Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 754
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/11/2025 .
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The Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 (Burton) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section
6 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
7 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
8 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
9 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
10 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
11 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
12 follows:
13 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
14 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
15 determining the annual allocation to each district for
16 operation:
17 (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
18 membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
19 scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
20 membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
21 International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
22 higher on a subject examination, or a grade of “C” or higher in
23 Theory of Knowledge. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student
24 membership shall be calculated for each student who receives an
25 International Baccalaureate diploma. Such value shall be added
26 to the total full-time equivalent student membership in basic
27 programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year.
28 Each school district shall allocate 80 percent of the funds
29 received from International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to
30 the school program whose students generate the funds and to
31 school programs that prepare prospective students to enroll in
32 International Baccalaureate courses. Funds shall be expended
33 solely for the payment of allowable costs associated with the
34 International Baccalaureate program. Allowable costs include
35 International Baccalaureate annual school fees; International
36 Baccalaureate examination fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses
37 for teachers and program coordinators for the International
38 Baccalaureate program and teachers and coordinators who prepare
39 prospective students for the International Baccalaureate
40 program; supplemental books; instructional supplies;
41 instructional equipment or instructional materials for
42 International Baccalaureate courses; other activities that
43 identify prospective International Baccalaureate students or
44 prepare prospective students to enroll in International
45 Baccalaureate courses; and training or professional learning for
46 International Baccalaureate teachers. School districts shall
47 allocate the remaining 20 percent of the funds received from
48 International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding for programs that
49 assist academically disadvantaged students to prepare for more
50 rigorous courses. The school district shall distribute to each
51 classroom teacher who provided International Baccalaureate
52 instruction:
53 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
54 the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
55 Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
56 International Baccalaureate examination, or a grade of “C” or
57 higher in Theory of Knowledge.
58 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
59 Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
60 or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
61 International Baccalaureate examination, or a grade of “C” or
62 higher in Theory of Knowledge, regardless of the number of
63 classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 4 or
64 higher on the International Baccalaureate examination, or a
65 grade of “C” or higher in Theory of Knowledge.
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67 Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
68 regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled
69 to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an
70 additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying
71 score.
72 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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75 And the title is amended as follows:
76 Delete everything before the enacting clause
77 and insert:
78 A bill to be entitled
79 An act relating to International Baccalaureate bonus
80 funding; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the
81 requirements for the calculation of additional full
82 time equivalent membership and certain bonuses based
83 on International Baccalaureate examination scores of
84 students to include students who earn a minimum grade
85 in a specified course; providing an effective date.