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Introduced
02/05/2020
02/05/2020
In Committee
02/13/2020
02/13/2020
Crossed Over
02/13/2020
02/13/2020
Passed
Dead
03/14/2020
03/14/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to education funding; amending s. 1002.391, F.S.; revising the definition for the term "auditory-oral education program"; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the basic amount for current operation calculation for the Florida Education Finance Program; revising the calculation of the district cost differentials; requiring the Legislature to annually prescribe such district cost differentials in the General Appropriations Act; providing requirements for the Office of Economic and Demographic Research; providing calculations for the district cost differentials for specified fiscal years; creating the salary enhancement supplement for specified purposes; authorizing the Legislature to provide such supplement in the Florida Education Finance Program for specified purposes; providing requirements for the use of such funds; deleting a requirement for specified calculation and funding for school districts with a decline in full-time equivalent students; revising the calculation of the virtual education contribution; deleting the Florida digital classrooms allocation, the funding compression allocation, and the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal Allocation; conforming provisions and cross-references to changes made by the act; amending 26 ss. 1002.33, 1006.12, 1011.71, and 1012.584, F.S.; 27 conforming provisions and cross-references to changes 28 made by the act; repealing s. 1012.731, F.S., relating 29 to the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Program; 30 repealing s. 1012.732, F.S., relating to the Florida 31 Best and Brightest Principal Program; providing an 32 effective date. 33
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to education funding in Florida:
- It revises the definition of an "auditory-oral education program" to require certified listening and spoken language specialists.
- It changes the formula for calculating the district cost differential, which is used to determine the basic amount for current operations in the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP). The legislature will now annually prescribe the district cost differentials.
- It creates a "salary enhancement supplement" to assist school districts in recruiting and retaining classroom teachers and other instructional and educational support staff. This supplement must be used to increase minimum base salaries and provide additional salary enhancements.
- It deletes certain categorical allocations from the FEFP, including the Florida Digital Classrooms allocation, the Funding Compression allocation, and the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal Allocation.
- It makes conforming changes to related provisions and cross-references.
- It repeals the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Program and the Florida Best and Brightest Principal Program.
The overall intent of the bill is to revise the funding formulas and categorical allocations within the FEFP in order to provide more flexibility and targeted funding to school districts, with a focus on increasing teacher salaries and compensation.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (1)
Appropriations Committee (House)
Last Action
Died in Appropriations (on 03/14/2020)
Official Document
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bill summary
| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/5101 |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/5101/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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