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An act relating to early learning and early grade success; amending s. 20.055, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 20.15, F.S.; deleting the Office of Early Learning from within the Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice of the Department of Education; establishing the Division of Early Learning within the department; amending s. 39.202, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 39.604, F.S.; revising approved child care or early education settings for the placement of certain children; conforming a cross-reference to changes made by the act; amending s. 212.08, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending ss. 383.14, 391.308, and 402.26, F.S.; conforming provisions and cross-references to changes made by the act; transferring, renumbering, and amending s. 402.281, F.S.; revising the requirements of the Gold Seal Quality Care program; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt specified rules; revising accrediting association requirements; providing requirements for accrediting associations; requiring the department to adopt a specified process; providing requirements for such process; deleting a requirement CS/, Engrossed 1 for the department to consult certain entities for specified purposes; providing requirements for certain providers to maintain Gold Seal Quality Care status; providing exemptions to certain ad valorem taxes; providing rate differentials to certain providers; providing for a type two transfer of the Gold Seal Quality Care program in the Department of Children and Families to the Department of Education; providing for the continuation of certain contracts and interagency agreements; amending s. 402.305, F.S.; requiring minimum child care licensing standards adopted between specified dates to be ratified by the Legislature; revising requirements relating to staff trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation; amending s. 402.315, F.S.; conforming a cross-reference to changes made by the act; amending s. 402.56, F.S.; revising the membership of the Children and Youth Cabinet; amending ss. 411.226, 411.227, 414.295, 1000.01, 1000.02, 1000.03, 1000.04, 1000.21, 1001.02, 1001.03, 1001.10, and 1001.11, F.S.; conforming provisions and cross- references to changes made by the act; repealing s. 1001.213, F.S., relating to the Office of Early Learning; amending ss. 1001.215, 1001.23, 1001.70, 1001.706, 1002.22, 1002.32, 1002.34, and 1002.36 F.S.; conforming provisions and cross-references to changes CS/, Engrossed 1 made by the act; amending s. 1002.53, F.S.; revising the requirements for certain program provider profiles; requiring students enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to participate in a specified screening and progress monitoring program; amending s. 1002.55, F.S.; authorizing certain child development programs operating on a military installment to be private prekindergarten providers within the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; providing that a private prekindergarten provider is ineligible for participation in the program under certain circumstances; revising requirements a prekindergarten instructor must meet; revising requirements for specified courses for prekindergarten instructors; providing that a private school administrator who holds a specified certificate meets certain credential requirements; providing liability insurance requirements for child development programs operating on a military installment participating in the program; requiring early learning coalitions to verify private prekindergarten provider compliance with specified provisions; requiring such coalitions to remove a providers eligibility under specified circumstances; amending s. 1002.57, F.S.; revising the minimum standards for a credential for CS/, Engrossed 1 certain prekindergarten directors; amending s. 1002.59, F.S.; revising requirements for emergent literacy and performance standards training courses for prekindergarten instructors; requiring the department to make certain courses available; amending s. 1002.61, F.S.; authorizing certain child development programs operating on a military installment to be private prekindergarten providers within the summer Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; revising the criteria for a teacher to receive priority for the summer program in school district; requiring a child development programs operating on a military installment to comply with specified criteria; requiring early learning coalitions to verify specified information; providing for the removal of a program provider from eligibility under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.63, F.S.; requiring early learning coalitions to verify specified information; providing for the removal of public school program providers from the program under certain circumstances; amending s. 1002.67, F.S.; revising the performance standards for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; requiring the department to review and revise performance standards on a specified schedule; revising curriculum CS/, Engrossed 1 requirements for the program; requiring the department to adopt procedures for the review and approval of curricula for the program; deleting a required preassessment and postassessment for the program; creating s. 1002.68, F.S.; requiring providers of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to participate in a specified screening and progress monitoring program; providing specified uses for the results of such program; requiring certain portions of the screening and progress monitoring program to be administered by individuals who meet specified criteria; requiring the results of specified assessments to be reported to the parents of participating students; providing requirements for such assessments; providing department duties and responsibilities relating to such assessments; providing requirements for a specified methodology used to calculate the results of such assessments; requiring the department to establish a designation system for program providers; providing for the adoption of a minimum performance metric or designation for program participation; providing procedures for a provider whose score or designation falls below the minimum requirement; providing for the revocation of program eligibility for a provider; CS/, Engrossed 1 authorizing the department to grant good cause exemptions to providers under certain circumstances; providing department and provider requirements for such exemptions; repealing s. 1002.69, F.S., relating to Statewide kindergarten screening and readiness rates; amending ss. 1002.71 and 1002.72, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1002.73, F.S.; requiring the department to adopt a statewide provider contract; requiring such contract to be published on the department's website; providing requirements for such contract; prohibiting providers from offering services during an appeal of termination from the program; providing applicability; requiring the department to adopt specified procedures relating to the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; providing duties of the department relating to such program; repealing s. 1002.75, F.S., relating to the powers and duties of the Office of Early Learning; repealing s. 1002.77, F.S., relating to the Florida Early Learning Advisory Council; amending ss. 1002.79 and 1002.81, F.S.; conforming provisions and cross-references to changes made by the act; amending s. 1002.82, F.S.; providing duties of the department relating to early learning; exempting certain child development programs operating on a military CS/, Engrossed 1 installment from specified inspection requirements; requiring the department to monitor specified standards and benchmarks for certain purposes; requiring the department to provide specified technical support; revising requirements for a specified assessment program; requiring the department to adopt requirements to make certain contracted slots available to serve specified populations; requiring the department to adopt procedures for the merging of early learning coalitions; revising the requirements for a specified report; amending s. 1002.83, F.S.; revising the number of authorized early learning coalitions; revising the number of and requirements for members of an early learning coalition; revising requirements for such coalitions; amending s. 1002.84, F.S.; revising early learning coalition responsibilities and duties; revising requirements for the waiver of specified copayments; amending s. 1002.85, F.S.; revising the requirements for school readiness program plans; amending s. 1002.88, F.S.; authorizing certain child development programs operating on military instillations to participate in the school readiness program; revising requirements to deliver such program; providing that a specified annual inspection for a child development program CS/, Engrossed 1 participating in the school readiness program meets certain provider requirements; providing requirements for a child development program to meet certain liability requirements; amending ss. 1002.89, 1002.895, and 1002.91, F.S.; conforming provisions and cross-references to changes made by the act; amending s. 1002.92, F.S.; revising the requirements for specified services child care resources and referral agencies must provide; amending s. 1002.93, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; repealing s. 1002.94, F.S., relating to the Child Care Executive Partnership Program; amending ss. 1002.95, 1002.96, 1002.97, 1002.995, 1003.575, and 1007.01, F.S.; conforming provisions and cross-references to changes made by the act; creating s. 1008.2125, F.S.; creating the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program within the department for specified purposes; requiring the Commissioner of Education to design such program; providing requirements for the administration of such program and the use of results from the program; providing requirements for the commissioner; creating the Early Grade Success Advisory Committee; providing duties of the committee; providing membership of the committee; requiring the committee to elect a chair and a vice chair; providing CS/, Engrossed 1 requirements for such appointments; providing for per diem for members of the committee; providing meeting requirements for the committee; providing for a quorum of the committee; amending s. 1008.25, F.S.; authorizing certain students who enrolled in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to receive intensive reading interventions using specified funds; amending ss. 1008.31, 1008.32, and 1008.33, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the research-based reading instruction allocation to authorize the use of such funds for certain intensive reading interventions for certain students; revising the requirements for specified reading instruction and interventions; defining the term "evidence-based;" providing appropriations; providing requirements for the use of such funds; providing an effective date.

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Vance Aloupis (R)*,  Erin Grall (R)*,  James Bush (D),  Byron Donalds (R),  Nicholas Duran (D),  Jason Fischer (R),  Rick Roth (R),  Jennifer Webb (D),  Patricia Williams (D),  Ardian Zika (R), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Died in Education (on 03/14/2020)

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