  school leaders to obtain their certificate in educational
 1046  leadership under s. 1012.56. School leader preparation programs
 1047  must be competency-based, aligned to the principal leadership
 1048  standards adopted by the state board, and open to individuals
 1049  employed by public schools, including charter schools and
 1050  virtual schools. Level I programs lead to initial certification
 1051  in educational leadership for the purpose of preparing
 1052  individuals to serve as school administrators. Level II programs
 1053  build upon Level I training and lead to renewal certification as
 1054  a school principal.
 1055         (3) LEVEL II PROGRAMS.—Initial approval and subsequent
 1056  renewal of a Level II program shall be for a period of 5 years.
 1057  A school district, charter school, or charter management
 1058  organization may submit to the department in a format prescribed
 1059  by the department an application to establish a Level II school
 1060  leader preparation program or for program renewal. To be
 1061  approved or renewed, a Level II program must:
 1062         (b) Demonstrate that the Level II program:
 1063         1. Provides competency-based training aligned to the
 1064  principal leadership standards adopted by the State Board of
 1065  Education.
 1066         2. Provides training aligned to the personnel evaluation
 1067  criteria under s. 1012.34 and professional learning development
 1068  program in s. 1012.986.
 1069         3. Provides individualized instruction using a customized
 1070  learning plan for each person enrolled in the program that is
 1071  based on data from self-assessment, selection, and appraisal
 1072  instruments.
 1073         4. Conducts program evaluations and implements program
 1074  improvements using input from personnel who completed the
 1075  program and employers and data gathered pursuant to paragraph
 1076  (2)(b).
 1077         Section 40. Paragraph (f) of subsection (3) of section
 1078  1012.585, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1079         1012.585 Process for renewal of professional certificates.—
 1080         (3) For the renewal of a professional certificate, the
 1081  following requirements must be met:
 1082         (f) An applicant for renewal of a professional certificate
 1083  in any area of certification identified by State Board of
 1084  Education rule that includes reading instruction or intervention
 1085  for any students in kindergarten through grade 6, with a
 1086  beginning validity date of July 1, 2020, or thereafter, must
 1087  earn a minimum of 2 college credits or the equivalent inservice
 1088  points in evidence-based instruction and interventions grounded
 1089  in the science of reading specifically designed for students
 1090  with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of explicit,
 1091  systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction,
 1092  developing phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding, and
 1093  implementing multisensory intervention strategies. Such training
 1094  must be provided by teacher preparation programs under s.
 1095  1004.04 or s. 1004.85 or approved school district professional
 1096  learning development systems under s. 1012.98. The requirements
 1097  in this paragraph may not add to the total hours required by the
 1098  department for continuing education or inservice training.
 1099         Section 41. Section 1012.985, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1100  to read:
 1101         1012.985 Regional professional learning development
 1102  academies.—
 1103         (1) The intent of this section is to facilitate a system of
 1104  professional learning development that provides a wide range of
 1105  inservice training to teachers, managers, and administrative
 1106  personnel which is designed to upgrade skills and knowledge
 1107  needed to attain world class standards in education. The system
 1108  shall consist of a network of professional learning development
 1109  academies that are operated in partnership with area business
 1110  partners to develop and deliver high-quality training programs
 1111  for school districts. Each regional professional learning
 1112  development academy must meet the human resource development
 1113  needs of professional educators, schools, and school districts
 1114  and shall:
 1115         (a) Support the collaborative efforts of one or more
 1116  district school boards, members of the business community, and
 1117  the postsecondary educational institutions which may award
 1118  college credits for courses taught at the academy.
 1119         (b) Provide high-quality trainers and training and
 1120  appropriate followup and coaching for all participants and
 1121  support school personnel in increasing student achievement.
 1122         (c) Be operated under contract with its public partners.
 1123  Contracts between district school boards and each regional
 1124  professional learning development academy must require:
 1125         1. The academy’s independent board of directors to be
 1126  responsible for the prudent use of all public and private funds
 1127  and to ensure that those funds are used in accordance with
 1128  applicable laws, bylaws, and contractual agreements.
 1129         2. The academy to retain proper documentation evidencing
 1130  that district school board funds provided to the academy are
 1131  expended for authorized purposes as prescribed in the contract
 1132  and that services to district school boards are commensurate
 1133  with the funds paid to the academy for those services. The
 1134  academy’s records must be available for inspection by the
 1135  district school board’s internal auditor and the Auditor
 1136  General.
 1137         3. Each district school board to approve any participation
 1138  by the academy in the district’s programs or services, including
 1139  use of the district’s facilities, furnishings, equipment, other
 1140  chattels, personnel, or services.
 1141         4. The academy to provide an annual report of its
 1142  activities and expenditures to its independent board of
 1143  directors and each party to the contract.
 1144         5. The academy to be annually audited by an independent
 1145  certified public accountant retained and paid for by the academy
 1146  and to provide a copy of the audit report to each party to the
 1147  contract.
 1148         (d) Be governed by an independent board of directors, which
 1149  should include at least one district school superintendent and
 1150  one district school board chair from the participating school
 1151  districts, the president of the collective bargaining unit that
 1152  represents the majority of the region’s teachers, and at least
 1153  three individuals who are not employees or elected or appointed
 1154  officials of the participating school districts. Regional
 1155  educational consortia as defined in s. 1001.451 satisfy the
 1156  requirements of this paragraph.
 1157         (e) Provide professional learning development services for
 1158  the participating school districts as specified in the contract
 1159  and may provide professional learning development services to
 1160  other school districts, private schools, and individuals on a
 1161  fee-for-services basis.
 1162         (2) A regional professional learning development academy
 1163  may:
 1164         (a) Receive funds from the Department of Education or as
 1165  provided in the General Appropriations Act for the purpose of
 1166  developing programs, expanding services, assessing inservice
 1167  training and professional learning development, or other
 1168  programs that are consistent with the mission of the academy and
 1169  the needs of the state and region; and
 1170         (b) Receive, hold, invest, and administer property and any
 1171  moneys acquired from private, local, state, and federal sources,
 1172  as well as technical and professional income generated or
 1173  derived from activities of the academy, for the benefit of the
 1174  academy and the fulfillment of its mission. Income generated by
 1175  school district personnel at the academy from trademarks,
 1176  copyrights, and patents shall be shared between the academy and
 1177  the district school board as outlined in the contract.
 1178         Section 42. Subsection (1) of section 1015.04, Florida
 1179  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1180         1015.04 Right to continuing education.—
 1181         (1) Teachers are guaranteed a coordinated system of
 1182  professional learning development with the goals of increasing
 1183  student achievement, enhancing classroom instruction, and
 1184  preparing students for continuing their education or joining the
 1185  workforce. Pursuant to s. 1012.98, the Department of Education,
 1186  public postsecondary educational institutions, public school
 1187  districts, public schools, state education foundations,
 1188  consortia, and professional organizations must work
 1189  collaboratively to provide a coordinated system of professional
 1190  learning development.
 1191         Reviser’s note.—Amended pursuant to the directive of the
 1192         Legislature in s. 39, ch. 2023-39, Laws of Florida, to the
 1193         Division of Law Revision to prepare a reviser’s bill for
 1194         the 2024 Regular Session of the Legislature to replace
 1195         references to the term “professional development,” where it
 1196         occurs within chapters 1000 through 1013 of the Florida
 1197         Statutes, with the term “professional learning,” and to
 1198         update a specific reference to teacher professional
 1199         development in s. 1015.04 to conform to the changes in ch.
 1200         2023-39.
 1201         Section 43. This act shall take effect on the 60th day
 1202  after adjournment sine die of the session of the Legislature in
 1203  which enacted.