Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 754
By the Committee on Education Pre-K - 12; and Senator Burton
581-02306-25 2025754c1
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to International Baccalaureate bonus
3 funding; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the
4 requirements for the calculation of additional full
5 time equivalent membership and certain bonuses based
6 on International Baccalaureate examination scores of
7 students to include students who earn a minimum grade
8 in a specified course; providing an effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (l) of subsection (1) of section
13 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
14 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
15 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
16 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
17 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
18 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
19 follows:
20 (1) COMPUTATION OF THE BASIC AMOUNT TO BE INCLUDED FOR
21 OPERATION.—The following procedure shall be followed in
22 determining the annual allocation to each district for
23 operation:
24 (l) Calculation of additional full-time equivalent
25 membership based on International Baccalaureate examination
26 scores of students.—A value of 0.16 full-time equivalent student
27 membership shall be calculated for each student enrolled in an
28 International Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or
29 higher on a subject examination, or a grade of “C” or higher in
30 Theory of Knowledge. A value of 0.3 full-time equivalent student
31 membership shall be calculated for each student who receives an
32 International Baccalaureate diploma. Such value shall be added
33 to the total full-time equivalent student membership in basic
34 programs for grades 9 through 12 in the subsequent fiscal year.
35 Each school district shall allocate 80 percent of the funds
36 received from International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding to
37 the school program whose students generate the funds and to
38 school programs that prepare prospective students to enroll in
39 International Baccalaureate courses. Funds shall be expended
40 solely for the payment of allowable costs associated with the
41 International Baccalaureate program. Allowable costs include
42 International Baccalaureate annual school fees; International
43 Baccalaureate examination fees; salary, benefits, and bonuses
44 for teachers and program coordinators for the International
45 Baccalaureate program and teachers and coordinators who prepare
46 prospective students for the International Baccalaureate
47 program; supplemental books; instructional supplies;
48 instructional equipment or instructional materials for
49 International Baccalaureate courses; other activities that
50 identify prospective International Baccalaureate students or
51 prepare prospective students to enroll in International
52 Baccalaureate courses; and training or professional learning for
53 International Baccalaureate teachers. School districts shall
54 allocate the remaining 20 percent of the funds received from
55 International Baccalaureate bonus FTE funding for programs that
56 assist academically disadvantaged students to prepare for more
57 rigorous courses. The school district shall distribute to each
58 classroom teacher who provided International Baccalaureate
59 instruction:
60 1. A bonus in the amount of $50 for each student taught by
61 the International Baccalaureate teacher in each International
62 Baccalaureate course who receives a score of 4 or higher on the
63 International Baccalaureate examination, or a grade of “C” or
64 higher in Theory of Knowledge.
65 2. An additional bonus of $500 to each International
66 Baccalaureate teacher in a school designated with a grade of “D”
67 or “F” who has at least one student scoring 4 or higher on the
68 International Baccalaureate examination, or a grade of “C” or
69 higher in Theory of Knowledge, regardless of the number of
70 classes taught or of the number of students scoring a 4 or
71 higher on the International Baccalaureate examination, or a
72 grade of “C” or higher in Theory of Knowledge.
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74 Bonuses awarded under this paragraph shall be in addition to any
75 regular wage or other bonus the teacher received or is scheduled
76 to receive. For such courses, the teacher shall earn an
77 additional bonus of $50 for each student who has a qualifying
78 score.
79 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.